In the yoga world, we often talk about alignment—one of the keys to mastering postures and truly feeling the benefits of yoga. There are many views and approaches to how we can best align our bodies in the forms and movements of yoga. There are also many reasons why alignment is so crucial to yoga practice. To begin with, we cultivate alignment in order to be safe and prevent injury, but over time it becomes an aspect of yoga practice that goes much further and deeper than the physical. In this post I want to explore the meaning of alignment and indicate some of its qualities, so you can see whether you’re engaging with it as fully as you could be.
On Alignment
On Alignment
On Alignment
In the yoga world, we often talk about alignment—one of the keys to mastering postures and truly feeling the benefits of yoga. There are many views and approaches to how we can best align our bodies in the forms and movements of yoga. There are also many reasons why alignment is so crucial to yoga practice. To begin with, we cultivate alignment in order to be safe and prevent injury, but over time it becomes an aspect of yoga practice that goes much further and deeper than the physical. In this post I want to explore the meaning of alignment and indicate some of its qualities, so you can see whether you’re engaging with it as fully as you could be.