Tracey L. Kelley
Fun With Anatomy: The Pelvic Floor
Both women and men have reason to shore up their pelvic floors. This area has nerves, ligaments, and muscles that form a sling to hold...
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Tracey L. Kelley
- Sep 29, 2016
- 2 min
The beginning: the best place to start
Nothing is more rewarding in my journey of teaching yoga than working with beginning students. I love all the people who practice in the...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Sep 8, 2016
- 3 min
Are You Strong Enough to Do Yoga?
Right away, we could talk about the importance of arm strength for holding poses such as Four-Limbed Staff Pose, or Chaturanga Dandasana;...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Aug 23, 2016
- 2 min
A Brief Bit of Time as a Lazy Yogi
Whenever I go on vacation, my travel mat comes with me, always with the best intentions. And, as a bonus to the member students, I send...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Aug 4, 2016
- 2 min
What You Do in Yoga Is Your Choice
Recently, I had the good fortune to lead a weekend yoga workshop for members of a faith-based artists' organization called Via...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Jul 14, 2016
- 2 min
Downward Frog, not Dog
In Yin Yoga, there's an interesting go-to pose called Downward Facing Frog, or Frog (Bhekasana) for short. I confess: this posture isn't...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Jun 28, 2016
- 1 min
Self-Study: Mindfulness for Healthy Thinking
Generally, I'm a positive person. It's not that I haven't lived through tragedy, trauma, chaos, or pain--I just choose not to relive...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Jun 20, 2016
- 2 min
108 Sun Salutations...really? Sure, why not!
Happy Summer Solstice! It's the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere today, with approximately 17 hours of daylight. The...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Jun 6, 2016
- 1 min
Finding the Funny....
If you're a fan of Berkeley Breathed and his infamous "Bloom County" comic, then you'll notice his triumphant return in the past 18...
Tracey L. Kelley
- May 31, 2016
- 2 min
Productive Inactivity: Legs Up the Wall
It doesn't get more relaxing than this: Legs Up the Wall, or Viparita Karani. Many members of the studio love, and I mean looooooooove,...
Tracey L. Kelley
- May 23, 2016
- 2 min
External vs. Internal Adjustment
As with most aspects of yoga, there are varying philosophies regarding the best approach to teaching. Some instructors wouldn't dream of...
Tracey L. Kelley
- May 15, 2016
- 2 min
Healthy Eating + Yoga = Better You
First, let me be clear: I'm not a nutritionist or dietician. So my opinion is strictly based on personal observations and recommendations...
Tracey L. Kelley
- May 8, 2016
- 2 min
Moving Beyond the Physical
It's easy to consider yoga simply as a physical practice, because movement is our first point of entry to the benefits of yoga. A message...
Tracey L. Kelley
- May 1, 2016
- 1 min
Is this Cobra Pose? Nooooo, no, no, no...
My mission: help people avoid doing a "bad" Cobra pose (like the one above) that later requires unnecessary visits to a chiropractor. In...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Apr 24, 2016
- 1 min
Self-Study: Taming the Monkey Mind
One of the books I recently curated for YogaIowa magazine is How to Train a Wild Elephant (And Other Adventures in Mindfulness) by Jan...
Tracey L. Kelley
- Apr 17, 2016
- 1 min
Hooray! A New Website!
I'm so happy to launch my sparkly new yoga site! If you've subscribed to my newsletters over the years, I really appreciate it, and...
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