James Rafael Yoga

James Rafael Yoga Sharing the healing practices of yoga, mindfulness, and qigong to uplift, energise and enrich life.

Your workouts should not make you more stiff. Muscle shouldn’t cost you movement.There are efficient ways to lift weight...
09/03/2026

Your workouts should not make you more stiff. Muscle shouldn’t cost you movement.
There are efficient ways to lift weights that increase your flexibility, range, and control - without costing you strength.
Comment ‘mobility’ if you’re curious for tips how

Inward reflection informs skilful action. The peaceful can inform the fierce. Stillness informs movement.If you fancy le...
07/03/2026

Inward reflection informs skilful action. The peaceful can inform the fierce. Stillness informs movement.
If you fancy learning more in my upcoming online workshop, comment “forest” below 🌳

03/03/2026

I fixed 20 years of chronic lower back pain by finally focusing on lumbar flexion. Bonus is it improved all my yoga arm balances, gave me access to my abs and core strength, and unlocked a lot more advanced or complex yoga āsana / postures.

What benefits did I miss? (Incidentally, I think both the physical AND philosophical aspects of yoga can benefit weight ...
28/02/2026

What benefits did I miss? (Incidentally, I think both the physical AND philosophical aspects of yoga can benefit weight lifting).

25/02/2026

POV: Your shoulders are cranky but you’ve only got 5 mins to prep before a heavy upper body weights session: let’s go 💥

19/02/2026

Patterns not poses: there are hundreds of yoga postures / āsana, but only a few patterns that you’ll find across them.
Learn the patterns and the postures take care of themselves.
NB: what I’m describing here DOES NOT apply when the biceps are by the ears (s.g regular headstand [not tripod], pincha, handstand. In those poses we need to push UP. It’s to do with the biomechanics / rhythm of the shoulder blade but that’s a longer post) 🙂

06/02/2026

Morning routine ASMR: write, breathe, sit, fuel, go.

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