Posture exercises to prepare the body for yoga

Posture Exercises to Prepare the Body for Yoga

7/6/2016

A yoga practice can be wonderful both physically and mentally, but only if your body is capable of performing the poses. Many people, because of our sedentary lifestyle, are taking a body that is imbalanced posturally and incapable of performing many of the poses correctly. This not only makes yoga difficult and not enjoyable, but can lead to injury and chronic pain issues. The video below takes you through a series of pre-yoga and post-yoga sequences that are designed to balance your body's posture, restore function, and prepare your body for the demands of yoga.

If you regularly practice yoga, at home or at a yoga studio, do this routine daily for the next week and see how it changes your yoga practice and how you feel all day long.

Comment below and let me know how it went and what changes you felt.

5 Comments

Kim

7/19/2016 11:39:18 am

This was my new menu for a week and I absolutely loved how my body responded! I gave it to my yoga students during class as well. I loved it.

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7/19/2016 11:48:40 am

Hi Kim, That's great! I'm glad your body responded well to this routine. What changes did you notice? Could you feel your function being better while practicing yoga?

What did your yoga class think of the exercises and sequence?

I've had a lot of yoga instructors add this to their classes and other things I have taught them and they find their students just love the changes.

jackie reeves

8/3/2016 07:55:45 am

Hi Matt, AWESOME! I will definitely add these to my class format...
I noticed that Static Extension was different than how I learned it a few years ago.... I remember it as you bring the hands forward, and then re-stack shoulders over wrists...is the version in this video just a variation of the original Static Back, or has it changed? thanks! I am excited to see you tomorrow...the timing on this newsletter is so amazing as I have just rec'd a new diagnosis of "moderate osteoarthritis" in my R hip...yikes! I better get in back into the Egoscue mode!

Matt Whitehead link

8/3/2016 08:48:43 am

Hi Jackie! Let me know how your class likes the e-cises and what impact it has on their execution of their yoga poses.

The Static Extension Position shown in the video is the same, you just don't see her walk her hands forward 6 inches, she just starts in that position. You can see that her hips are in front of her hips by several inches and her shoulders are over her wrists. No change from the original.

Regarding your hip - what do you believe? :)

jackie reeves

8/17/2016 07:12:53 pm

Hi Matt, I have been doing my e-cise menu since I saw you 2 weeks ago and it is so amazing! What osteoarthritis????? the pain and instability that I was experiencing is GONE! I will keep on doing this menu until Oct. and then book another session with you before I head south for the winter...thanks again...you are awesome..

About Matt Whitehead

I'm an Egoscue University certified Postural Alignment Specialist (PAS) and Advanced Exercise Therapist (AET), certified personal trainer, PatchFitness performer, FiveFingers wearer, trail runner, cyclist, dad, music lover, environmentalist, hiker, and wanna-be slam dunk champion. I will be providing you with the latest posture exercises to help you live, play, and be pain free.

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