Yoga

Dr. Mark Wiley

The daily practice for pain-free movement

Keeping the body pain free and moving easy is not so… easy. But just like the old saying goes — if you don’t use it, you lose it. If you don’t, before you know it, it’s not so easy to move, and when you do it hurts. But you can remedy that…

Dr. Mark Wiley

Get a stronger core, flatter tummy and better posture in one yoga pose

If you’ve tried to sit or stand using better posture, you’ve probably noticed the first place you feel it is in your tummy area. Here’s where the really simple “boat” pose can help your posture and train those muscles for a firm, tight and flat tummy…

Dr. Mark Wiley

Yoga’s full-body workout: Downward facing dog

Yoga is known to help with depression, decrease stress and improve sleep and boost immunity. But this one popular yoga pose is practically a full-body workout that helps strengthen your arms, shoulders, core and legs, while also stretching the spine…

Jenny Smiechowski

Biweekly yoga gives you a bigger brain

If you do yoga, you may have noticed that yoga changes your thoughts, mood and emotions for the better. So it’s got to be doing something inside that noggin of yours, right? Well, it absolutely is. It’s actually altering the physical structure of your brain…

Dr. Mark Wiley

Tortoise Pose: A stress-busting, sleep-promoting stretch

Yoga has many poses, or asanas, as they are collectively known. One of the more advanced ones is known as Kurmasana, or tortoise (turtle) pose. This posture offers a great stretch for the spine, upper back, shoulders, legs and groin.

Dr. Mark Wiley

Stretch your spine to decrease back pain

Often times, back pain occurs from muscles that become too tight and restrict range of motion while also compressing or irritating nerves. Stretching the muscles and opening up the space between the spinal vertebrae is a great way to feel better…