Strengthen, Protect, & Heal the Knees

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Desiree Rumbaugh

Knee problems are very common for people of all ages and fitness levels including athletes and yoga practitioners. Use these poses to strengthen the muscles around your knees and release the tightness in your hips that exacerbate the pain. *** Do not aggravate your knee joint. If any of these poses are causing pain in your knee, stop immediately. The idea is to use maxiumum muscle energy while doing these poses and experience zero pain in the knee joint. If your knee pain persists, consult a doctor or a physical therapist.

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Desiree Rumbaugh

Strengthen, Protect, & Heal the Knees
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Average Rating:4.94 rating based on 25 reviews

By PsychMD | Thursday, October 26, 2023
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I really liked the class, but I need to see what she s explaining in order to fully understand the pose. The videocamera was too far. I would ve wanted close ups to understand how to shorten the feet in the beginning and in the other poses, actually, the whole video. Otherwise, it was great.

By Shanacious | Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Fantastic class. I can really see points I have been missing on short feet and lifting arches. It s the best I have been able to sit with crossed legs without knee twinges. I dislocated my patella 25yrs ago and always worked in jobs on my feet for 10 to 16hrs a day. Bubble wrap knees! Hoping to see an improvement with this. Highly recommend!

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So glad you were able to use the information in this class to help your knees. Please feel free to reach out to me through my website if you have any questions. Desiree

By nnnomadchef | Saturday, October 29, 2022
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great

By Tara | Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Great instruction for knee practice. Excellent class!

By SandyC | Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Wonderful reminder to know how to practice the right way with your knees. Learned some tips to use during mt practice. Thank you! namaste...

By shirley | Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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This was truly valuable for my bum knee. Great instruction on how to protect your knee in multiple poses and positions. Thanks Desiree!

By Micaela | Monday, January 17, 2022
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So much here to apply to every other yoga class!

By Marysela | Sunday, January 16, 2022
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Knee pains! Go for this one, a lot of ideas to help yourself!

By Elle | Sunday, January 16, 2022
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Really interesting information and useful! At the same time I found this difficult but in a way that made me know I need to keep learning. I will now always think more about "shortening" my feet in my poses. I hope with this info I can strengthen my knees and avoid future injury. Great tip too about injuries, weakness, and tightness. I would like to do more of these informational healing classes in addition to my more physical practices. Thank you.

By Kathy | Sunday, January 16, 2022
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I really enjoyed this class! Desiree gave clear instruction and explanations of all of the different poses and moves we did. I am a runner and have dealt with all kinds of pain over the years, so this was very relevant for me. Thank you!

By clairekathleen444 | Saturday, November 27, 2021
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Deceptively challenging but focused on strengthening and healing. So glad I found this class!

By Carole | Monday, September 20, 2021
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I love this!!!!! I feel no pain in my knees after this class. It will become my daily routine!

By annem | Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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This class was solid gold. Wonderful exercises and very accessible. My knees feel no pain. This one will be a regular practice.

By Eve | Sunday, May 9, 2021
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I will be revisiting this class regularly, for sure! Great class, with great tips on how to keep the knees strong and protected. Namaste!

By Tanja | Sunday, January 10, 2021
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Desiree you are the best to explain little twists that do great things. Every yoga teacher should learn from you.

By David Dee | Thursday, December 31, 2020
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Best knee advice ever. Thank you. I will watch this again.

By Yogageek | Tuesday, October 6, 2020
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Excellent class. I have been experiencing knee pain the last several years in certain postures. I will be revisiting this video often as I incorporate these changes into my asana practice. Thank you!

By Becca | Thursday, February 27, 2020
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This class is such a gift! I have terrible knees and injured them through years of dancing. Yoga is generally kinder to my knees, but one was very tweaky and painful lately, so I tried this class. Such helpful little tweaks in alignment and muscular engagement. I used them in a flow class yesterday and I was able to dance for two hour tonight, both jazz and modern, without pain because I was so careful in my alignment. Thanks so much, Desiree! I will have to try the rest of this series!

By Jennifer | Saturday, January 19, 2019
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I ve been experiencing knee pain on an off for years! I did this sequence twice after skiing and feel great. Thank you! Going to try the lower back now! Thank you, thank you, thank you. The directives are great! I ll never do squats the same way. I m gonna learn how to incorporate some of these to my classes!

By bjakubiak | Monday, January 7, 2019
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This class provided me immediate relief and will help me with better positioning in other classes. I broke a foot, which led to a long recovery, repeated bouts of plantar fascitis, and a recurrence of old knee pain. This will definitely be a part of my rotation as I rebuild strength. Thank you!

By RockvilleGirl | Monday, January 7, 2019
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Excellent! Legs feel stronger and Have knowledge to protect while strengthening. Perfect cueing.

By LuluRose | Sunday, January 6, 2019
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This was SO educational - thank you! I have never enjoyed Baddha Ko?asana due to slight knee pain but as soon as I adjusted my pelvis the pain stopped! I was expecting it to be more talking and not enough doing so it was great to be able to get full value out of the 30mins as we were "doing" the whole time.

By debra mccloskey | Friday, January 4, 2019
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Wonderful, this class has helped me so much with my knee pain. It makes so much sense. Thank you

By dmdYoga | Thursday, November 15, 2018
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When I searched "yoga for knees", only one class came up. Fortunately, it s fantastic! My knees feel better already. I ve got to incorporate "short feet" into my regular yoga practice. I love the teacher s style, too, and will go look up her other classes next. Thank you!

By Heather | Sunday, October 7, 2018
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This is a great class for learning about how to strengthen your knees without damaging them. I really appreciate Desiree s expertise. This wonderful class explains how the feet, knees and hips are inter-related and how simple (not easy) techniques can help you get the most out of your yoga practice.
Like the Fearless After Fifty series (by Desiree and Michelle Marchildon), this is not a yoga flow class, but rather an educational, instructional class that teaches very specific adjustments you can make that will strengthen and protect your knees. Although I did not break a sweat as I followed along, I am certain I will feel this tomorrow, as I used muscles that are rather weak and need strengthening.
I hope to incorporate these exercises into my regular routine so I can have healthier feet, knees and hips! It will take me a while to master that "short foot" that fires up the whole leg, but I hope to do it!
Thanks, Desiree!

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