by Gregor Maehle | Nov 11, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
Today unfortunately many students hurt their knees when performing postures and as the main culprit often the lotus and half-lotus postures are singled out. These postures, however, are completely safe as long as two things are observed: they are attempted only if the...
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...
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 Dr Monica Gauci | Jul 8, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
A common cause of low back pain is when our deep core muscles do not fire before we actually move our trunk or limbs. This can easily happen from prolonged sitting, from too many forward bend postures or even after an episode of low back pain, where the hip flexor...
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...