Video by Tommye Jones, Maui Country Club yoga instructor with permission. Whether your back is sore or you just want to stretch and give your lower back some love, this 7-minute practice is as sweet to watch as it is to do. Filmed on location at Nona Lani Cottages in Kihei. Tommye Jones leads a… Read More »
YOGA AND ME
by Rick Rost Recently, I was speaking with our Club Manager Russell Goshi on the subject of yoga and how it had positively affected our lives. We both agreed practicing yoga had significantly impacted our lives to an extent that it could be described as “life-changing”. Russell suggested I share my thoughts on this subject… Read More »
What is Qi Gong?
by Shems Heartwell At one time, the only people learning about the practice of Qi Gong were martial artists and healers. Today more and more people are able to discover its science and art through their path to improving their health, wellness and fitness. Others may have heard about Qi Gong training peripherally through other… Read More »
Come From Your Core
by Jennifer “Jenn” Gladwin If you live in Maui, you definitely know how to play. As a collective we seem to master this idea, whether we are playing in the ocean, with a kite, on the tennis court, or out on the greens, we love to move our bodies and we love to have a… Read More »
A Yoga Sequence to Keep You Healthy This Winter
Submitted by Maui Country Club Yoga Instructor Tommye Jones of Private Yoga. Author Elizabeth Winter’s original article was published in Yoga Journal, November 12, 2015. To prime your body for winter health, try this gentle sequence designed to support the lymphatic system. If you’d just as soon skip winter’s colds and flu this year, you… Read More »
Health Care. What does that term really mean to us?
by Debbie “Kepi” McMenemy This term appears everywhere in our lives, and rolls off our tongues without a second thought; health care insurance, Healthcare.com, Healthcare.gov, etc. In reality few of us go to the doctor until something “happens” that disrupts our ability to function smoothly. Even then many people still won’t go because they’re sure… Read More »
Yoga Poses to Ease Low Back Pain and Stiffness
submitted by: Tommye Jones, guest blogger Low-back pain hits most of us at some point. It can be caused by injury, poor posture, repetitive motion, or simply aging—the soft discs between vertebrae dry over time, and less-supple discs can be more susceptible to bulging or rupture and put pressure on nerves, sending red-hot pain signals… Read More »
Yoga and the Immune System
by Ruby Wong, Club Member & Instructor The immune system is largely misunderstood. Although its basic medical functions are popularly known, the deeper layers of immune intelligence are supremely important. The immune system is deeply interwoven with your sense of self identity. The immune intelligence has the job of identifying what is ‘me’ vs. what… Read More »
Why Sleeping on Your Left Side Can Massively Improve Your Health
by Guest Blogger Sammy Seriani The lymphatic system is part of the circulatory system and a vital part of the immune system, comprising a network of lymphatic vessels that carry a clear fluid called lymph (from Latin lympha meaning “water”) directionally towards the heart. In holistic medicine, the left side of the body is the… Read More »