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Stretching, Age and Your Down Dog
As a dog lover, I’m not alone in believing these creatures have important knowledge to pass along to us humans. With this in mind, I want to discuss how aging affects your body and bring to your...
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The Pelvic Floor
Dear Friends,In this blog post I go over the muscles of the pelvic floor. This is an essential structure for support of the pelvic organs; the muscles involved are also engaged in Moola Bandha.On to...
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The Sacroiliac Joint
In this blog post we take a look at the fundamental anatomy of the sacroiliac, or SI joint. The SI joint is the articulation between the ilium and the sacrum on each side of the pelvis. As with other...
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Diaphragmatic (Belly) Breathing
Your thoracic diaphragm is the main engine for breathing, supplemented by the accessory muscles of your chest and abdomen. It is also an important postural muscle with functional connections to your...
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Stabilizing Your Shoulders In Downward Dog
Hi Folks,In our last post, we discussed joint rhythm for the shoulders. In this blog post I want to share some of my recent investigations on the biomechanics of the shoulder joint, with some specific...
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Shoulder Biomechanics, Part I: The Subscapularis Muscle
Hello Friends,This is the first of a four-part series on the shoulder joint, focusing specifically on the rotator cuff and its biomechanical relationship with the deltoid muscle. Let's begin by looking...
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Shoulder Biomechanics, Part II: The Infraspinatus & Teres Minor
Hello Friends,Welcome to the second of the four-part series on the shoulder joint. Last week I discussed the subscapularis muscle, which is the main shoulder internal rotator. Now we’re on to the...
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The Supraspinatus Muscle
Hello Friends,Let’s cap off the muscles of your rotator cuff with the supraspinatus. This muscle originates in a trough-like area above the scapular spine, hence its name supra, which means “above”....
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Connect Your Cuff to Your Core in Forearm Plank
Your wrists are not an area where you want to “work through pain”...Scientific studies have demonstrated that having a strong core can improve the efficiency of your rotator cuff. A strong and...
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Your Gluts and Lats in Bird Dog Pose
Hello Friends,Once you learn the individual muscles, then it’s time to look at how they function together during movement and in your asanas. Use your knowledge to develop cues to refine and deepen...
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BandhaYoga QuickQuizzes
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Your Glutes in Backbends: Part I
Hello Friends,In this post we take a look at the glute max in backbends and how to avoid splaying out your knees in poses like Urdhva danurasana (Wheel). I give you some cues for sequencing muscle...
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Around Your Core in 4 Minutes
Figure 1: The "Around Your Core" sequence.Hello Friends,I want to share one of my favorite core workouts. I use this at the end of practice to integrate the shoulders, core and lower extremities. Let’s...
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Shoulder Biomechanics Part IV: The Deltoid--Rotator Cuff Connection
The “force couple” is a biomechanical concept whereby groups of muscles work together around a joint to produce coordinated movement. In this blog post, I discuss the force couple between the rotator...
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Co-activate Your Psoas and Quads in Trikonasana
Hello Friends,Sometimes doing just one pose can set you up for the whole day. In this post, let’s look at Trikonasana or Triangle Pose and a powerful cue for stabilizing your pelvis and...
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Trikonasana Part Two: Your Sacroiliac Joint
Hello Friends,In this post, we continue our journey through Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) with a cue that connects the forward leg psoas with the back leg glutes, thus stabilizing your pelvis.First, take...
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Trikonasana Part Three: Foot Arch Mastery
Hello Friends,William Blake said you can see the world in a grain of sand. Similarly, fundamental principles you master in one asana are portable to others. With this in mind, let’s look at the key...
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Connect Your Feet to Your Shoulders in Side Forearm Plank Pose
We recently covered the some key poses to strengthen your core, along with biomechanical cues to refine your work in Forearm Plank pose and Bird Dog pose. Side Forearm Plank is another awesome pose to...
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