Jennifer Heimlich

1 week ago | glamour.mx | Jennifer Heimlich |Alejandra Rodríguez

Los estudios de yoga son, en gran medida, espacios donde nos podemos dejar llevar por la pasión. Aunque el objetivo final es que salgas completamente relajada de tu clase, hay algunos errores que NO puedes seguir cometiendo porque podrían provocar lesiones; otras pueden afectar la experiencia de tus compañeros o, simplemente, afectar tu ritmo al ejercitarte. Platicamos con varios instructores de yoga con amplia experiencia para conocer los errores más comunes que observan en el estudio.

1 week ago | glamour.de | Jennifer Heimlich

Fehler beim Yoga: Diese 8 Angewohnheiten sollten wir uns abgewöhnenGleich vorneweg: Yoga-Studios sollten im Idealfall ein “You do you”-Space sein – also Orte, an denen jede:r das machen kann, was sich für eine:n gut anfühlt. Und doch gibt es ein paar Dinge, bei denen Yoga-Lehrer:innen sich wünschen würden, dass ihre Kurs-Teilnehmenden sie nicht mehr – oder wenigstens weniger – tun würden.

2 weeks ago | glamourmagazine.co.uk | Jennifer Heimlich

Yoga studios are largely a “you do you” kind of space. Still, if you talk to instructors, there are a few little things that students do in class that…they’d maybe wish they didn’t. Some of these habits could put you at risk of hurting yourself. Some can mess with other students’ class experience. And others just mean you’re not getting as much out of your flow as you could. We tapped a handful of longtime yoga instructors to hear about the most common faux pas they see in the studio.

2 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Head to nearly any packed gym, and you’ll probably see at least one woman working on her core. Maybe she’s whipping out some bicycle crunches, or holding still in an impressively-long plank. There are good reasons why these moves are so popular: Core exercises for women aren’t just about our cultural obsession with flat abs—they create stability that helps keep us strong and healthy throughout all stages of life.  But what are the best kinds of core exercises for women to do?

2 weeks ago | dance-teacher.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Two years after hip-hop professor Tiffany Bong arrived at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, she asked to bring a DJ into the studio. “That’s a huge part of hip-hop culture,” she says. Just like most university-level ballet classes have a pianist and contemporary classes might have a percussionist, Bong’s classes rely on a DJ to give dancers a complete experience. “When I teach pedagogically, I want to recreate a club in the classroom.