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Pain issues and injuries in yoga

May 30, 2019

This page is all about trying to understand the things that can help prevent or reduce the risk of getting an injury or pain and what to do if you get one. It’s not just about being broken but also about good ways of practicing, engaging, aligning and balancing. Lots of these posts have been spread across the website so hopefully with everything in one place you can learn and research what will be useful for you. It’s fair to…

Maria Boox on Ashtanga Yoga, Mediation, Injuries, Beginners Practice, Aging

April 27, 2019

Maria Boox

Maria Boox has a wealth of knowledge and it was great to be able to talk with her about Ashtanga, her own injuries, meditation and much more.

Healthy Wrists

April 22, 2019

Melanie Cooper

Wrist pain can be an issue for a number of yoga students and office workers. Melanie Cooper demonstrates in this video some great exercises for keeping the wrists strong, mobile and hopefully injury free.

Deepika Mehta Interview

December 8, 2017

Deepika Mehta

Stu Girling talks to Deepika Mehta about how Yoga and positive thinking helped her meet the challenges of dealing with a bad injury, and her twin passions of Ashtanga Yoga and Dance.

Interpertation of pain and injury in context of Ashtanga Yoga practice

November 14, 2017

Iain Grysak

Foreword from Stu Girling First of all I want to say that I really love the way Iain writes and that he has the conviction to always say exactly what he is thinking. For this particular post I felt it was necessary to put a little bit from me up front as the views put forward are so opposite to mine. So why am I posting it you may ask. Well the answer is very simple. As a resource site…

Dark Night of the Meniscus

May 12, 2017

Karen Kirkness

Knee injuries are unfortunately too common with yoga practitioners. Karen Kirkness explains some of what might be going on with meniscus tears and how to prevent it. So many yogis are dealing with knee issues. I’ve heard these maladies described as: clunky, dodgy, sore, noisy, tight, overstretched, tender, and painful. One of the common sources of these sensations is the meniscus. The meniscus of the knee is a fibrocartilaginous disc whose name is derived from the Greek “meniskos” or crescent, for its crescent-shaped appearance on the tibial plateau.

David Keil Interview on fascia, injuries and ashtanga yoga

August 20, 2016

David Keil

Its that time of year again when David Keil visits Purple Valley in Goa and I get to babble anatomy with someone who really knows his stuff. David is author of the brilliant book Functional Anatomy of Yoga and teaches around the world. In this interview we talk about the emerging interest in fascia, injuries, Ashtanga Yoga and of course a lot more.

From Specialists to Humans

November 26, 2015

Christoph Seiland

Yoga is a state of being in which we experience ourselves as whole and present. To train ourselves in the state of yoga, we include the practice of physical movements for we are physical beings. We experience and express ourselves through a physical body, therefore, every so called spiritual practice must include the body in one way or another to be truly wholesome.

How to Make Adjustments SAFE

September 27, 2014

Melanie Cooper

Adjustments can be an extremely effective part of the way a yoga teacher communicates with their students. Adjustments can be soft, energetic, enabling and supportive. They should feel GOOD. If an adjustment feels painful or horrible – then something is going very wrong. Here are my suggestions for ensuring your adjustments are safe and effective and compassionate.

David Keil Interview

April 17, 2014

David Keil

If you are interested in Yoga Anatomy or Ashtanaga you will know about David Keil. With his great and informative Yoga Anatomy website and worldwide workshops. I was like a kid in a toy shop when I got the chance to interview David. Loads of topics were covered with plenty of geeky anatomy talk.

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