Yoga 216 INfrastructure: Anatomy through Asana

Happy 2017 216IN yogis! Follow us this month as we get strong with vashistasana!! #yogaanatomy #yogaeverydamnday #yogainspiration #yogajournal #yogainstructor #yogamuscles #yogaphotography #yogapose #yogateacher #yogatransformation

ROM = Range of motion! A joint is made up of two or more bones joined together by ligaments, muscles, tendons, and other connective tissues. We can think of a joint like the hinge on a door. In thinking about the hinge model; a door has a specific normal ROM it can properly work within, it opens comfortably to a specific point, and closes comfortably at a specific point. ... If that door is mishandled, forced outside its normal ROM either by one big trauma or by many repeated traumas over an extended period of time, the hinge will be damaged and not function as it was made to. Just like the door hinge each joint in our body has a relative normal range of motion. EXAMPLE: Shoulder Flexion - normal ROM 180* or the ability to bring the arms in line with the ears. When one lacks the ability to achieve this 180* we’d say they were limited in ROM. Or if someone had say 190* they would have excessive mobility. However, much like our door hinge, when we start to push past normal ROM we run into injury. Likewise, if a student lacks mobility it’s wise to work slowly towards achieving normal, and notice poses that ask for normal-excessive ROM, make sure students are not forcing their way into these poses. #yogaalignment #yogaanatomy #yogaanatomyprinciples #yogaawareness #yogadaily #yogaeverydamnday #yogaeverywhere #yogafit #yogainspiration #yogainstructor #yogainspiration #yogajournal #yogajourney #yogamuscles #yogapose #yogateacher

#yoga #yogaawareness #yogaeverydamnday #yogaeverywhere #yogajournal #yogajourney #yogaphotography #yogainspiration #yogateacher #yogatt

Pelvic Awareness! Take a moment in your yoga practice, or workout, or daily life, to notice the pelvis! Can we maintain a neutral pelvis no matter where are legs are in relation to our torso? Extensive time outside of neutral (either anterior or posterior tilt) can cause a slew of issues in the low back, hips, SI joint, sciatic nerve... and more. ... Awareness is the first step in preventing these injuries! #yoga #yogaalignment #yogaanatomy #yogadaily #yogaeverydamnday #yogaeverywhere #yogainspiration #yogainstructor #yogajournal #yogajourney #yogamuscles #yogaphotography #yogateacher #yogateachertraining #yogatt

Notice the origin and insertion of the hamstring group! Can you see how when this group of Muscles is tight it causes the pelvis to be pulled under into POSTERIOR PELVIC TILT? FIX: Find space for the hamstrings! ... The hamstrings are both a HIP EXTENSOR and a KNEE FLEXOR! So we have two options! 1. Bend the knee! Bending the knee shortens the hamstrings allowing for more mobility in the pelvic tilt. 2. Sit up! (On a block or bolster)!!! Because we are in hip flexion, hip extensors are stretching (i.e. Hamstrings); the more we flex and the hips the bigger the stretch BUT less mobility in the pelvis! By lifting the seat we decrease the angle at which we flex the hip, creating more space for the hamstrings and mobility in the pelvis! #216INfrastructure #yogaanatomy #functionalanatomy #yogaeverydamnday #yogateachertraining #yogainspiration #yogamuscles #yogaalignment #yogaanatomyprinciples #yogadaily #yogainspiration #yogateacher

Janu Sirsasana Variations! #yogaanatomy #yogaalignment #yogateacher #yogateachertraining #yogainstructor #yogapose #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogadaily