“It’s the ignorance of human variation that’s one of the biggest problems in the yoga community. ”
In this episode, we discuss:
The definition of yin and yang
How yin yoga works on a physical body
The theory of exercise and antifragility theory
Why the body needs stress to be health
Aesthetic vs functional yoga
Why you might not need to feel the pose to get the benefits of of your yin practice
What’s stopping you from going further in your yoga practice
Creep in yin yoga - what is it, how to reap benefits from creep & how to stay safe after creep has occurred
Why standardized alignment cues don’t work - and what to do instead
Why “hyperextending” your joints might not be as bad as you think
A few things / people mentioned in this episode:
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