by Gregor Maehle | Oct 28, 2017 | Ashtanga Yoga, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
I.31 The obstacles to yoga surface as anxiety and depression and unsteadiness of body and breathing pattern. From those symptoms we can gauge that the various obstacles, some of which were listed in sutra I.30, are present. The obstacles don’t just stop at...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 11, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
I still find that the basics of forward bending are often poorly understood. Especially the importance of sacrum nutation and active release in forward bending are frequently ignored. Let’s have another look at Pashimottanasana: Sitting in Dandasana with legs...