alignment – Page 3 – Megan Sety Yoga

The position of your hips in plank pose

The sun salutation sequence in yoga moves through a number of physical poses including plank and movements that resemble a press-up. We often mistakenly think plank and the movement of lowering down and pressing up are about arm strength. But

Tipping your tailbone is really about moving your pelvis/hips

The position of your hips and pelvis can have a big impact on your muscles, affecting stretching and strengthening. It can be a hard movement to master, especially since we don’t often think about moving our pelvis. There are many

Where do you put your hand in triangle pose?

Triangle pose or trikonasana is one of my favourites. Trampers will love the stretches for the side body and legs. Cyclists will love the core strength without a sit up. However there is one very small alignment decision that can

Position the pelvis to get the best stretch

Did you try the stretches for the thighs last week? Which one worked for you? You would have noticed that I suggested squeezing your buttocks in each stretch. But why does that affect the muscles in the front of your

What’s the core have to do with a block between your thighs?

The inner thigh muscles can affect the core muscles (including the abdominals and pelvic floor).

Small changes make a big difference – triangle pose

A couple weeks ago the practice tip focused on using triangle pose to find a stretch in the sides of your upper body. The last step was adjusting your hand on your leg. Have you ever wondered where exactly to

Stretching the side of your body – take 1

extended side angle pose (parsvakonasana)

I’m still on that theme of relieving back pain. There are a lot of reasons people experience back pain and it depends on your unique body. In fact, check out this great article on why every yoga pose if different

In a standing twist, what part of your body is twisting?

So we’ve covered tipping your pelvis up/down and side-to-side. But you can also twist your pelvis, or more accurately rotate your hips forward or back. We often don’t notice that our hips or pelvis can twist or rotate. However, it’s

More pelvis movements for better stretching (side to side or lateral movements)

You can move your pelvis in many ways – just think of a salsa or hula dancer. Last week we looked at anterior/posterior (front and back) tipping. You can also tip your pelvis side to side, or laterally. And just

How to tip the pelvis

standing forward fold with support (uttanasana)

Tipping your tailbone up or down is not actually about moving your tailbone, but about engaging the muscles to change the position of your pelvis.