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Further Yoga Lessons in Bone Compression and Anatomical Limitations

August 4, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

My poor ankle flexion means my knees don't move forward at all - compared to Taisuke beside me with beautiful ankle flexion.

by Kara-Leah Grant This week in my Ashtanga practice I've been exploring and playing with two joints in particular - my ankle joints and wrist joints. Thanks to a Yin Yoga workshop, I've identified that I have a limited range of movement in both of these joints - less than the normal range. The only posture that my limited ankle mobility appears to impact in the Primary Series (I'm up to Bhujapidasana (Shoulder-Pressing Pose)) is Utkatasana (Chair Pose). Prior to the realisation about my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physical Practices, Practices Tagged With: ankle flexion, ashtanga, Bhujapidasana, bone compression, wrists extension, Yin Yoga

How Bone Compression Prevents Me from Doing Bhujapidasana

July 21, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant 7 Comments

My natural wrist extension, with internal force only.

By Kara-Leah Grant I've been aware of the role that bone compression plays in our range of movement since watching a series of Paul Grilley videos on YouTube. Yet despite knowing this intellectually, it wasn't until I attended a Yin Yoga Workshop with Karin Sang and Markus Henning Giess of Yin Therapy that I realised how bone compression was impacting my yoga practice. Over the course of the day, Markus lead us through several bone compression tests so we could determine our natural range of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physical Practices, Practices Tagged With: bone compression, Karin Sang, Markus Henning Giess, Utkatasana, wrist extension, Yin Therapy, Yin Yoga

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