5 ASANA To Overcome A Stiff Back

Jennifer Ohlsson is a yoga expert, yoga trainer, an accomplished model. Her yoga journey started with a VHS tape by Rodney Yee. In her words "Practicing yoga is what helps me to stay healthy, grounded, and strong, mentally and physically".

- By Jennifer Ohlsson

She has been exploring different styles of yoga, and has tried to get each one to practice. She travelled to Cahuita, Costa Rica, for a 200hr Yoga teacher training, with the Marianne Wells Yoga School (RYS). Which according to her was humbling, scary and intense, but life-changing!

She went to Bali to study 100hrs YTT, with Marianne Wells Yoga School, with focus on alignment and adjustment. She continues to grow for both herself and her clients.

Jennifer O's Top 5 Reasons To Practice Yoga.

Idle for easing back pain that probably. It is when practiced right it is healthy for the spine and a great way to build strength around it.

It helps to elongate our muscles to find more flexibility. Not that touching our toes has to the goal but it's nice to stay flexible through life and it is great for keeping our joints healthy.

Yoga is a moving meditation, and it is such a gift and a way of honoring life to be fully present. It calms wandering minds and helps to find inner stillness. I really believe that finding peace inside is finding peace around.

It is a very mindful practice and way to move. We live a lot in our heads but there is a whole body there to tune in to. When you practice yoga, you practice balance and focus and will start to notice all the micro-movements within your body.