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Your feet are the most important foundation of your body, and yoga helps to strengthen and stabilize that foundation. Yoga is one of the few athletic disciplines that actually pays attention to the feet. It brings overall mindfulness to your body and allows your feet to effectively engage with the ground.  Ben Curtis and Cassie Fireman are the co-founders of Soul Fit NYC. This Manhattan-based mobile wellness service comes to your home or office to teach yoga with a focus on mind-body connection to help people get grounded. So much of being grounded starts with our feet. When you care for your feet, it leads to addressing other structural problems in your body, including those that affect the back, hips and  knees .  Many yoga poses emphasize balance as you work the feet in different ways – for example, rolling, flexing and pointing, standing up on the balls of your feet, and balancing on one foot. Poses incorporating these movements increase blood flow and flexibility. ...

What is Achilles tendinitis? Achilles tendinitis is painful and fairly common condition caused from inflammation, irritation or degeneration of the Achilles tendon - the large tendon that runs down the back of the lower leg. Are there different types of Achilles tendinitis? There are two types of Achilles tendonitis: insertional and non-insertional. Insertional Achilles tendonitis affects the lower portion of the Achilles tendon, where it attaches to the heel. Small tears and swelling are typical of this type of Achilles tendonitis and it is common in people with a Haglund’s deformity, a foot condition where the back of the heel is prominent, which causes irritation to the tendon. Non-insertional Achilles tendonitis is characterized by pain and inflammation of the middle portion of the Achilles tendon. It can result in degeneration of the tissue due to stress and pull of the tendon. Non-insertional Achilles tendonitis is more commonly seen in young, active people. What c...