Hip Trinkle Chick, November 11th, 2007.

Bonjour, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 108 edition of the Hip Trinkle Chick

podcast, A Guide to Life on and Off the Yoga Mat.

Today's menu features a must-have pose and on the mat, getting gorgeous with Esther Bloom

and off-the-mat, and we've got Omwork and Savvy sources for you, too.

View our show notes at Hiptrinklechick.com slash blog.

On the mat.

The pose recommended by Esther is Plow pose because it massages the thyroid gland.

So come onto your yoga mat onto your backs, draw the knees into your chest, lift your hips up,

and bring your hands to your lower back as you extend the legs up over your head into a shoulder stand.

If this is a new pose for you, go ahead and go into legs up the wall to begin.

And then those of you in your shoulder stand, for plow pose you drop the legs over the head.

Interlace your hands roll to your shoulders if those toes touch the floor, if they don't

keep your hands on your lower back.

And take five deep breaths here.

Drawing the breath in fully through the nose, this pose is supposed to also be good for insomnia.

Now, as you roll out of this pose, use your arms as breaks and your hands underneath the

bum, rolling all the way down, lift your chest, come to the top of the head, press the elbows

into the earth, and open the heart center for fish pose, which is a counter pose for plow.

Off the mat.

Today's podcast is an interview with Esther Bloom, who specializes in nutritional approaches

to medical problems that may not respond to conventional treatments.

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