Practice Poise

About Practice Poise

A podcast about moving and breathing for healing.

Publisher

Alison Starr

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Feb 2023

Latest episode

9 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jul 2026

   Low Back Pain During Core Work? Here's the Real Reason

   That familiar ache in your low back during core work isn't weakness — it's your body rerouting the job to whatever is available. Three muscles quietly take the load: the psoas, the QL, and the piriformis. This episode explains why they step in, how to release them, and how to rebuild core stability that actually sticks. Simple sequence: release first. Engage second. That shift changes everything. Part of the Unshakeable Core series. Ready for strength-building that’s smart, sustainable and still feels like yoga? 🎥 Grab the free strength series: https://alisonstarr.kit.com/9d22b218a4 Looking to reclaim your strength and confidence? Let's talk. 📅 Schedule a Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/makepracticemiraculous/clarity Want yoga-inspired, science-backed practices you that fit into real life? 📲 Get the 20 Minute Miracles app: https://onelink.to/20minutemiracles 🔔𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ More Ways to Connect 🔗 Practice Poise Substack: https://alisonsmithstarr.substack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonsstarr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonsmithstarr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonsmithstarr Website: https://www.alisonstarr.com/ 📩 For business inquiries: alison@alisonstarr.com ============================= 🎬Suggested videos for you: ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXH8D2yHNI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwt3O94TfQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMb8U74tN1Q ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF9f3vGT7rk ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoRsn622xZI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvKNjy4_HK4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxyuRmEFt4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-GPH_TC6N0 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGCK9XroooQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJp8ke6bvoU ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAZmsFyqJY ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mjf1YtTq5M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sqns5Sd43M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmBfAnXVu50 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCdZyr2TDcc ================================= ✅ About Alison Starr. Welcome to my channel! I’m Alison and I help women feel strong, steady, and at home in their bodies. If you’ve practiced yoga for years but lately it leaves you sore, stiff, or unsatisfied—you’re not alone. Your body is changing: muscle, hormones, recovery, energy. And your practice needs to evolve too. Here you’ll find science-backed, strength-infused, yoga-inspired movement for women 35–65 who want to stay healthy, active, and strong through midlife and beyond. I blend yoga asana, strength training, movement science, functional breathing, and nervous-system strategies for smart and sustainable practice. 📩 Email: alison@alisonstarr.com 🔔 Ready to reclaim your strength and confidence? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #menopausefitness #womenover40 #strengthtrainingforwomen #yogaforstrength #perimenopausehealth #strongnotskinny #asanastrong building muscle over 40, perimenopause workout, menopause fitness, strength training for women over 40, women over 40 workout, yoga strength training, sarcopenia menopause, muscle loss in menopause, strong not skinny, yoga for perimenopause, strength training at home for women, muscle loss after 40 female, Alison Starr, Asana Strong

2. 

