There definitely tends to be favouritism in the yoga community towards back bending as opposed to all the other wonderful and equally important movements that the spine can make.
Read moreShould We Always Place Our Hands Directly Under Our Shoulders in Plank?
There is so often a lot of dogma associated with Plank Pose. Many teachers tell their students exactly where to place their hands and exactly where to place their shoulders. But when you scratch the surface and look at the anatomy of the wrist and the arm it becomes clear that precise cues will not work for most yoga students.
Read moreIs it Bad to Take Your Knee Beyond Your Ankle in Warrior?
Your brain and nervous system are hardwired at a primal level to be constantly on the lookout for anything that is perceived to be threatening. That threat may come in the form of an injury, what you read online about the human body, or in the words that your yoga teachers use.
Read moreIs Moving Between Internal and External Hip Rotation Bad for the Joint?
My take on this somewhat controversial topic is that many of the correlations that are made between specific hip movements and specific hip pathologies are anecdotal, i.e. based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.
Read moreIs it Really that Bad to Take Your Knee Beyond Your Ankle in Warrior?
Your brain and nervous system are hardwired at a primal level to be constantly on the lookout for anything that is perceived to be threatening. That threat may come in the form of an injury, what you read online about the human body, or in the words that your yoga teachers use.
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