Laura Staton is an Occupational Therapist and Yoga Therapeutics teacher in Brooklyn.
She is also the co-founder of Baby Om, yoga for mothers and babies.
Learn MoreShoulders (Part 2): Extrinsic Shoulder Muscles
This is a two part post. Read Part 1 here. When yoga teachers and therapists talk about the shoulders, we often mean the geography of the shoulder girdle. Included in the shoulder area are the upper back, proximal arm bone, lower neck and the bones of the shoulder girdle, which consist of the scapula, clavicles [...]
Shoulders (Part 1)
The position of our shoulder blades (scapula) on our trunk is hugely important. As infants, our spinal curves are influenced by time spent in tummy time, sitting and standing, and miraculously, by the time we are walking, the back extensor muscles become strong enough to support our head and trunk. The four spinal curves of [...]
Moo
Change is hard – whirls you out of your comfort zone. If you had asked me a month ago if I could survive without half and half in my morning coffee, I would have gasped. My motto has typically been “everything in moderation”; which allowed me to indulge in the French pastry, gelato con panna, [...]
H20
Please excuse, in advance, the self centered nucleus of this blog. My last two weeks have been trying and have included, among other things, the element of water in a variety of situations. Typically I either drink water, or bath in it, but these two weeks have found water hydrating my son during surgery, cleansing [...]
Happy Feet
It can be shocking to look at a peoples feet. When I remove, or have an individual remove their socks, I find I sometimes brace myself. People tend to ignore their feet and if painful, even further disassociate them from a healthy body schema. This process can be unconscious, but also relates to foot problems [...]
Occupational Therapy + Yoga
Along with traditional OT methods, yoga will be used to remediate and strengthen necessary biomechanical or postural deficits.
Chair Yoga
Chair yoga is a great way to practice in the comfort of your own home. It helps with flexibility and overall fitness.
Baby Om
Baby Om is a dynamic book, with easy-to-follow, fun yoga programmes specially designed for new mothers and their babies.