Decoding Yoga

E27. "Tuck Your Tailbone"


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How do I move only my tailbone?
Well, you can’t.

However, yoga teachers keep repeating this cue while students have no clue!
And the intention is good, but the outcome may not be the greatest.
By instructing them to “tuck the tailbone”, the majority end up with an overly flexed lumbar spine rounding the entire torso forward.
In today’s episode, I invite you to explore what this cue really means and how we can achieve its purpose without “hiding” our tail or hunching into a crooked position.
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Decoding YogaBy Sampoorna Yoga