I emphasize minimizing the weight on your head during headstand, especially for beginners. More weight means more risk to your neck.| 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
With outer knee pain in yoga, a tight IT band can sometimes be the culprit. Aligning your legs based on your knees, not your feet, can help. The post How Do I Work With Outer Knee Pain In Yoga? appeared first on Yoganatomy.| Yoganatomy
The right amount of pelvic tilt in yoga is whatever is right for the individual in the posture and maintains the natural curves of the spine. The post What Is The Right Amount Of Pelvic Tilt In Yoga? appeared first on Yoganatomy.| Yoganatomy
It's inevitable that our yoga practice will change as we age. What's important is that we adapt our practice and keep realistic expectations.| Yoganatomy
You might struggle to get the hands to touch in gomukhasana if proportions, bone shape, or scapula mobility are an issue.| Yoganatomy
My technique for doing a backbend without pinching the lumbar spine is to stretch the hip flexors right before backbending.| Yoganatomy
Knee pain in bhujapidasana can happen for many reasons. Do some testing in the pose to determine how to best modify the pose.| Yoganatomy
The exact position of the hands in arm balances matters less than whether you're engaging serratus anterior to stabilize the shoulders.| Yoganatomy