A few weeks ago, one of my teachers asked us to “put a micro-bend” in our standing leg while we were in Warrior III. A micro-bend is a slight bend that is just enough to unlock the knee. What happens when you take this micro-bend, I’ve found, is that suddenly you have to engage your muscles in a totally different way. Also, what happens is that you realize the extent to which your locked knee (i.e. bone and cartilage) was bearing the weight of the pose, instead of your muscles. This instruction to take a “micro-bend” was one heck of a wake-up call for me. After having seen several people around me suffer some pretty serious repetitive stress injuries from yoga, I am being particularly cautious these days about maintaining good alignment in my practice. (more…)
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A friend introduced me to Tristeza a few months ago, but I never really gave them a good listen until this week. Boy was I missing out. (more…)
