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 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 moreDoes Poor Posture Cause Back Pain?
How many times have you heard “This pose improves your posture” in a yoga class? There is such a widespread belief in the concepts of “good” and “bad” posture that we can easily assume that there is a strong evidence basis for these. *Spoiler alert – there really isn’t!*
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”…
Read moreDoes Relaxin Cause the Increase in Joint Laxity During Pregnancy?
There is general consensus in the literature that joint laxity increases during pregnancy and that this is essential for adapting to the growing foetus and preparing for childbirth. However, it is not so clear what role the pregnancy hormones play in this.
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