Yoga Articles
These articles first appeared in Australian Yoga Life Magazine, to which Flo is a regular contributor. They are reproduced here by kind permission of Colin and Judy Clements, Australian Yoga Life Magazine founders and editors.
Yoga Article 1 - Strength through Awareness
First appeared issue 3 Australian Yoga Life Magazine. Flo Fenton outlines the importance awareness of the spatial alignment of the pelvis in standing poses, sitting poses, and backbends. This one is a must if you suffer lower back pain or weakness.
Yoga Article 2 - Creating Balance - More on Hips
First appeared issue 6 Australian Yoga Life Magazine. Flo Fenton outlines the difference between internal and external hip rotation in the yoga postures. A must fro those with sciatic pain and/or hip joint issues.
Yoga Article 3 - The Healing Power of Inverted Postures and Backbends (part 1)
First appeared issue 7 Australian Yoga Life Magazine. Flo Fenton outlines the benefits of supported inverted poses and backbends step-by-step in this article. Focus on Shoulder Stand and Plough pose variations using props. great for those suffering from anxiety, burnout, and sore necks.
Yoga Article 4 - The Healing Power of Inverted Postures and Backbends (part 2)
First appeared issue 8 Australian Yoga Life Magazine. Flo Fenton outlines the benefits of supported inverted poses and backbends step-by-step in this second article. Focus is on headstand and backbend variations, using props. Great for those who have trouble with headstand, also those with tight shoulders and chest.
Yoga Article 5 - Developing Your Own Practice (part 1)
How long have you been going to your yoga class?
Do you ever do any
practice at home? For many students of yoga, making the leap from yoga
class to home practice is not an easy one.To start with, many of us do
not understand how to create a sequence that makes sense, and has a
beneficial effect.
Yoga Article 6 - Overcoming Obstacles - Home Practice (part 2)
If you have been attempting to create and stick to a regular home practice since the last issue (or before) then you will know by now that it is not easy. You may also have noticed that it seems that to be hardest of all to get on your mat when you really need to do your yoga!
Yoga Article 7 - Sun Salutes
Stand in Tadasana (mountain pose) at the front of your mat.Feel the weight evenly balanced on the two feet.Try to feel the length that is possible in the spine,without becoming stiff. Feel the crown of the head parallel to the ceiling.Start to feel the breath rising into the ribcage on the inhale, and leaving on the exhale.
Yoga Article 8 - Manage Your Lower Back Pain with Asana
Over her many years as a yoga teacher and practitioner, Flo Fenton has identified lower back ‘trouble spots’ in yoga poses. In this article she explains how to identify, manage and learn from sacroiliac pain in two of the most common yoga asanas.
Yoga Article 9 - Scoliosis
Although it can be a debilitating spinal condition, scoliosis responds well to appropriate stretching. Flo Fenton describes how to help manage scoliosis through yoga.