​Full disclosure: before I took my yoga teacher training, I injured my lumbar spine - from doing yoga. It all started with some workshops on practicing Upward Facing Dog, an advanced backbend. Although my teachers described this back-bending pose in depth, I was doing it wrong and I kept pushing for "more", to "feel more" and to "backbend more" (whatever that means!) I started experiencing some low back sensations but misinterpreted it as "going deeper into my pose", so I kept at it.  ​

Although it may not feel like it here in Toronto, spring is just around the corner. We can finally look forward to the beginning of warmer weather. As nature does, we are thawing out, slowly coming out of our “winter hibernation mode” and embracing the sunny days, easing into “spring growth mode”.  While I believe that the time to begin yoga is always “now”, creating a new habit with the change of seasons may be powerful as you connect to the idea of spring renewal. So here are my top ten reasons (a few of them backed by science and helpful resources!) why you should consider incorporating yoga in your life, or rekindle your practice if it has waned. Hopefully one or a few of these reasons will help you create a steady yoga practice that you can call your own. 

​When it comes to golf performance, one important aspect that is too often overlooked is the foot function. It may not be a sexy topic, but one that I hope will resonate with some of you. For example, if you have flat feet, or have simply never really paid attention to how your feet can affect your golf performance, I encourage you to continue reading and watch the video listed at the end of this article.

​One important lesson that a regular yoga practice offers is the realization and eventually the acceptance that we are all unique; every person is different, and an asana (yoga posture) that “seems easy” to one person may be a real challenge to another individual. Therefore, as there are many valid factors that affect the ease of a yoga posture, comparing your yoga practice to someone else’s is irrelevant. ​​For example, the natural abilities and anatomy of a person can deeply determine if he or she will be able to sit comfortably cross legged, in what we call “Easy Pose”, the subject of our blog today.