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Why The 3 Bandhas Are Not Optional in Yoga

August 23, 2018 by Guest Author

The respiratory diaphragm

by Daniel Fow All of the muscles in the body need to be exercised, stretched and worked with. Most of us know this, and we do yoga, go to the gym, walk, hike, run, or do some sort of work with our skeletal muscles. But these muscles are all generally on the outside surface of the body, either on top of our skeleton or immediately beneath. What we often tend to forget about is the importance of muscles that exist on the inside of the body. The pelvic diaphragm and the respiratory diaphragm are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: bandhas, diaphragm, pelvic diaphragm, respiratory diaphragm, yoga

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