Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

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  • With Movement, It’s Matter Over Mind

    With Movement, It’s Matter Over Mind

    If exercise is so good for us, why haven’t we evolved to want it? Study after study confirms the benefits of all types of exercise. Until a couple hundred years ago, humans walked, hunted and gathered. These tasks, while essential to survival, have also kept our bodies healthy. However, evolution has favored the efficient use […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    05/15/2022
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    caloric restriction, evolution, exercise science, exercise study, physical fitness, yoga practice, yoga teacher
  • Enjoy the Nonsense

    Enjoy the Nonsense

    The first memory I have of a mystery has to do with traffic lights. I was in the car a fair amount, usually buckled up in the front seat (Gen-Xers didn’t need car seats apparently). Whenever we were stopped at an intersection, I stared at the light because, to my mind, it didn’t always act […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    03/28/2022
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    yoga teacher, yoga pittsburgh, ken kesey, gen-x, mystery, infant development, koan study, koans, one hand clapping, nonsense
  • Be Special to Just Somebody

    Be Special to Just Somebody

    The need to be special is ruining people. A 2016 study found a disturbing correlation: The more people wish to be perceived as unique, the more likely they are to believe conspiracy theories. This mindset is not based on where they are on political or ideological spectrums. More importantly, it has nothing to do with […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    03/09/2022
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    being special, bruce springsteen, colson whitehead, conspiracy theories, jane goodall, malala yousafzai, need to feel special, usain bolt, yoga teacher pittsburgh, yoga teaching
  • The Beauty of Limits

    The Beauty of Limits

    A 2012 study on muscle loss concluded that we lose 3-8% of our muscle mass every decade after 30. So when I turned 40 I added HIIT routines and working with weights into my life. As far as a potential midlife crisis goes, working out to maintain muscle mass is pretty sensible and cost-effective. But […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    02/04/2022
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    gretchen reynolds, hiit, mid-life crisis, muscle mass study, muscle recovery, yoga limits, yoga practice, yoga teacher pittsburgh
  • You Can Overdo Literally Anything (How to not Burn Out)

    You Can Overdo Literally Anything (How to not Burn Out)

    It’s January, the time of year when many people throw themselves full force into a new routine, only to burn out on it by Valentine’s Day. This doesn’t just happen over the new year; we’ve all been so excited with something that we overdo it. Two weeks later we’re over it. Why is this? We […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    01/04/2022
    Blog
    avett brothers, burnout, contentment, patnjali, pittsburgh yoga, santosha, tapas, yoga education, yoga sutras, yoga teacher
  • On Soles and Souls: A Running Parable

    On Soles and Souls: A Running Parable

    To figure out if a running shoe works for me, I have one criterion: When my foot lands, I should be able to feel the ground, not the shoe. This feels better, as my feet can react to the slope and traction of the terrain. I’m in communion with the path I’m on. Severely padded […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    12/06/2021
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    barefoot running, internal experience, meditation, minimalist running, pittsburgh yoga, running, yoga, yoga teacher
  • Sympathy for the Unembodied

    Sympathy for the Unembodied

    When I first encountered yoga in 2003, I took as many classes as I could. The movement, the people and the challenge got me hooked. I distinctly remember being confused by any cue that referenced my thighs or hips. The reason is shocking to me now: I didn’t understand the difference between the two. ‘Thigh’ […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    10/07/2021
    Blog
    crash pads, embodiment, parachute game, physical education, president's council on physical fitness and sports, yoga class, yoga instructor, yoga teacher
  • I Don’t Even Want a Yoga Body

    I Don’t Even Want a Yoga Body

    Several years ago, a violinist reached out to me for sessions. They were having headaches and chronic pain in their neck and left shoulder, which threatened to affect their symphony performances. We worked through several myofascial release practices and upper body stretches. A supine breathing practice further relaxed their left shoulder. They felt much better, […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    08/23/2021
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    muscular strain, myofascial release, pain from working, pittsburgh yoga, private yoga session, violin player, yoga body, yoga client, yoga practice
  • 2020 Wrecked My Attention Span. Here’s How I Got it Back.

    2020 Wrecked My Attention Span. Here’s How I Got it Back.

    The last public class I taught in 2020 was on March 13, and I spent the remainder of the year producing a yoga video series in my home. The three videos I produced each week were released the following Friday. I knew something was off with my memory when I received questions and feedback from […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    06/07/2021
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    attention span, executive function, haiku, hiit practice, home yoga practice, multitasking, poetry, yoga
  • Vaccination Yoga: What I Practiced Before and After my Covid Shot

    Vaccination Yoga: What I Practiced Before and After my Covid Shot

    It was 4:30pm, and my wife and I were wrapping up our volunteer work with Allegheny County’s vaccine program. We had helped about 330 people receive their first Moderna shot, and we were anxious to hear if there were any leftover doses, since volunteers would be eligible for them. There were; we gratefully received them. […]

    Richard Gartner | Frameworks Yoga

    04/05/2021
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    covid yoga, lymphatic yoga, moderna shot, restorative yoga, self-massage, short yoga practice, vaccination yoga, yin yoga, yoga for vaccination, yoga postures
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