The Dreaded Zig-Zag strikes whenever Bob does the Utthita Trikonasana pose. What is the Dreaded Zig-Zag? Yes, Bob’s right arm is coming straight up from his big toe. But with his shoulders almost parallel to the floor, he still points to the ceiling with his left arm. This is the Dreaded Zig-Zag. This arrangement of […]
Have you ever done Trikonasana and have your knees start to hurt? Sometimes it’s the front knee only and other times it is both the front and the back knee. Have ever wondered if there is something that you can do to prevent your knees from hurting? There are a several things that you can […]
Early I published an article that explored the journey that your hand makes going behind your back and eventually holding your big toe in Ardha Baddha Padma Pashimottasana. Now there is a video where you watch the journey and learn about the detours and road blocks that you could run into along the way. If […]
The destination is clear, we are going to the beach. There is only one road that takes us to the beach and it is a long and winding one. We can not go fast on this road because it twists and turns and sometimes we have have to pull off to the side and let […]
A while ago I published an article about this topic. Now there is a video covering the same topic. There are three things that you can do to protect your wrists in Downward Facing Dog. You can either read the article above or watch the video below to find out more. If you want to […]
Bob is struggling to reach his feet in Pashimottasana. Bob’s head has almost disappeared into his shoulders. He has lifted his shoulder blades a long way up towards his ears in his attempt to reach his feet with his hands. He looks an awful lot like a turtle. Later Bob is complaining about how sore […]
Is the yoga class on tonight or not? There is a big snow storm going on. Alice is really hoping that the class is still on! Alice calls the studio and finds out the class has been canceled due to the snow storm. Now what is she going to do? If Alice had established […]
Upward Facing Dog is one of the positions in the Sun Salute. As you can see in the picture your arms are straight with your shoulders over your fingers and your legs straight out behind you. There are several ways that you can injure yourself in this pose if it is done incorrectly. Where can […]
Betty always comes to class with her chewing gum already fully engaged. She finds that chewing gum really helps to keep her mouth from drying out and she is so good at blowing bubbles during class and popping them. She doesn’t even get the popped bubble stuck on her face. She gets lots of attention […]
Bob winced when he saw it. Bob was at the garden store and he was looking at hanging baskets of flowers for sale. The hanging baskets reminded him of the yoga pose Uttanasana. Whenever Bob attempted Uttanasana he looked like a hanging basket of flowers. He would fold forward and his arms would hang […]
