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 »
The Stay Young Secret
Yoga Might be the Secret to Staying Young + Healthy by Jessica Downey It’s easy to see how yoga keeps your body limber and strong, and now research shows that the practice goes a long way toward helping your brain stay in top shape, too. A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reveals… Read More »
Yoga for Golfers
Submitted by Maui Country Club Yoga Instructor Tommye Jones of Private Yoga. Co-authors Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola’s original article was published in Yoga Journal, August 28, 2007. Perhaps no game is more wrought with mental hazards than golf. The sport introduces a constant struggle between the conscious mind—analyzing, alert, logical—and the subconscious mind—the… 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 »
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 »