When Joanna-Lynn McBain posted a question to Louis Jackson‘s article about uddiyana bandha, she never expected the response she got! Not only Louis, but Kristin Marvin, Dawn McCrory and Keith Wittenstein all provided their expertise to answer her. Louis and Kristin’s…
Sometimes a comment on a YTU blog post sparks a reply from the author. Other times, it starts a four-way dialog! That’s what happened when Joanna-Lynn McBain left a comment on Louis Jackson’s article “Building A Coregeous Embodymap, Part 3: Uddiyana…
“As long as you can take a deep breath in the pose, you’re safe.” How many times have you heard this phrase from a yoga teacher? You may have even heard it from me… Deep breathing has always been the fail-safe…
Watch Jill Miller explain and perform Uddiyana Bandha in in her final of the three part video series with Dr. Kelly Starrett of mobilitywod.com. Note how the vacuum in this core yoga pose is created not by pulling the guts in,…
In Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, author and yogi Dr. H. David Coulter claims, “Uddiaynna bandha is the only practice in Hatha Yoga that frankly stretches the respiratory diaphragm.” (p. 197) After 16 years of yoga practice, Uddiyanna Bandha still remained to…
“So…the diaphragm is a muscle?” a student epiphonied during one of my beginning yoga sessions. “Yes!” I said with the same glee a mom has when her baby takes that first step. “Just like your biceps. You gotta stretch it…
Two experts in body mechanics meet in the middle, the middle of the body that is. Watch and see how Dr. Kelly Starrett, DPT of www.MobilityWOD.com and Jill explore the respiratory diaphragm. Every athlete, yogi, golfer, singer, mother, father, sister, brother,…
Get to know it and you will unlock your inner power. Maybe even walk on fire! One of my favorite things to do is breathe. I just love how it makes me feel…calm, centered, grounded, inspired, quiet. Oh, yeah. And it…
Have you ever had a shoulder injury? If so (or even if not) it’s important to get clear about how your shoulder works so that you don’t re-injure yourself. (www.thisnation.com) Quite often, learning how to locate your body’s tissues and taking the…
It’s true that Serratus Posterior Inferior is not the musclebrity that Serratus Anterior is. If you read up on yoga anatomy, or take yoga from a teacher who does, you’re most likely enamored with your Serratus Anterior (a crucial scapular stabilizer…
