by Gregor Maehle | May 26, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
The term rotation in this article refers to the rotation of the thighbone (femur) in the acetabulum of the hip joint. These actions are important to keep your knees and hip joints healthy and in the long term to open the hip joints so that lengthy sitting in Padmasana...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Apr 29, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
In yoga we tend to focus our movements within just three planes of motion. This simple exercise takes the many small facet joints in our neck through their entire spectrum of movement. This imbibes and enhances lubrication of the protective cartilage within the facet...
by Gregor Maehle | Apr 15, 2017 | Asana
During my recent workshops I noticed that there is still a lot of confusion about the importance of nutating the sacroiliac joints in various forms of back-bending (but also in forward bending). Here is a modified passage from my 2009 text Ashtanga Yoga The...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 30, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Pranayama
Our breath represents life and is the basic movement pattern that enables us to exist and experience. Just as breathing is our most primal, natural movement pattern, so is dysfunctional breathing our most significant aberrant movement pattern. Our primary muscle of...
by Gregor Maehle | Mar 18, 2017 | Asana
In previous posts I have written on the importance of Padmasana (lotus posture) and how the right actions needed for this posture have to be imprinted in Janushirshasana A. Today we are connecting the dots. This new post implements the lessons learned in...
