Bad Yoga #16: If I Twist the Wrong Direction the First Time Then I’ll Hurt Myself?
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Our dream came true when one of our readers wrote to us with the most fabulous question: I’d like to see if you can answer
We will not be the first, nor hopefully the last, to write about the dangers of trying to do Chaturanga without proper strength training. Our
…Step to the front of your mat and try to find equal weight in the feet and ankle joints. Now pick up your toes and
Our last two posts disabuse you of the false belief that inversions in your yoga practice will help combat the “negative” effects of gravity. There
Continuing from our last post… There are two main reasons we don’t subscribe to the notion that inversions reverse the effects of gravity (in addition
In a yoga class, one is often directed to keep a “long” spine. Teachers will even say that being able to lengthen the spine helps
Often in yoga classes we are directed to turn the head in the opposite direction of the knees to “increase the twist.” But it may
Fellow yoga teachers, please stop saying that doing twists (whether seated, standing, or lying down) helps to “wring out the organs”. Some even go as
Many a times does it occur when a client will express concern over the arch in the lower back. Particularly when laying on the floor we’ll
You heard time and again the classic yoga pose, Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose), described as the perfect ab toning move. But is it really? Well, that