Last week we explored some beginnings in understanding our SI Joint with the “Pelvis with a Distance” blog post. To recap, the SI Joint is essential and functionally formed to transfer the load between your spine and legs. Your sacrum, pelvis and spine are functionally interrelated through muscular, fascial, and ligamentous connections to your arms, […]
Time to deep dive again into Hindu mythology in our yoga movement, mantras, and meditations. This week we explore a shared story between two Hindu sages and poses, Vasistha and Vishvamitra. Vasistha, priest sage and son of Brahma, one of the main 3 Hindu gods, owned a magic wish-fulfilling cow. The mythology goes that that […]
If you google SI Joint (Sacrioliac Joint) and yoga, you will be met with a load of fear based articles warning you what you shouldn’t do to avoid potential perceived pain. Today we are going to start with a call out to the yoga community around telling students what is causing their pain… as yoga […]
Another week another deep dive into Hindu deity myths used in our yoga movement, mantras, and meditations. This week we look at Koundinya. He was a sage and a devotee of Ganesh. One mythos is that Koundinya sent his wife to weigh durva, a sacred grass that weighed more than gold and even other […]
Psoas I was saying… Last week we reviewed that in somatic and movement sciences, muscular movement exists through isotonic and isometric contractions and specifically looked at Isometric contractions. This week, let’s look at some simple definitions to explore Isotonic contractions. There are two types of Isotonic contractions where the tension or load remains the same while the length […]
Here we are at week 6 of what Hindu deities show up in yoga mantras, movements, and meditations. Marichi is the son of Brahma, one of three god’s in Hindu mythology. The seated twist poses Marichyasana A, B, C, and D come from Marichi. He was considered a sage and was also the grandfather of […]
You know what makes me smile? Face muscles. Ready to know more about your muscles in movement? This blog is for you! In somatic and movement sciences, muscular movement exists through isotonic and isometric contractions. Let’s look at Isometric contractions this week and tune in next Tuesday for the down low on Isotonic contractions to […]
Not to go on a downward spiral and tangent but your spine is full of curve. The lumber or lower spine has a lordosis, inward curve. The thoracic or middle spine has a kyphosis, outward curve. The cervical spine or neck has a lordosis. The curves work together to keep your body’s center of gravity […]
Greetings! We’re making changes to our Pure Yoga Blog! Hang with me… It sounds more confusing than it is. If you are receiving this post to your email inbox, that means you have subscribed to it through the Pure Yoga website. Ongoing, this blog is shifting its message and will feature two posts every week; […]