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ARIAAL ASHLIE

Active 13d ago Joined 14 Jun 2020 Kelowna (GMT-12:00) International Date Line West
Yoga for your back - a quick practice 13:46
13-Minute Yoga For Back Pain

Decrease pain and regain stability in your lumbar spine in under 15 minutes! Join Yogi Aaron for this short yoga practice that incorporates Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ techniques. This is the perfect practice to do when you want to ensure your body and especially your back, is ready for a more vigorous activity like gardening or hiking. Or, you simply want to stand taller and feel more at ease moving through your day. If you are looking for a longer practice to build strength, check out this one! Take the 60-min class for your back


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I love these...As you might know already, I do them all the time.  That being said, what I observed during the Quadriped, was thrilling.  As I watched you raise your leg and then deliberately lower it to be horizontal to your body, I saw the Gluteus Medius clearly outlined in your shorts!  I was so excited to actually notice that!

Here's thing.  Out of all the years of doing Yoga and doing this pose, I have not heard a single Teacher ever say, that after raising out leg, we had to lower it to bring our hip into a horizontal plane.

On another note, the difference between the first forward bend and the one after our practice was simply astonishing!

Restoring Hip Balance and Lower Back Strength 58:12
60-Minute Yoga to Restore Hip Balance

Tight hips? Pain in the low back? Join Yogi Aaron, creator of Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™, for a 60-minute long yoga practice that will leave your hips feeling open and balanced, your low back strong and stable, your mind quiet and at ease, and your whole self empowered!  Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™, created by Yogi Aaron, is a revolutionary way to practice yoga that focuses on activating and engaging muscles rather than stretching them. This yoga methodology reduces pain and risk of injury while increasing range of motion, muscle strength, stability, and alignment.  Click here to learn more about Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™. Learn More! Have you read my most recent article yet on how stretching may actually be causing you more harm? If not, check it out.  


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This was quite an amazing Class for me today.  You gave me many of these to do, which I have been diligently doing and, what I noticed was that some of them I definitely was not correctly doing.

Letting you know also, that in the Quadratus Femoris, the left side was fine BUT the RIGHT side was quivering after the first one we did and the quivering persisted through the other five that we did.  Do you think perhaps that this is the culprit in setting me back just recently?

I seriously enjoyed the time I spent with you in this one.  Question is...should I be doing this set everyday?  

And what about upper body?  You mentioned that some exercises should be included to support upper body muscles?

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@Yogi Aaron I see there are many, many upper body AYAMAS...Would you recommend a particular one?
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@Yogi Aaron Good grief...I just realized that I did all these Upper Body Practices at the beginning of my course and I feel like I am floundering around here.  I mean I have been doing a lot of these AYAMAS since even before I saw you and we worked on this Hip Tendinopathy.  I am sorry if I am being so dense here, however I would really like to zero in on what more I could possibly do.  Are you able to assist me in this process?  Please?
Hips 1 - psoas 14:14
Day 1 to get rid of hip pain (psoas)

Get rid of your hip pain (and chronic tightness) — for good! Join Yogi Aaron, Master Yoga Teacher, Muscle Specialist, and Creator of AYAMA™ (Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation) for this 7-class series to discover the best hip pain relief exercises you can do at home to fix your hip pain and start feeling better today! In Class #1 you will: •Learn why stretching is NOT the answer to resolving your hip pain •Why muscle activation is your secret tool for getting rid of hip pain •Where your Psoas Major muscle is located and why it's so important when addressing hip pain •Learn simple and potent AYAMA™ techniques that will activate your psoas and other important muscles to begin feeling increased strength, stability, range of motion, and LESS PAIN today!


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To be clear.  Are you saying that you believe I have "bulging disc issues"?  If that is the case, how is this diagnosed?

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@Yogi Aaron Thank you.  Why has no Chiropractor or Body Worker told me this?  How is it diagnosed?
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I had to laugh when I saw that little note at the beginning of this class which said, "Whatever I am going through is temporary!"  I totally agree but sometimes I feel that "temporary" is taking a very long time.

 I discovered also, during my practice this morning, that I am becoming aware of pain and soreness in the Right Ischial Tuberosity, which of course is the side where I have the gluteus calcific tendinopathy.  This has only become apparent as I have been doing my exercises everyday now for the last few weeks. 

What am I doing to correct and eliminate this pain?

What is the reason why you are asking me to do the Sphinx activation first?  I am wanting to understand the reasoning.