Stabilize the Sacrum with Yoga Part 2
Cool yoga tricks for Adho Mukha Svanasana, Down face dog pose, To help you stabilize your sacroiliac joints and align your knees. With a block, mat and a wall you will feel a great extension in your spine.
Stabilize the Sacrum with Yoga Part 2
Let me know how you like dog pose this way. Our goal is to create stability and ease in every yoga pose. I welcome your comments. Namste, Lillah
This post was written by Lillah on June 3, 2010
Posted Under: Sacral Stabilization Series
Posted Under: Sacral Stabilization Series
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Hi,
Thank you so much for this series! As a long-time practitioner and teacher, I have needed this sequence for so long!
Just one question. It appears to me that when you turn the shin, kneecaps and thighs “back”, you are bringing slight external rotation to the legs. Do you agree with this analysis? I have always thought of the action of internally rotating the thigh to assist the pubis in drawing to the anterior surface of the tail.
Dear One,
This question just came up at my recent teacher training weekend. Yes you have noticed the turning of the outer shin back tightens the gluteus and moves the groin forward, this is because the knee is ridged. The secret of taking the outer shin back and also taking the inner groin back is to soften the knee- ie; micro-bend so as to use the muscles not the ligaments to position the joint. The shin is connected to the ankle, it lifts the inner arch, yet you still need to anchor the big toe mound which is the counter point creating the outer arch. Then lengthening the inner thigh muscles up and back is a separate action atop a stable shin and knee. Inner groins deep into the center of the leg is as important as lifted arches. Thanks for your question. Bless you.