Author: Yoga with Gail Pickens-Barger

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Salute the Sun, Sun Salutation yoga practices with Gaileee in Nederland Texas and Beaumont Texas

I teach a simple version of the Sun salutes, Salute the Sun, Sun Salutations in the yoga class on Fridays at Lakeside Center in Beaumont, Texas.

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Salute the Sun, Sun Salutations, a set of yoga poses most commonly called the Salute to the Sun, or Sun Salutations in Nederland, Texas with Gail Pickens-Barger.
Over 19 years of teaching experience.  Call 409-727-3177 and leave a voice message on your yoga questions.
Yoga with Gail Pickens-Barger, E-RYT200, YECAP, RYT500, NACYT200, NACYT500, LVCYT, Get Fit Where You Sit Chair Yoga Teacher, Licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor, Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis.

Kids Yoga Day – April 5, 2024

April 5th, 2024 is the 9th Kids’s Yoga Day Event. Held the first Friday in the month of April.

Just 5 minutes of yoga a day can boost the mental and physical health and wellness of our children, regardless of their socioeconomic status, athletic abilities or prior knowledge. To help spread this powerful message, in 2016, Teresa founded Kids’ Yoga Day (KYD), an international event held every year all over the world – at schools, homes, yoga studios, and/or community centers, even via livestream!  No previous yoga experience required.

Come to class. Starts at 10:30 AM!

In 2023 over 435 yoga ambassadors from 36 countries and 43 states, led over 30,000 children through a simple 5 minute routine at the same time, on the same day, not to mention countless others following along at home.

Our participants reported that the kids not only loved doing yoga, but also being a part of something bigger than themselves.  In this frenzied world, isn’t that what it’s all about?

Last year Teresa created an adaptive yoga routine, from a suggestion that I had made the previous year. I used the routine for the seniors that I teach on Fridays! They LOVED it!

Adaptive Yoga Kids Yoga Day . Suggested by Gail Pickens-Barger, a Kids Yoga Day ambassador. Teresa created this routine to use starting in 2023!
Adaptive Yoga Kids Yoga Day . Suggested by Gail Pickens-Barger, a Kids Yoga Day ambassador. Teresa created this routine to use starting in 2023!

The 9th Kids’ Yoga Day is happening on Friday, April 5th, 2024. 

Teaching Online Yoga Wednesdays at 1:00 PM Central Time.

Now teaching online at: 12 AM PT, 1 PM CST, 2 ET

Gentle Yoga with Gail Pickens-Barger. Yoga to help ease back pain, lessen stress, increase flexibility, build bones, better balance, and have higher quality sleep. Next class sign up. https://tinyurl.com/TueYogaGail
Gentle Yoga with Gail Pickens-Barger. Yoga to help ease back pain, lessen stress, increase flexibility, build bones, better balance, and have higher quality sleep. Next class sign up. https://tinyurl.com/TueYogaGail
Tuesday Yoga for Easing Back Pain with Gentle Beginners Yoga with Gail, in-person classes starting 3rd week of March 2022.
Tuesday Yoga for Easing Back Pain with Gentle Beginners Yoga with Gail

Interesting Study: New Study Adds Growing Evidence that Yoga and Meditation Can Reduce Chronic Pain. I can attest to that study, as it has helped me with my chronic back pain!

https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-research/new-study-adds-growing-evidence-yoga-and-meditation-can-reduce-chronic-pain

The study echoes previous findings on the benefits of yoga and meditation for chronic pain published in 2016 in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association.

“The bottom line is that patients are seeking new ways to cope with chronic pain and effective non-pharmaceutical treatments are available,” says Dr. Marske. “Our findings show meditation and yoga can be a viable option for people seeking relief from chronic pain.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201001133227.htm

This just in. Yoga Eases Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain - Yoga with Gail
This just in. Yoga Eases Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain – Yoga with Gail
Check out one of my more popular class formats. Can be done seated on the chair, or on the yoga mat or on your couch or bed. Beginners simple movements.

Back Challenges – Easy Yoga for Back Relief

Overview of Back Care Yoga Class

Easy to do yoga movements, today’s class featuring postures for easing sciatica & kyphosis. Class will also promote healthy backs!
  • Gail teaches gentle yoga for back care, focusing on low back, upper back, mid-back and core.
  • Specific yoga postures are designed to ease back challenges and chronic daily pain.
  • Equipment needed: yoga strap and yoga block, although not mandatory for participation.
  • Recording of the class is provided for those who want to try with the gear later.
  • Class ends with guided rest, relaxation, and gratitude practice.

Adaptations for Different Needs

  • Participants can choose to stand, sit on a chair, or modify postures based on individual needs.
  • Constructive rest posture is recommended for reducing back challenges.
  • Seated Participants can also benefit from certain postures, with some adaptations required.
  • Various modifications are suggested to accommodate different levels of flexibility and comfort.
  • Participants are encouraged to listen to their bodies and adjust postures accordingly.

Yoga Postures for Back Care

Yoga postures for back care are specific poses designed to strengthen and stretch the muscles in the back, helping to improve posture, reduce pain, and increase flexibility. These poses target different areas of the back to promote overall spinal health and alleviate discomfort.

Constructive Rest Yoga Posture for Easing Back Pain.
Knee to Chest Sequence for Easing Back Pain. Yoga with Gail
Easing Back Pain with Overhead Extension Yoga Pose Sequence with Gail PB
Flowy Cat Cow Sequence Yoga Posture for easing back pain with teacher, Gail PB
Warrior Pose Variations for strength and lengthening of the lower body muscles. Yoga with Gail PB
Unsupported Spinal Twists and Bird Dog Spinal Balance Variations for easing back pain. Yoga Teacher Gail PB

Sciatica can be a real pain in the butt!

Check out my latest YouTube video to see if this beginners yoga class can ease some of your sciatica challenges. Always listen to your body, keep it between the easy and the ouch!

Easy to do yoga movements (poses or postures) for back relief. Today’s video features postures to easing sciatica and lessening kyphosis with a regular practice. Join Gail PB as she teaches this Beginners Yoga Class. Note: Can be done seated on the chair, or on the floor with your yoga mat.

Sciatica can be a real pain in the butt! Sciatica symptoms can be caused by compression of the sciatic nerve as it runs through the pelvis, adjacent – or sometimes through – the piriform muscle (Sciatic nerve entrapment, also called piriformis syndrome.) Sometimes the pain is localized in the butt, although it an manifest in different ways all the way down to the toes due to the branding nature of the sciatic nerve.