What 18 Years of Pro Basketball Taught Me About Yoga During 18 years of professional basketball in the NBL and Europe, I spent enormous amounts of time getting stronger, fitter and more skilled. What I didn’t understand until later was how valuable yoga could have been as part of that system — not as a…
Yoga for Lower Back Pain: What the Evidence Says Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons people try yoga. Many people have already tried rest, pain medication or stretching before they arrive at a class. So does yoga for lower back pain actually help? The answer is more useful than a simple…
Breathe Light, Slow and Deep: The Breathing Foundation Every Athlete & person Needs Every athlete trains strength, speed and skill. Far fewer deliberately train the breathing system that supports all three. Breathe Light, Slow and Deep is one of the foundational breathing practices I use with athletes through the Vincere Protocol™. It combines three skills:…
Yin Yoga vs Vinyasa: Which Do You Need? Yin and vinyasa sit at opposite ends of the yoga spectrum. One is slow and still. The other flows and builds heat. The question isn’t which is better. It’s which one you need right now, and for most people the answer is both. Vinyasa: move with the…
Power Yoga vs Vinyasa: What’s the Difference? Power yoga and vinyasa get confused all the time, and fair enough. Both flow from pose to pose with the breath. Both get your heart rate up. But step into each class and you’ll feel the difference within ten minutes. Here’s power yoga vs vinyasa, explained simply. The…
The Best Type of Yoga for Beginners The best type of yoga for beginners isn’t one style. It’s the style that matches your body, your goals and your personality, taught by someone who gives you options. Pick wrong and you’ll be bored or flattened. Pick right and you’ll be back next week. Here’s how the…
What to Expect at Your First Yoga Class Walking into your first yoga class is intimidating. You picture a room full of people folding in half while you can barely reach your knees. In 12+ years of running Raw Power Yoga in Albion, I’ve seen that first class nerves are completely normal, and they disappear…
She’s 38 Weeks Pregnant and Taught a Class This Morning: Here’s What Yoga Actually Does for the Pregnant Body There is a woman teaching yoga at Raw Power Yoga in Albion this week who is two weeks away from giving birth. Her name is Amanda Best. She is one of our teachers, and she…
I Did a 30 Day Yoga Challenge. Here’s What Actually Happened to My Body and Mind. One Brisbane local committed to a 30 day yoga challenge at Raw Power Yoga and documented every change. Here’s the honest, unfiltered truth about what daily yoga actually does to your body and mind. I am not someone who…
Brisbane Yoga: Why More People Are Choosing Raw Power Yoga to Improve Stress, Strength, Mobility and Mental Wellbeing Brisbane is changing. Life is faster. Workdays feel longer. People are spending more time sitting, scrolling and living inside overstimulated nervous systems than ever before. And quietly, across the city, more people are searching for the same…