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Upgrade Your Downward-Facing Dog with the Gokhale Method and SpineTracker™
Written by: Cecily Frederick
Downward-facing dog, Gokhale Method style: the perfect blend of ancient wisdom and modern wearable tech. Image courtesy Cecily Frederick.
Studying and teaching yoga has been part of my life for several years. However, after learning the Gokhale Method, I approached the well-known yoga posture “downward-facing dog” (Adho Mukha Svanasana) in a new way.
In the Gokhale Method Foundations Course, I learned how to hip-hinge and keep my spine from flexing when bending. This spinal shape, with an even spinal groove from the lower to the upper back, meant that my intervertebral discs, nerve roots and spinal ligaments would be protected during bends, and my hip joints would be used in a healthy way.
Also informing the adjustments I made to my downward-facing dog was receiving detailed feedback about my spinal shape from the new SpineTracker wearable device developed by the Gokhale Method Institute. This technology is available to participants of the new Pop-up Course and in private lessons with participating teachers.
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In case you missed our last blog post:
Marrying Tradition with Modernity: Sarees and Posture
September is Pain Awareness Month! Turn the corner on chronic back and neck pain with the help of our Stretchsit® Cushion and our DVD, Back Pain: The Primal Posture Solution. Save $15 on these two items together! Offer valid September 5-September 8, 2019.
Our New Pop-up Course
JUST ADDED! Oct 19 | Napa, CALIFORNIA
JUST ADDED! Oct 28 | Berkeley, CALIFORNIA
JOIN WAITLIST! Nov 9 | Houston, TEXAS
SPACE AVAILABLE! Nov 10 | Houston, TEXAS
JUST ADDED! Nov 12 | Austin, TEXAS
Nov 17 | Dallas / Allen, TEXAS
Join Esther for this hands-on, detailed introduction to the Gokhale Method which includes our proprietary SpineTracker™ wearable tech. This offering includes a 30-minute online follow-up session with a qualified Gokhale Method teacher and a PDF of 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back, as well as a Stretchsit® Cushion and a streaming copy of our DVD Back Pain: The Primal Posture™ Solution.
Private Appointments with Esther
Esther will be travel-teaching this fall, offering our new Pop-up Course in a variety of locations in California, Colorado, and Texas. She will also be available for a few private appointments in her travel destinations: Napa, CA; Boulder, CO; and Houston, Austin, and Dallas / Allen, TX. Email [email protected] to reserve one of her slots now!
In the News
Check out Esther's recent interview with Julie Motz of Art's Desire and Hot Tech Cool Science on KWMR-FM!
Interested in sharing the ins and outs of the Gokhale Method with friends and family but not sure where to start? Check out Esther's in-depth Q&A on famed wellness website goop!
Enjoy a Gokhale Moment®
Jaw Tension
Here is a short video to help you follow along.
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Success Story
“Completely changed how I sit, sleep, stand, walk.”
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Quote we're thinking about
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
~Buddha
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