by Dr Monica Gauci | Aug 19, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
The secret to being able to jump through in a vinyasa is not in the ability to jump but in the ability to brake! Everyone can jump. In fact you hold yourself back from jumping if you do not have the strength to brake your jump. Your body inherently knows if you do or...
by Gregor Maehle | Aug 4, 2017 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
Overview: With Pincha Mayurasana starts the strength section of the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Yoga. This first posture focuses on stabilizing of the shoulderblades (scapula). Counterindication: In case of an existing shoulder injury, jumping out of the posture...
by Gregor Maehle | Jun 24, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
Leg-behind-head postures are some of the most important, effective and beneficial yoga postures. They open the hip joints, a work that will continue later on through the extreme hip rotations. This process is essential in releasing life force from its reservoir at the...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jun 10, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
There seems to be a lot of confusion around stretching and I am often asked the questions, “What are we actually stretching?”, “Are we stretching muscle or fascia?” and “Should we stretch ligaments?”. One important principle we first need to understand is that...
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 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...
