Dancing with the Queen: How Yoga Healed My Pain by Meiron Egger

I was born broken, and there was no way I could be fixed. I mean--that’s what I’ve heard from doctors with whom my parents consulted, and then from my parents, who obviously believed in doctors more than they believed in their son. I was told that I was born broken, but the truth is a bit more complicated: I was born with a severe lack of ligaments, one shoulder “too” high, feet that were “too” flat, and a back that was “too” curved.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerSeptember 17, 2025healing, Pain Management, Pain Reduction, persistent pain, pain relief, chronic pain management, chronic pain

Pain-Relief and Performance Enhancing Self-Massage

This article recommends some basic tools you can start with for self-massage. A couple easier places to learn to massage that can make a big impact on the comfort of your whole body and bring your yoga practice to the next level by opening up the body and preparing it for more demanding postures and longer meditations are explained.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerOctober 25, 2021self-massage, trigger point, yoga tuneUp, myofascial release, massage, neck pain, massage balls, foam roll, performance enhancing, pain relief