Press
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San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2008
Five Questions: Sandy Blaine Helps Pixar Workers Keep Limber, by Amy Moon
Article Excerpt:
Sandy Blaine's long relationship with the makers of movie magic has turned her attention to something she finds distressing. "(At Pixar) I really saw how people were suffering from longtime effects of computer use..." Her desire to provide succor before the really bad stuff happens has resulted in her latest book, "Yoga for Computer Users: Healthy Necks, Shoulders, Wrists and Hands in the Postmodern Age" (Rodmell Press, 2008).
ASJA Newsletter, February 2008
Health & Wellness: Simple Stretches for Writers, by Kate Hanley
Article Excerpt:
"The most important thing computer users can do to stay feeling good is to take regular stretching breaks," says Bay Area yoga teacher Sandy Blaine, author of Yoga For Computer Users... I spoke to Blaine to get guidance on how we writers can all stay supple and relaxed as we hammer away at our deadlines. Here are her suggestions for elemental moves everyone—no matter your age, fitness level or workload—can do.
Body + Soul, October 2007
The Best Yoga for You, by Abbie Barrett
Article Excerpt:
From relieving carpal tunnel syndrome to helping cancer survivors with recovery, yoga's benefits have made news in various medical publications, including the Journal of the American Medical Association... As rosy at the yoga scene looks, the future holds even more promise. "As younger people see the difference between people who have practiced yoga and those who haven't, yoga will continue to grow in popularity," predicts veteran yoga teacher Sandy Blaine.
Body + Soul, June 2007
Strong Knees, by Kate Hanley
Article Excerpt:
Simple adjustments to your everyday routine can add to healthier, stronger knees... We designed exercises with physical therapist Jim Johnson, yoga teacher Sandy Blaine, and movement educator Erik Franklin to help you strengthen and stretch the muscles surrounding your knees for better alignment and greater stability.
Fit Yoga, November 2006
Yoga for Your Knees, by Matthew Solan
Article Excerpt:
We often don't think about our knees unless there's a problem," says yoga teacher Sandy Blaine, author of Yoga For Healthy Knees... The reason is, most people don't know what do to. How do you condition a joint? The strategy is not to focus on the knee itself, but rather the various muscles and ligaments that support it.
iYogalife, Copyright 2006, Rodale Publishing
Yoga for Runners, by Nicole Kwan
Article Excerpt:
Athletes of all sorts have discovered that yoga is the perfect cross-training tool. We took the most common running goals and asked the experts (including... Sandy Blaine, Co-Director of the Alameda Yoga Station in California) to target yoga routines that will help meet those goals.
Yoga Journal, August 2000
Carpal Tunnel Cure, by Angela Pirisi
Yoga Remedies For Everyday Ailments, From the Editors of Yoga Journal
Article Excerpt:
Sandy Blaine, an Iyengar-influenced yoga instructor who runs Carpal Tunnel Prevention workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area, says that combating mild to moderate CTS symtoms is primarily a matter of "counteracting the repetitive movements that created them."
