Author: rodgershawnchristopher

The 7 archetypal Yin Yoga poses and their variations to suit every student. – Paul Grilley Every archetype symbolises a target area. It gives you the function of the pose and nót an idea of how a pose should look like. The 7 Archetypal Poses are: Shoelace Saddle Caterpillar Dragonfly Dog Twist Dragon In this…

I got inspired to make the Flow Chart below because recently a student asked me in class; “Am i doing it right?” It’s a question that you hear often. It might come from people not knowing hw their body works yet also often it comes from attending classes where you have to do thing in…

Our bodies are made out of approximately 60% of water. The water in our bodies come in different shapes and structures and this is how Yin Yoga can help you stay hydrated: As we get older, do less exercise or right after a lot of exercise we dry up. As we dry up, we also…

In Yoga there are two things that stop your body from going further into a pose and we call them tension or compression. But what is tension and when to we experience compression? In Bernie Clark’s book Your Body Your Yoga he explains it like the following: Tension is what we would call a stretch…

Practicing Functional Yoga  Performing the postures can be done in many ways. It is important that you find the way that works for your body. There is not one posture that works for everybody. Anatomically seen it is even impossible to think so. Not because the body doesn’t want to but it’s fysiologically impossible. A…