GiveBig OPEN HOUSE for CF Yogi on May 8th!
In honor of Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month and GiveBig on May 8th, we’re hosting our first ever virtual OPEN HOUSE! We’ll have events all day long to raise awareness for Cystic Fibrosis, and yoga as a powerful tool for wellness of body, mind, and spirit...
Kids Yoga for CF: What it’s all about!
Meet Kate – one of our participants in our first Kids Yoga session! Watching Kate during class was pure magic. At only 5 years old, Kate was engrossed in every class and quickly started applying the lessons she learned to her own life! In each class, Myra led...
The World on My Shoulders
With great power comes great responsibility. We all know the image of the strong man, holding up a gigantic weight atop impressively broad shoulders. But that image is a bit deceptive. In that strong man’s body, the legs are doing the majority of the heavy...
Happy Hips and the Art of the Hip Hinge
During yoga, we pursue a healthy balance between stability (strengthening) and mobility (stretching). By awakening the psoas and practicing our hip hinge we strengthen this muscular structure that powers us and holds us together.
The ABCs of Caring for the Core
If you’ve ever joined a gym or watched a fitness video, or even casually browsed Instagram, you likely have encountered and internalized certain ideas about core strength. We’re admonished to blast away the fat in pursuit of “killer abs.”...
Why Spinal Alignment Matters in Yoga for CF
Your spine is your lifeline. A string of 33 vertebrae, this bony structure is naturally designed in such a way that it balances stability and mobility. It protects the spinal cord, the major pathway of nerves sending signals to our brain. That spinal cord is...
Yoga Anatomy: The Art and Science of a Human, Being
Hello, my fellow human beings. My fellow humans, being. As we kick off #AlignmentApril, I wanted to share a little about yoga anatomy as it relates to Cystic Fibrosis, the what and the why of this coming month. Sometimes we’re so focused on Cystic Fibrosis, we...
Recommended reading after Five Feet Apart: Three real-life stories about Cystic Fibrosis
Last weekend the world was introduced to Cystic Fibrosis by the feature film, Five Feet Apart. For the first time ever, a major Hollywood film studio (CBS Films) released a movie that included people with CF as its main characters. While this is a huge step forward...