The sweet surrender of savasana

The sweet surrender of savasana

By Ann Grace MacMullan In our yoga asana practice, we save one pose for the end of every session: savasana, or corpse pose. Lying still and resting, often on our backs, our teachers encourage us to let go and practice the art of surrender.  Honestly, when I first...
Full-spectrum care: Yoga therapy in gynecological oncology

Full-spectrum care: Yoga therapy in gynecological oncology

By Lois Ramondetta I’m a gynecological oncologist. Doctors in this specialty have long-lasting relationships with patients, and although many are cured, those who arrive in my practice with advanced disease will often be with me from diagnosis until death. My place of...
Back off! Yoga therapy and scoliosis: Part 2

Back off! Yoga therapy and scoliosis: Part 2

By Gabriella Barnstone During a class I was teaching on scoliosis, one of the students—a vital, stylish woman in her 80s—mentioned that her friend was constantly pestering her about her posture. “Tell her to back off!” I said. Let me explain. This woman was in...