Do you cringe when a student in your class hyperextends their elbows in Table Top Pose? Let’s start by clarifying the differences between locking the elbow and hyperextending the elbow.
Read moreUnpacking Chaturanga Dandasana
Chaturanga Dandasana is one of the most talked about yoga asanas and tends to create challenges for yoga practitioners and yoga teachers alike for two main reasons…
Read moreIs Internal Shoulder Rotation in Downward Facing Dog Bad?
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 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?
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