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
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
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 how yoga is different from meditation. Developing steady concentration in our yoga asana practice is the foundation for meditation.| 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
