Aug 10, 2010 Posted by Melissa Savoie

A Locust and a Giraffe of a Neck Pain

They call something that really bothers you, really gets in there under your skin a pain in the neck for a reason.  Pain in your neck really sucks.  Yes, sucks.  I’ll go ahead and swallow my yoga teacher pride and tell you: on Sunday I woke  up with a pain in my neck. Electric and I couldn’t look around.  I walked around stiffly, grumpy and dissolving into tears if I dropped anything, or... read more

Oct 11, 2009 Posted by Melissa Savoie

Public Displays of Stretching Part 2: In order to fly we must stretch our wings

When I get home from a full day or after a full week of typing, mouse clicking madness, my neck and shoulders are often ridiculously tense. Maybe yours too. With all the reaching, handing, driving, cell phone talking and general doing we often feel tight at the end of the day. Here are some prime ideas to do throughout the day to keep your shoulders limber. Assume the chair yoga position (to see the... read more