Lumbar Pain & Forward Bending
Here is a demonstration with a skeleton of what it looks like when we overdo our forward bends. And then how to be attentive to not going too far.
Yoga Anatomy
Finding the Elusive Psoas Muscles
There is a lot of talk about the Psoas or the Iliopsoas muscles around the yoga community however, it is an often more difficult to understand muscle than we like to make out. We like to blame a lot of things that we cannot do on a ‘tight psoas’ but the reality is, our bodies …
The Basic Structure of the Shoulder Joint
An area of the body that we sometimes experience repetitive strain disorders so in order to move in conjunction with anatomical safety it is a good idea to understand how this joint works.
Doing Yoga with Scoliosis
The sound isn’t great in this video, unfortunately, but there are subtitles in French so that may help some of us. It’s a collection of clips from the 300 hour teacher training when we are talking about scoliosis.
Anatomy of the Shoulder ~ Anatomie de l’épaule
In Ashtanga we work to develop upper body strength and stability in addition to mobility for poses like urdhva dhanurasana and other back bending poses. With this aim we can sometimes over do it, causing stress and strain on this relatively fragile joint. This is why it is important to understand how the joint works …
The Skeletal Body
Here we go over the similarities and differences between the lower body and the upper body to understand why we tend to need to reinforce the shoulder girdle before attempting arm balancing poses. Click on the photo to see the video.
Paschimottanasana
Sitting forward bends: Where are you suppose to move from in the body? Why are they difficult for a lot of people? Why do so many people get back injuries from these?In this clip, Linda talks briefly about those questions. Les flexions vers l’avant en postition assise : Quelle partie du corps doit etre mobilisée ? Pourquoi ses …
Knees!
Oh those testy knees, so needed but oh so easily injured. The body is a machine that when you think about it is just amazing! This is why I so enjoy studying anatomy. The knee joint works so well to allow us to do incredible movements with our bodies however, at the same time it can …
Julie G’s Amazing Anatomy & Asana Workshop
We had a wonderful workshop with this amazing teacher!Julie Gudmestad I received many emails and students telling me in person how much they learned and enjoyed Julie’s workshops! Beginners and advanced practitioners alike! Here is a little high light video of the weekend. See some of her amazing articles by clicking here. Below are …