If you’re struggling with tight hamstrings in forward bends you’re not alone. Please see Part One for how to release the hamstrings first. If you’re very flexible or hypermobile, please also read on – your sitting bone ligaments, tendons, bursae and your sacro-iliac joints …
Yoga can ask a lot of our hamstrings. This is what they look like, as an illustration at least (back of the right leg): Image: Norris Health. There are three (some say four) hamstring muscles. The semitendinosus and semimembranosus medially (closer to the inner …
Would you like to experience yoga headstand – sirsasana – in an easeful, stress-free way? Through awesome alignment you can. For the ‘king’ of yoga poses, this is where two props come in – the humble yoga brick and yoga block. Photos below. They facilitate the necessary physical and …
We are big fans of the great outdoors. While recently in southern Germany’s stunning Black Forest I felt like practising some outdoor yoga, and this simple, forest-inspired sequence came to me. It works well for walkers, trekkers, runners and outdoor adventurers. You can do …