April 18, 2013
“Time and time again, my students who complain of neck pain at the start of class report improvement by the end of class,” writes Baxter Bell, MD. Here he examines why yoga helps.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cervical pain, neck, neck pain, physical therapy
February 14, 2013
Baxter Bell explains how yoga can help musicians counteract imbalances caused by playing their instruments and boost their creativity and focus.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged kids, moms, music, musicians
January 31, 2013
The practices of hatha yoga can help you change unhealthful eating habits for good.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged diet, eating, sankalpa
January 10, 2013
Baxter Bell disagrees with New York Times writer William Broad that men are more prone to being injured in yoga.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged injury, men, william broad
December 20, 2012
Baxter Bell describes an alternative to the dorsiflexed position in Upward-Facing Dog for yoga students with ankle injury.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ankle injury, up dog, upward facing dog
December 6, 2012
Baxter Bell describes the symptoms and causes of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and explores how a yoga Headstand practice might affect it.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Headstand, thoracic outlet syndrome, yoga injury
November 8, 2012
When your practice causes hamstring injury—and how to manage those injuries with your yoga.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged hamstring injury, roger cole
October 25, 2012
Baxter Bell finishes his discussion about the back by looking at the role of “core” muscles, and how to leverage your yoga practice for full and balanced back care.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged back pain, core muscles
October 11, 2012
In this post, Baxter Bell, MD continues his discussion on low back pain, offering ways to create traction with a friend or on your own.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged back pain, Baxter Bell, doctor's orders, low-back pain, yoga for back pain
September 13, 2012
If you suffer from low-back pain, your posture may provide clues as to why. In his continuing exploration of yoga for back pain, Baxter Bell explains how.
Baxter Bell, MD, teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and is director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio's teacher-training program in Oakland, California. He is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal magazine and for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and created Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress DVD. Follow him on his other blog, Yoga for Healthy Aging or his website bellyoga.info
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged back pain
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