Thursday, September 8, 2016

Yoga and Knee Health

by Sondra Sun-Odeon

Most of us don't think about the body too much until something occurs--usually an injury--to focus attention on it. Having suffered through a few dance and yoga related injuries of the knee and hip, I think of my left knee lovingly as my constant reminder of how important it is to be as mindful of where your ego and thoughts are during practice as you are of your so-called form. If we learn to weave together a body-mind awareness with our practice of the physical postures, yoga can help strengthen and stabilize the knee, and keep us vibrantly mobile into our old age.

Yoga can be either preventative to knee trouble or a cause of injury -- whether it be dramatic or, more commonly, a chronic injury that is more subtle and difficult to detect until a cumulative tipping point.
Being aware of proper alignment of the knee and hyperextension throughout one's yoga practice can go a long way towards preventing common wear and tear injuries of the knee joint, and it can help strengthen and stabilize the knee even after injury.



Cultivating this awareness and a general awareness of the particular structure of one's own unique body through svadhyaya, or self-study, is as integral to our yogic practice as asana, the physical postures we more commonly know as "yoga".

Join me on Saturday, September 10 from 1:00-2:15pm for an intimate workshop in which we'll focus on proper alignment for knee health as well as learning how to modify yoga poses to support the knees in safe practice!

YOGA AND KNEE HEALTH
with Sondra Sun-Odeon
Saturday, 9/10, 1:00-2:30pm
Pre-register for $17
Drop-in for $25 


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