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17 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional monologue, the speaker introduces the anatomical concepts of tension and compression as crucial factors influencing a student's ability to enter yoga poses. Tension refers to muscular tightness that can be released to deepen a posture, while compression occurs when bones contact each other, creating a hard limit that prevents further movement, especially in backbends. The speaker emphasizes that each individual's unique skeletal structure determines where compression may occur, urging teachers to recognize these differences, embrace body diversity, and tailor their guidance accordingly. The segment concludes with an encouraging call to follow for more yoga teacher tips.

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This single concept will change everything about the way that you teach and take yoga. In your physical anatomy, there's a concept called tension and compression. When we're trying to get into a yoga pose, you're going to feel either tension or compression. Tension means that the muscle is tense. If you want to get deeper into that posture, you're going to want to release the muscle. Compression is when bone hits bone. And you can no longer go any further. If you're struggling to do a backbend or you're struggling to do a certain type of yoga pose, perhaps it's not the tension of your muscles, but actually the compression of your bones touching each other that's stopping you from getting into the pose that you want. Every single person has a very different body structure. Embrace and love yourself and light up the follow button if you would like more yoga teacher tips.