When Should You Place Weight On The Head During Headstand? - Yoganatomy
I emphasize minimizing the weight on your head during headstand, especially for beginners. More weight means more risk to your neck.| Yoganatomy
I emphasize minimizing the weight on your head during headstand, especially for beginners. More weight means more risk to your neck.| Yoganatomy
Should I do setu bandhasana? David explains how other postures prepare the body for setu bandhasana and when you might not want to do it at all.| Yoganatomy
Tight hip flexors and tight muscles on the front of the torso can make it hard to straighten the arms in kapotasana B.| Yoganatomy
Yoga twisting with disk herniations is this month's question. Get some guidelines for how to approach yoga twisting with a herniated disk.| Yoganatomy
Learn when you might not want to move the hips or neck with the spine during twisting poses and when it is probably okay to do so.| Yoganatomy
Learn a great way to stretch the quadriceps. Find out how to use a modified virasana to prepare for doing backbends.| Yoganatomy
Openness in the hip flexors is one important key to avoiding low back pain in urdhva dhanurasana. Find out how to stretch them!| Yoganatomy
You might struggle to get the hands to touch in gomukhasana if proportions, bone shape, or scapula mobility are an issue.| Yoganatomy
This month, David answers the question: Should we jump into plank or chaturanga position? David describes the difference between these two movements and explains why either could be the right choice, depending on the situation.| Yoganatomy
Should the knees go past the ankle or toes? We hear this all the time in yoga classes but why is it true, or why should we even worry about this? Find out!| Yoganatomy
Belly breathing and breathing with bandha create different qualities. Learn why that technique is for yoga practice, not daily life.| Yoganatomy
Ever wonder how you can avoid overworking the upper trapezius in your yoga practice? One of the keys is to stabilize the scapulae.| Yoganatomy
My technique for doing a backbend without pinching the lumbar spine is to stretch the hip flexors right before backbending.| Yoganatomy
Learn why developing strength in serratus anterior and shoulder girdle stability is important whether you land in chaturanga or plank.| Yoganatomy
Muscles can shake in yoga when many individual muscle cells use up their ATP before other muscle cells are refueled and ready to contract.| Yoganatomy