   27 Jun 2026

   Is Your Core Work Causing Pain? Here's Why

   If your core work is causing pain in your lower back, hip flexors, or shoulders and neck, the problem isn't weakness. It's the wrong muscles doing the job. When the deep core doesn't engage, the body assigns the work to something else. And if you keep pushing through, it's like missing your turn and thinking if you keep driving, you'll somehow get back on track. You won't. This episode breaks down why compensation patterns form, how to release the muscles that are overworking, and how to rebuild core stability from a place of ease — not effort. The sequence: release first. Engage second. That's not a modification. That's building a foundation. This is Episode 3 of the Unshakeable Core series. Start building strength that feels like yoga. Today. Free. 🧰 Get the Asana Strong Starter Kit: https://alisonstarr.kit.com/95abb7e558 Stop guessing. Book a free 20-minute Strength Audit and get three practices chosen specifically for your body, plus a video walkthrough. 📅 https://calendly.com/makepracticemiraculous/strength-audit Build strength without leaving yoga behind. 📲 Get the Asana Strong app: https://onelink.to/asanastrong Ready for strength-building that’s smart, sustainable and still feels like yoga? 🎥 Grab the free strength series: https://alisonstarr.kit.com/9d22b218a4 Looking to reclaim your strength and confidence? Let's talk. 📅 Schedule a Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/makepracticemiraculous/clarity Want yoga-inspired, science-backed practices you that fit into real life? 📲 Get the 20 Minute Miracles app: https://onelink.to/20minutemiracles 🔔𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ More Ways to Connect 🔗 Practice Poise Substack: https://alisonsmithstarr.substack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonsstarr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonsmithstarr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonsmithstarr Website: https://www.alisonstarr.com/ 📩 For business inquiries: alison@alisonstarr.com ============================= 🎬Suggested videos for you: ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXH8D2yHNI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwt3O94TfQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMb8U74tN1Q ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF9f3vGT7rk ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoRsn622xZI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvKNjy4_HK4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxyuRmEFt4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-GPH_TC6N0 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGCK9XroooQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJp8ke6bvoU ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAZmsFyqJY ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mjf1YtTq5M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sqns5Sd43M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmBfAnXVu50 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCdZyr2TDcc ================================= ✅ About Alison Starr. Welcome to my channel! I’m Alison and I help women feel strong, steady, and at home in their bodies. If you’ve practiced yoga for years but lately it leaves you sore, stiff, or unsatisfied—you’re not alone. Your body is changing: muscle, hormones, recovery, energy. And your practice needs to evolve too. Here you’ll find science-backed, strength-infused, yoga-inspired movement for women 35–65 who want to stay healthy, active, and strong through midlife and beyond. I blend yoga asana, strength training, movement science, functional breathing, and nervous-system strategies for smart and sustainable practice. 📩 Email: alison@alisonstarr.com 🔔 Ready to reclaim your strength and confidence? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #menopausefitness #womenover40 #strengthtrainingforwomen #yogaforstrength #perimenopausehealth #strongnotskinny #asanastrong building muscle over 40, perimenopause workout, menopause fitness, strength training for women over 40, women over 40 workout, yoga strength training, sarcopenia menopause, muscle loss in menopause, strong not skinny, yoga for perimenopause, strength training at home for women, muscle loss after 40 female, Alison Starr, Asana Strong

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Your Core Isn't Weak. Here's what Is

