It’s very common for yoga teachers to cue external rotation of the shoulder joint in Downward Facing Dog. There is a widespread belief that externally rotating the shoulder joint when weight-bearing is the correct choice while internal rotation here is bad and potentially injurious. Read on to find out more!
Read moreTo Tuck or Not to Tuck? That is the Question!
Tucking the tailbone is essentially tilting your pelvis in the posterior direction (imagine the pelvis as a bowl of water and you are tipping the water behind you). Untucking the tailbone is the opposite: tilting your pelvis in the anterior direction (and tipping the water in front of you).
Read moreDoes Being Active Wear Out Our Joints?
I imagine that you’ve heard the phrase “wear and tear” used to describe the process involved in osteoarthritis (OA). This crude “bone-on-bone” model is being challenged and redefined by research that has been emerging over the past couple of decades.
Read moreShould We Strive Towards Symmetry in our Yoga Practice?
Do you notice that certain yoga poses feel different on one side compared to the other?
Read moreIs Spinal Flexion Bad?
Yoga sequences often feature many ‘chest/heart openers’ (backbends) and twists but do not tend to feature so much active flexion of the spine. Often when we forward fold in a yoga class we are encouraged to do so with a “straight back”…
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