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Articles by "Bandha Yoga Publications, LLC"
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends,In this blog post we discuss the recent paradigm shift in understanding the common disorder of degenerative disc disease and its relationship to yoga. We also discuss herniated discs, their prevalence and how this condit...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends,In this blog post we illustrate the science behind using Uddiyana Bandha and the abdominal core in combination with the thoraco-lumbar fascia to lift and lengthen the trunk in forward bends and other poses. We also discu...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends,To paraphrase the poet William Blake, you can see the world in a grain of sand. Similarly, you can learn a great deal about all asanas by carefully studying one. For this blog post, we focus on Hanumasana to illustrate p...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, In this post we present a technique that can be learned with a yoga block and Chaturanga Dandasana and then transported to other poses to improve benefits and safety. I call this technique “ease in, ease out&rdquo...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, This post emphasizes the role of hip adductors and abductors in flexing the hip with a cue for co-activating these muscles. Balanced engagement of these muscles produces a stabilizing bandha about the hip and synergizes...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, In this post we take a look at one of the leading causes for emergency room visits from yoga—lower back strains—and examine preventative strategies that may help in reducing the risk of this injury while enh...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, In this post we examine two widely circulated misguided cautions in yoga and discuss the benefits of engaging the quads in Marichyasana I. We also take a look at some recent scientific publications relating to the knee,...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, Sometimes the pelvis tends to drift away from the midline in twisting standing poses.In this blog post we give a tip for correcting this in Parivrtta Trikonasana--as well as an illustration of how to engage the co...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, Here’s a cue for using the latissimus dorsi to correct slumping posture in Sukhasana and similar poses—along with a video of the muscle in action. To learn more visit www.dailybandha.com. Namaste' R...
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The Daily Bandha Dear Friends, In this post we explore the antagonist/synergist relationship of the gluteus maximus and tensor fascia lata for abducting the hips and also give a quick tip on using the adductor magnus to refine the position of t...
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