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Is Standing with Your Feel Parallel Possible? alignment feet & ankles yoga practice Sep 28, 2024

When it comes to yoga practice, the phrase “stand with your feet parallel” is frequently mentioned. However, many practitioners find themselves questioning what this actually means and whether it’s truly achievable. To explore this concept more deeply, we’ll examine the...

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When to microbend the knees in trikonasana / triangle pose? alignment yoga anatomy yoga postures Jun 27, 2024

Triangle Pose (Trikonasana) is a foundational posture in yoga asana practice, celebrated for its ability to enhance flexibility, strength, and balance. Central to performing this pose safely and effectively is understanding the concept of microbending the knees, particularly crucial when dealing...

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Ankle Mobility and Stability: A Comprehensive Approach fascia feet & ankles yoga anatomy Apr 28, 2024

An crucial but often neglected aspect of overall ankle health and fitness are mobility and stability. These two factors play a pivotal role in effective movement, good posture, athletic performance, and of course injury prevention. In this blog post, we'll delve into the importance of ankle...

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The Power of an Elongated Spine: Enhancing Back Bends in Yoga through Fascia Awareness yoga anatomy yoga practice Apr 21, 2024

Yoga is a profound practice that offers a myriad of benefits for the body and mind. Among its repertoire of poses, back bends stand out as static or dynamic movements that not only strengthen the spine but also cultivate flexibility and resilience. Central to mastering these poses is...

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Why is Pilates so Popular? health real life yoga postures yoga practice Sep 22, 2023

Yesterday I was sitting together with another senior yoga teacher to catch up after some time of not seeing each other.
Invariably at some point the conversation spiralled back to yoga practice and teaching.
What we had noticed was a continued rise of the popularity of Pilates training,...

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Hip Mobility: Glutes & Internal Rotation fascia yoga practice May 02, 2023

Hip mobility, glute strength, and internal rotation are essential components of a healthy movement system. The fascia, the connective tissue network that surrounds and supports the muscles, bones, and organs of the body, plays a critical role in optimizing these components.

Hip Mobility from a...

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Forward Bending with Your Fascia in Mind fascia hip flexors yoga postures Apr 30, 2023

Yoga is a holistic practice that emphasizes the integration of body, mind, and spirit. Some of the fundamental postures of yoga are forward bends, which are essential for the stretching and releasing of the spine, hamstrings, and hip flexors. However, like any other physical activity, there are...

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Why Can Lotus Pose Be Comfortable? (for some) Dec 06, 2022

Lotus pose, or padmasana, often appears in texts and imagery as the essential seated posture for meditation or pranayama (breathing practices). Lotus pose is of course found in various asana (posture) practices of many styles of yoga.
In posture practices, lotus pose is not held for significant...

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Destabilizing Postures yoga postures yoga practice Nov 24, 2022

Are you still making this mistake?

Warrior 3 can be a strong pose. Both as a challenging balance and to lift the body horizontally into a line or slight back bend.

We might feel the muscle engagement in the hamstring area of the lifted leg, most people might also notice the gluteal muscles working...

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Why are you practicing Downward Dog? health yoga anatomy yoga practice Oct 02, 2022

This question is not just about downward dog yoga posture. The enquiry can be expanded to question the practice of any pose.
Maybe we can ask what the purpose of any given pose might be.
For you. Not the general purpose. The general purported purpose you can look up in many available yoga books...

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When looking up in upward dog might not serve you alignment yoga anatomy yoga postures Sep 22, 2022

Upward facing dog was amongst the first yoga postures we practiced when I began taking yoga classes many years ago. With it came the spinal extension, the compressive feeling in the lower back and the instruction to tilt the head back and look up.

Over the years I learned this pose supposedly has...

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Yoga Anatomy of the Boat Pose boat pose hip flexors yoga postures yoga practice Jul 06, 2022

What are you really challenging in boat pose / navasana?
Hip flexors, hamstrings, thigh muscles, or your back?
The leg position has a big influence on what the focus of the posture is for many of us.

This video explains why practicing with bend knees is more likely to direct the effort to your hip...

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