In This Issue:
- Asymmetry in Twists — another excerpt from Your Upper Body, Your Yoga
- The next 50-hour Online Yin Yoga Teacher Training runs March 28- April 3, 2022
- Attend a weekly online Yin Yoga class with Bernie
- Discounts for online courses
- What’s new in the Forum?
- The Yin Yoga Teacher Directory
Asymmetry in Twists
An excerpt from Your Upper Body, Your Yoga
Twisting is an asymmetric movement in that you do one side and then the other side. How much you can twist in each direction may not be equal and rarely is for most people. One reason you can twist further to one side than the other may be due to scoliosis, which can be caused by the vertebrae being rotated, but another reason may be related to the angle of the facet joints along your spine. Or in other words, the shape of your bones.
The ability to twist and bind on one side but not the other may be due to a combination of factors. Notice in the bottom figure that when twisting to the right side, the thigh is not very adducted. It is almost in line with the right hip. But when twisting to the left side, the thigh is adducted quite a bit, which makes it possible to wrap the arm around the leg and clasp hands. On this second side, the ability to twist and bind may be due more to the range of motion at the hip sockets and the shoulders than to the twisting ability of the spine. Or it may be due to a little of all these factors… Read the rest of this article
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