Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers I recently spent another week in the lab with another incredible cadaver/teacher. As always, I observed and learned things I’d never noticed before, even though I was revisiting dissections I’ve performed multiple times. How...
Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers I’m back with another observation from the lab, this time in regards to the knee joint. I’ve talked about the relationship between muscles and joint capsules before; I actually address it in the first few pages of Chapter 6...
This post is another Thought Provoker inspired by the dissection course I led last month, this time focusing on the lumbar spine. Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers One of the reasons I return to the lab year after year is that no two labs are the same. While the...
This post is inspired by the dissection course I led last month. While I have substantial experience in the anatomy lab, being able to direct the curriculum myself is a special privilege I have worked hard to earn. Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers If you’ve...
Collagen is highly stable. It can be stressed to great degrees, for long periods of time, and yet return to its resting tension. It really makes you wonder what overstretching in a yoga class actually means. What exactly are the parameters? How hard must you stretch,...
This blog post is part of a 5-part email campaign I sent out in January 2022.I suggest you read them in order: #1 What’s missing from yoga?#2 Nothing is missing from yoga.#3 The one cue you could lay to rest. #4 Yoga isn’t going anywhere.#5 Yoga may...
