A little helpful video to explain the round shape and space we need in the lower back and hips for poses such as Bhujapidasana, Bakasana, Tittibasana, Kurmasanas and Garba poses. For a long time my focus was on axial extension, that is the straightening of the spine, everywhere and so these poses were inaccessible and made no sense until I reversed my built in habits. I hope this helps! This is of course only one aspect of these poses. Hip opening and bandha control are others. slowly slowly!

What use is Samadhi as a modern yogi? What happens next? How does a yogi deal with the constant changing world of prakriti and samsara having learnt and felt the truth at the heart of yoga?

A chat about my notes from the amazing discussion of female Ashtanga practitioners from different ages, cultures and locations around the world. I weave in my own thoughts and hope you find this useful. Thanks to Adam and Theresa Keen for organising the event the actual recording of the discussion can be found on the website KeenonYoga.com Topics discussed include what it means to be female, menstrual cycles, pregnancy, menopause bandhas, aging, female form, counter practises, adapting the practise, the female form and anatomy, shame, guilt, pressure, intuition and wisdom and how the practise and the world is dominated by masculine energy and ideals.

What are we trying to acheive with our forward bends? Instead of tugging your lower back and hammies distribute the stretch evenly through the while back of your body. This has changed my practise and made me softer, more supple and less stiff afterwards. Be mind to your body and let it open naturally in a well set up position. I hope you enjoy my video! Inspired by brilliant teachings

I would absolutely love it if you spared 13minutes if your day to watch my corker of a tutorial on Trikonasana aka Triangle Pose. It's an amazing and important three dimensional, always giving posture but many people miss out on getting it feeling sweet and stable. My key points are not the usual, I talk about -Leg stance -Breaking the perfect image -Pelvis antics- anteversion/retroversion -Hip opening -Hip rotation I really hope you find this beneficial, it may just change your Triangle forever! -Wearing the Conscious Jumpsuit in organic bamboo made by me 🥰 Let me know if you'd like one! #trikonasana #trianglepose #yogaposture #yogasana #yogatips #yogatutorials #hipopening #standingpostures #standingsequence #ashtangayoga #vinyasayoga #hathayoga #fundamentalpostures #sthira #sukham #steady #peaceful #expansion #grounding #waistworkout #hips #spine