Chinese medicine blog

Sometimes less is more when it comes to how much we say in class.

Teaching yoga online can be daunting, uncomfortable, and very different to teaching in a studio.

The launch of Season 1 of the Dr. Karina Smith Podcast, conversations about Yin Yoga and TCM.

In this video I demonstrate 3 different ways you could use blocks in restorative yoga postures.

How I have explored the themes and concepts of TCM in my classes in a way that has felt more open-ended, interpretive and human centered.

How Yin Yoga is related to Chinese Medicine, namely acupuncture, and what might actually be happening in the body.

Ever wondered how you might use blocks in butterfly to enhance your experience? Here are three ways you can experiment.

We must be mindful when using the Chinese medicine paradigm to make healing connections in Yin Yoga.

Do you mirror your students in your yoga classes, or is that too confusing for your brain? there are some pros and cons for both choices.

Meeting you has completely changed my life. I will always be eternally grateful for the gifts you have shared with me.

There are lots of reasons why you need to have the skills to teach your class without demonstrating, or to only demonstrate some postures.

What is skeletal variation? Essentially it is the acknowledgement that every bone in every body is different.