It is important for us as yoga practitioners to know whether what is stopping us going deeper in a posture is compression or tension because if it is the former we can possibly be causing ourselves harm rather than good. In this video we look at three types of compression using what can happen around the hip as an example.
In this video Josefine Selander gives some tips for protecting and stabilizing the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint in yoga.
A short video where I get to speak with yoga anatomy expert David Keil about the Psoas muscle.
I had the great pleasure of doing a course with Julian Baker recently and took the opportunity to interview him about all sorts of fascia, movement and yoga related things.
Apparently a lot of people can have dysfunction with the pelvic floor with sometimes potentially embarrassing consequences. The better we understand the subject the easier it is to do something about it.
It is possible that some students may feel discomfort in the shoulder whilst doing certain actions in the yoga. One potential answer to this may be the underlying bony structure of the shoulder, specifically the shape and size of the acromion process.. This is not a topic that applies to everyone but is useful for teachers to have an understanding of as well as for students that feel something is not happening quite as it should at the shoulder. I…
Forward folding can be a problem movement for many students especially those new to you. In this video I share some of my favourite ways for working on increasing hip flexion.