FleshContext
A blog by Anna Karkovska about yoga, asana, alignment, anatomy, yoga philosophy
Friday, July 26, 2013
How to Release Groins of Steel
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Short answer: stop digging your heels! I came to this insight as I was riding my bike (which I do every day to and from work). Basically, I ...
Friday, July 5, 2013
Levator Scapulae: Perp or Vic?
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You can't integrate the pieces until you can differentiate them, and that for most people is a big deal - most people don't even re...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
The Butterfly in Your Head
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We all know the expression: "As Above, So Below." Nothing is more so in the human body. And certainly the reverse is true too: as ...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
What Knife-Hand Strike Can Tell Us About Hand/Wrist Alignment?
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One of the things that we are concerned with in yoga is creating space: space in the flesh body, space in the mind body, space in the emotio...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
How Are Your Groins Connected to Your Humanity?
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"The groins are of great importance for humans because their full extension creates the upright posture unique to our species. In a sen...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Downward-Facing Dog Exploratorium
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Downward-facing dog is one of those ubiquitous yoga poses, spanning styles, methods, disciplines, and approaches. It is a defining (visual) ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Bands to the Aid
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Up until now, a lot of my posts have alluded to or discussed myofascial (myo=muscle, fascia=connective tissue) lines or tracks in the body, ...
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