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
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.
Why the hips matter in your leg stretches
In parsvottanasana if the pelvis isn’t in the right position, you’ll find almost no stretch and may feel back pain. But to find the right position, can be very particular. This article explores a number of small adjustments to help you find the sweet spot.
Options for reclined spinal twists
Twists can help relieve back tension and stretch the sides of the body, as well as the chest and shoulders. But have you ever noticed that when we do certain twists when lying on the floor we start by moving
How much to bend or squeeze?
Do you ever find yourself in yoga thinking how far should I bend, should I be able to reach my toes, how much stretch should I feel, how much should I squeeze the muscles? These are great questions to be
Using other muscles in backbends
Last week we looked at using your glutes or buttock muscles in backbends to help protect your lower back. Squeezing your glutes or squeezing your thighs towards each other helps protect your back because it keeps the lumbar or lower
Keeping your back safe in backbends
Learn how you can use your buttock or glute muscles to stabilise your lower back in camel (ustrasana) yoga pose.
Protect your lower back by using your glutes in backbends
In every class we do several sun salutations. A sun salutation is a sequence of yoga poses that include down dog, plank, cobra and often lunges. In the middle of that sequence is a small backbend, called cobra pose. It’s
Jazz hands, seriously
That’s right, your hands are just as important as your feet – even when they are not on the ground. We’ve learned over the last 2 weeks how to activate the muscles in your feet and ankles in a way
The details of ankle alignment
Last week we learned about using ‘Barbie feet’ with your foot in the air when trying to balance – also described as flexing the foot and toes towards you, but then press through the ball of your foot forward (not the