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 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 3, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
Monica’s latest video clip on how to decrease stress on your neck when taking your head back. https://youtu.be/WGPsv2uGmTo Check out her blog on this same subject: https://chintamaniyoga.com/asana/born-gaze-stars-saving-neck-part-2/
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 18, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
In several of my books such as Yoga Meditation, I have written about the importance of having a good-quality meditation posture such as Padmasana, Siddhasana or similar. If you cannot sit comfortably chances are that discomfort will stop you from going deeper into...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Feb 4, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation
Yes myth… the myth is that iliopsoas is functionally one entity. Iliacus and psoas and two individual, unique and independent muscles that share the same insertion on our thigh bone. Their important origins are totally unrelated. Akin to partners sharing the same...