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Karen’s Video Library
Are you looking for help for your sciatica, hip or knee pain, or maybe you want to try meditations or breathwork to reduce stress and anxiety? Perhaps you'd also like help to strengthen your glutes or help with building bone density? Then this is the place to find...
Yoga for Scoliosis
What can you do when diagnosed with scoliosis? If the curve is large enough or you are young and still growing, your doctor may recommend bracing or even surgery. Or they may say there is nothing really that can be done. When I was diagnosed at age 16 with a 24 degree...
6 “Yoga Do’s & Don’ts” for Low Back Pain
First, and most importantly, always check with your doctor to determine their requirements for your specific back issues before starting any new exercise. Our spines are all different and we often need an x-ray to determine exactly what is going on in there. Not all...
Dr. Fishman’s 12 Yoga Poses for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is sometimes called the “silent disease.” Unless you are routinely screened for it after “a certain age,” you may not know you have it until you break a bone. And sometimes you don’t even know when a vertebra in your thoracic spine has fractured. All of a...
5 Simple Ways to Save your Spine
Mom always said “Sit up straight!” And did we listen to her? Probably not. And how many times in a yoga class have we heard the teacher say “Keep your spine in one long line”? Haven’t heard it? Then it’s time to find a new yoga teacher. Eighty percent of...