You’ve probably heard the term “hip openers” used often in the world of yoga, often associated with one specific movement – external rotation of the hip joint. However, this is quite a limited definition as the hips are complex joints that link...
There’s a famous quote that says ‘yoga is not about touching your toes, but what you learn on the way down’. I couldn’t agree more. Touching your toes is just an arbitrary measure of flexibility, and being flexible is not what yoga is about (although...
Yoga is widely celebrated for its ability to bring peace of mind and alleviate various physical and stress-related conditions. In general, yoga lengthens the body tissues, strengthens the muscles through applying healthy stress and enhances the range of motion of the...
In our current Western society, we typically take a highly dual and binary approach to the body and mind. From Descartes’ famous quote “I think therefore I am” to traditional Western medical approaches mind and body are seen as separate and often in contention with...
An inversion in yoga is a pose in which the yogi’s heart is at a higher level than the head. Yoga inversions have the ability to challenge our deepest fears so that we can build resilience either mentally, emotionally or just purely physically. At first, most of...
