Resources for Learning More about the Importance of Feet in Yoga

Thanks for coming to my workshop! If you’d like to revisit the information and exercises addressed during it, please refer to the following sources.

I would also like to extend infinite gratitude to Jenny Otto, Lorna Nafziger, Anne Ondrey, and all of my other anatomy/yoga teachers for introducing me to the importance of feet!

BOOKS:

Yoga for Healthy Feet by Donald Moyer

Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana by Judith Hanson Lasater

The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit & Lawrence M. Elson

 

WEB ARTICLES AND VIDEOS:

A Yoga Flow for the Feet (my personal favorite one available on YouTube as of now):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea4MF7IqILA

Yoga Poses to Relieve Foot & Ankle Tension:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inH82bT-csI

Yoga Poses for Foot & Ankle Strength and Flexibility:

http://www.yogajournal.com/practice-section/step-lively

Yoga for Happy Feet:

http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/happy-feet-2

Recommended Poses for Your Feet:

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/anatomy/feet

Jill Miller – Yoga TuneUp ® Toe separation exercise and ball rolling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnWZ6riw7No

Medicine Yoga Foot & Ankle Exercises:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKOTtJYbXLc

Working with Fallen Arches:

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/yoga-for-your-aching-feet

Bones of the Feet:

http://teachmeanatomy.info/lower-limb/bones/bones-of-the-foot-tarsals-metatarsals-and-phalanges/

Tendons and Ligaments of the Feet:

http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/pages/anatomy-foot-and-ankle-tendons-and-ligaments/

Leslie Karminoff on Yogaanatomy.net

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-hV6B-Ezlw

Directions of Movement/Biomechanics of the Foot:

http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/pages/Biomechanics.html

Danger of High Heels (even though I personally love them!!! Argh!):

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/scientists-look-at-the-dangers-of-high-heels/?_r=0

Chinese Medicine and Foot Health:

http://www.pacificcollege.edu/news/blog/2014/07/17/healthy-body-healthy-sole-foot-health-and-chinese-medicine

…and just so you know I wasn’t making up that Point Zéro in Paris thing:

http://digitalcosmonaut.com/2015/paris-point-zero/

 

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About msnev

Teaching is an integral part of my life. I have been teaching English language arts to high school students near Cleveland, Ohio since 2004, earning my master's degree from Kent State University in 2007 and achieving National Board Certification in 2013. I have ventured beyond my own classroom to work with urban youth through the Akron based organization Alchemy, Inc. and have also traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to work with teachers and students on developing constructivist practices. In 2013 I expanded my credentialed teaching areas to include yoga, a practice that has been a constant source of centering and perspective-gaining for me since 1999. Since earning my RYT-200 designation, I have enjoyed working with student athletes and the general public to integrate mindfulness and movement. Both language arts and yoga have enriched my own life immeasurably; thus, I strive to help other people reap the same benefits. I firmly believe that communication skills, emotional intelligence, curiosity, compassion, and physical activity are the keys to a balanced and happy life.
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