   Your core isn't your abs. It never was. If you've been doing ab work and still feel unstable, this is the episode that explains why — and what to do instead. True core strength isn't about squeezing harder. It's a pressure system built by 5 specific muscles working together. When all five engage, core stability becomes automatic. When even one is missing, everything compensates. In this episode I'm breaking down the 5 Muscle Formula: ✦ Transverse Abdominis — the wrap that creates internal pressure ✦ Obliques — the rotational anchors that stabilize side-to-side ✦ Hamstrings — the posterior chain that completes your base ✦ Serratus Anterior — the upper anchor most people never train ✦ Adductors — the surprising muscle that ties everything together These five muscles are interlocking gears. When they work together, you stop thinking about your core — because it just works. This is your deep core activation reset. Ready for strength that still feels like yoga? 🧰 Get the Asana Strong Starter Kit here: https://alisonstarr.kit.com/95abb7e558 Looking to reclaim your strength and confidence? Schedule a Strength Audit 📅 https://calendly.com/makepracticemiraculous/strength-audit 📲 Get the Asana Strong app: https://onelink.to/asanastrong 🔔S𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ More Ways to Connect 🔗 Practice Poise Substack: https://alisonsmithstarr.substack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonsstarr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonsmithstarr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonsmithstarr Website: https://www.alisonstarr.com/ 📩 For business inquiries: alison@alisonstarr.com ============================= 🎬Suggested videos for you: ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXH8D2yHNI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwt3O94TfQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMb8U74tN1Q ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF9f3vGT7rk ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoRsn622xZI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvKNjy4_HK4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxyuRmEFt4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-GPH_TC6N0 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGCK9XroooQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJp8ke6bvoU ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAZmsFyqJY ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mjf1YtTq5M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sqns5Sd43M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmBfAnXVu50 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCdZyr2TDcc ================================= ✅ About Alison Starr. Welcome to my channel! I’m Alison and I help women feel strong, steady, and at home in their bodies. If you’ve practiced yoga for years but lately it leaves you sore, stiff, or unsatisfied—you’re not alone. Your body is changing: muscle, hormones, recovery, energy. And your practice needs to evolve too. Here you’ll find science-backed, strength-infused, yoga-inspired movement for women 35–65 who want to stay healthy, active, and strong through midlife and beyond. I blend yoga asana, strength training, movement science, functional breathing, and nervous-system strategies for smart and sustainable practice. 📩 Email: alison@alisonstarr.com 🔔 Ready to reclaim your strength and confidence? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #CoreStrength #CoreStability #DeepCoreActivation #CoreWorkoutForWomen #TransverseAbdominis #CoreWorkout #CoreExercises #IntraAbdominalPressure #PelvicFloor #YogaForWomenOver40 #StrengthTrainingForWomen #FunctionalCore #CoreIsntAbs #YogaCoreWorkout #AdductorStrength #SerratusAnterior #BackPainRelief #WomenOver40 #RibcagePelvis #UnshakeableCore core strength, core stability, deep core activation, core workout for women, transverse abdominis, core workout, obliques workout, adductor exercises, serratus anterior, core exercises for back pain, yoga core workout, intra abdominal pressure, pelvic floor exercises, yoga for women over 40, strength training for women over 40, core activation exercises, functional core strength, home workout for women, ribcage pelvis alignment, unshakeable core Ready for strength-building that’s smart, sustainable and still feels like yoga? 🎥 Grab the free strength series: https://alisonstarr.kit.com/9d22b218a4 Looking to reclaim your strength and confidence? Let's talk. 📅 Schedule a Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/makepracticemiraculous/clarity Want yoga-inspired, science-backed practices you that fit into real life? 📲 Get the 20 Minute Miracles app: https://onelink.to/20minutemiracles 🔔𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ More Ways to Connect 🔗 Practice Poise Substack: https://alisonsmithstarr.substack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonsstarr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonsmithstarr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonsmithstarr Website: https://www.alisonstarr.com/ 📩 For business inquiries: alison@alisonstarr.com ============================= 🎬Suggested videos for you: ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXH8D2yHNI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cwt3O94TfQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMb8U74tN1Q ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF9f3vGT7rk ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoRsn622xZI ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvKNjy4_HK4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqxyuRmEFt4 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-GPH_TC6N0 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGCK9XroooQ ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJp8ke6bvoU ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mAZmsFyqJY ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mjf1YtTq5M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sqns5Sd43M ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmBfAnXVu50 ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCdZyr2TDcc ================================= ✅ About Alison Starr. Welcome to my channel! I’m Alison and I help women feel strong, steady, and at home in their bodies. If you’ve practiced yoga for years but lately it leaves you sore, stiff, or unsatisfied—you’re not alone. Your body is changing: muscle, hormones, recovery, energy. And your practice needs to evolve too. Here you’ll find science-backed, strength-infused, yoga-inspired movement for women 35–65 who want to stay healthy, active, and strong through midlife and beyond. I blend yoga asana, strength training, movement science, functional breathing, and nervous-system strategies for smart and sustainable practice. 📩 Email: alison@alisonstarr.com 🔔 Ready to reclaim your strength and confidence? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@AlisonSmithStarr/?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #menopausefitness #womenover40 #strengthtrainingforwomen #yogaforstrength #perimenopausehealth #strongnotskinny #asanastrong building muscle over 40, perimenopause workout, menopause fitness, strength training for women over 40, women over 40 workout, yoga strength training, sarcopenia menopause, muscle loss in menopause, strong not skinny, yoga for perimenopause, strength training at home for women, muscle loss after 40 female, Alison Starr, Asana Strong

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