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Ep 76: Excessive Hip Flexion In Yoga & What To Do About it
Let’s discuss the issue of hip flexion in yoga.
What is it? Is there too much? And what can you do about it.Hip flexion is normal; You need to flex …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 75: Should Students w/ Scoliosis Practice Yoga?
Ever wondered if students with scoliosis can practice yoga safely? Spoiler, the answer is Yes, but first we’ve gotta ditch the one-size-fits-all alig…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 74: SI Joint Dysfunction and Yoga
Many students practicing yoga encounter the frustrating and often debilitating experience of SI joint pain. I even experience it from time to time my…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 73: Hip Openers and Labral Tears: Why Deep Stretches Aren’t for Everyone
Some students need to be extremely cautious when it comes to poses like Pigeon, Fire Log, and even Butterfly. Excessive hip movement that's required …
1 year ago
Ep 72: When to Refer Out: Recognizing the Limits of Your Scope
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Ep 71: Injury Prevention in Yoga: What We Can (and Can’t) Control
Injury prevention in yoga is often oversimplified into absolutes. It's either "yoga heals everything" or "if you get hurt, you did it wrong." But the…
1 year ago
Ep 70: How Alignment Cues Affect Your Nervous System
In the last two episodes, we've discussed keeping students safe in our classes by being more mindful of the alignment cues we use. However, what is c…
1 year ago
Ep 69: Why Alignment Cues Don’t work For Everyone - Part 2
We discussed safety in the last episode because I believe we all come from that standpoint. Thinking safety begs the question, “Is our understanding …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 68: The Problem w/ Rigid Alignment Cues - Part 1
Traditionally, alignment was taught as a set of fixed, universal principles—certain cues, angles, and posture requirements that were considered "corr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep 67: How to Teach Anatomy? - Teacher Questions Answered
Understanding anatomy is super important as a movement teacher. You may have noticed that I weave this sentiment in many of my episodes. I've receive…
1 year, 1 month ago