Endorsements & Testimonials
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“I’m incredibly impressed by your dedication and creativity …. This is a wonderful resource for any patient looking to get back to an active and healthy lifestyle!” – Dr Navin Fernando, MD, FRCS(C), Associate Professor, Adult Joint Reconstruction, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Washington
Elizabeth’s decades of teaching experience has created an oasis of healing for those preparing for or recovering from hip replacement surgery. I’ve always admired Elizabeth’s down to earth, well researched and practical approach to teaching yoga. With her own experience of hip replacements she shares personal insights alongside the powerful healing techniques of yoga. I highly recommend anyone seeking a specific understanding of how to use yoga for healthy hips, to take advantage of Elizabeth’s website for a trove of enlightened teaching. – Kathryn Payne
“This is wonderful, Elizabeth. I’m sure many people will benefit from your skilled application of yoga practices for recovery from hip replacement surgery.” – Andra DeVoght, PT, MPH, Insight Physio
“… [Yoga for Hip Replacement] is so comprehensive and thorough. Thank you for providing this for people. It is going to benefit so many.” – Karen Hain, LAc, LMP, MAcOM
“Yoga for Hip Replacement is an invaluable resource for anyone pre- or post-hip replacement … with concise videos that are easy to follow and support you on your path to recovery.” – Kelly Straight, Owner of The Recess Lab & Straight on Strength, LLC, Certified Personal Trainer, Athletics, Rehab
“I LOVE your website and teaching. You are clear, smooth, and reassuring. I did the Warrior II class. I hadn’t experienced before how reaching my arms wide automatically turned my torso into the coronal plane. I also appreciate your incremental approach that emphasizes alignment even when the legs are not wide apart. I haven’t had a hip replacement but I still feel how each movement, even the pelvic tilts, strengthens the hips and muscles that support them. Thank you!” – Amy Huggins, Yoga Teacher, Co-Chair of the Music Mends Minds Global Board. YHR Member.
“Thank you so much for providing Yoga for Hip Replacement. It is a wonderful resource for recovering hips.” – C.M. YHR member
“Really a necessary part of recovery for hip replacement. I’m hoping she’ll do a shoulder replacement program in a future offering. Elizabeth has the heart of a real healer.” – J. M., YHR Member
“After signing up for the Lifetime package, I’m a firm believer that Elizabeth knows exactly what she is doing. Her understanding of anatomy and yoga make her the perfect teacher to getting you back on the road to a healthy, PAIN FREE life! 5 stars” – V. W., YHR Member
“Elizabeth is a knowledgeable, experienced yoga professional who does a wonderful job explaining the poses, starting with the basics, to give you a stable foundation from which to begin or continue your yoga practice after hip surgery. I felt more flexible after just one session. Thank you, Elizabeth.” – B. M. YHR Member
“Love what your doing. Great to have some strong support for THR and yoga. Lots of yoga practitioners simply don’t know, so this is great stuff for building confidence.” – L. C. YHR Member.
“I highly recommend Elizabeth’s Yoga for Hip Replacement videos for anyone who has had hip replacement surgery! As a woman who has been practicing yoga for decades, the detail and care and body of information Elizabeth provides in her videos were a valued reminder to me of how practicing yoga can be deeply healing and beneficial for anyone recovery from surgery.” – B. W. YHR Member
From the blog
Downward Facing Dog and Total Hip Replacement
Downward Facing Dog has many benefits Its triangular structure makes it a very stable pose. When you find just the right balance and alignment, your sense of time will slip away while you enjoy the benefits of this semi-inversion. Strengthens shoulders, arms, wrists,...
Pigeon Pose after Total Hip Replacement
Pigeon pose, like any other pose, can be safely practiced following total hip replacement if you approach it slowly, remain focused, and modify the pose as needed. Keep in mind that there are several variations of pigeon pose Before practicing Pigeon Pose following...
Cultivate the Beginner’s Mind: Slow down, be curious, start small.
Beginner's Mind for Total Hip Replacement Picture a baby as it takes in its brand new world. It has no conditioning to distort the wonder and newness around it. For total hip replacement, adopting a beginner’s mind, as though you were coming to yoga for the first...
Vagus Nerve and Total Hip Replacement
Why would I want to mention the vagus nerve and total hip replacement in the same sentence? Because the vagus nerve is key to helping us heal and to deal with pain and stress. What is the Vagus Nerve? The vagus nerve controls bodily functions like mood, immune...
Hip Flexor Pain and Back Pain Related to Total Hip Replacement
Some form of hip flexor pain and/or back pain with total hip replacement seems to be a common experience among those of us with THR. I frequently get questions about it from students and I have read accounts from others with THR. I remembered that several weeks after...
Benefits of Bare Feet
When you are preparing for or recovering from total hip replacement surgery you need increased stability to support your new joint. The whole-body benefits of an asana practice begin with the feet, and the way you connect with the earth will have a ripple effect...
Benefits of Balancing for Total Hip Replacement and Beyond
When you balance, whether on two feet, or on your head, you are strengthening muscles essential for the stability of total hip replacement. Balancing challenges your ability to focus, to react to fluctuations in your body, and to maintain your center of gravity. It is...
Open-Hip Standing Poses = Strength, Stability, Flexibility!
Open-hip standing poses offer a range of benefits for total hip replacement. – They can be modified for any level of ability so that you can practice them at any stage of your THR journey. – They build strength. – They provide stability for your hips. – They promote...
Breathe and Heal: How Relaxing Pranayama helps with Total Hip Replacement
We can use our breath (pranayama) to promote relaxation and healing as we go through Total Hip Replacement preparation and surgery. Breathing is an involuntary action of the autonomic nervous system;* it happens whether we are thinking about it or not. But breathing...
The World is Your Mat: Take advantage!
Before total hip replacement our bodies are often limited in the kinds of movement they able to do. It can be difficult, if not impossible, to get down on the floor, to balance, or to bend like we did before the THR journey started. Following THR surgery, your surgeon...