Yoga teachers, are you talking your walk?
As yoga teachers, our role extends beyond demonstrating poses and leading sequences. One of the most critical aspects of our teaching is the ability to cue classes effectively. Cueing is…
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Warrior One and Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Warrior one is one of those poses that beginners can have a good stab at, but is quite difficult to perfect. Releasing the glutes and external rotators on the posterior…
The Nadi-fascial System and Indra’s Web
'So you have heard of 'nadis' and heard of 'fascia', but the nadi-fascial system? I would like to officially coin the term. Let me start with fascia.... Scientists are only…
Dumping into the joints on the yoga mat
Do you dump into your joints in your practice? Examples of this could be locking out the knees in straight leg standing postures, hyperextending into the elbows in Downward Dog…
Creating Intentions (Samkapla) – the yoga way
Happy 2020 yogis. May this year be a year where you can let go of old experiences that drain your mental process and life-force in order to create space for…
Anatomy of Hip Openers
Hip opening forward bends are grounding, cooling and yin in nature. They offer a sense of homecoming or ‘coming back to self’ as the body folds in on itself creating…
Muscle Fibres, Yoga and Morphology
Ever wonder why some people are able to flop into pretzel-like poses on their first attempt and others spend years or sweat and tears trying to master the same poses ?…
The Process of Inflammation and treating Yoga Injuries
Inflammation (from Latin inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to injury or harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective…
The Science of Yogic Stretching and the Nervous System
Hatha yoga is a practice that aims to balance the nervous system through stretching and breathing. Ha = sun, hot, masculine, fast, activeness, sympathetic nervous system. Tha = moon, cool,…
Yoga R-Evolution
Back in my Ashanga days, I remember one of the things Sri K. Pattabhi Jois used to say was ‘do not think’. It was usually when just before I was…
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