Wild Plum

There is no perfect pose.There is only your body.In this Yin Yoga class, we explore the first principle of Functional Yin Yoga - the approach that prioritises function over form.Principle #1 - Target Area.Every pose has a function — a specific part of the body it is designed to stress.But because our bones are shaped differently, the way a pose looks will never be universal.This practice is an invitation to move away from performing shapes and toward feeling what is actually happening inside your body.You’ll learn:• What “target area” really means• Why alignment is not one-size-fits-all• How anatomical variation changes everything• How to adapt poses to suit your structureIn Yin, we use the pose to enter the body — not the body to enter a pose.Props: A Yoga BlockDuration: 60mins

Most people think exercise means effort — sweat, intensity, muscle fatigue.But that’s only half the story.In this talk, I explore why the body requires two fundamentally different kinds of stress:Yang training for muscle.& Yin training for connective tissue and bone.Two modalities. Two different targets in the body.We’ll look at:• Why joints need Yin stress• Why Yin stress is not laziness• How connective tissue adapts• The science of stress and regeneration• Where Daoist philosophy meets modern anatomyYin stretching is not “lazy peeps workout.”Huffing & puffing is not the whole picture.Health requires both.

Most people aren’t tight in yoga and stretching.They’re structured different.In this talk, I challenge one of the biggest assumptions in modern training/yoga/movement: that there is one correct way for every body to move.Informed by over two decades of anatomical study and teacher training, Dhugal explores why bone structure — not effort — often determines range of motion.When we stop forcing bodies into averages, training becomes intelligent.Effort becomes precise.And progress becomes sustainable.For teachers. For trainers. For thinkers.Because injury is not opinion. Health is.

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We yoga teachers are a bossy bunch: 'put your foot here", 'feet parallel', 'square your hips', we use phrases like 'simple poses' and 'advanced poses'.

Let me show you why this is all because we don't know enough. We don't know enough about deep human difference. By showing you how we are all so very different deep down in our bones, you can instantly see how all the cues you've learned as a teacher are at best on shaky ground.

At worst, they injure your students. This info should change the way you think forever as a yoga practitioner and teacher. It did when I found out! Come join me.

This episode will work best on my youtube channel where I can show you the bones: https://youtu.be/gyK7L8MY-yQ

join my quiet rebellion here: https://www.dhugalmeachem.com/quietre... take my free foundations course here to simplify your health: https://www.dhugalmeachem.com/livelon... Have you ever found yourself in excruciating pain, desperately seeking relief? I'm there right now having had a climbing fall yesterday which has left me sitting on my couch with a nasty sprained ankle. No climbing for me for a while. But I'm pretty relaxed and a little happy that I have the tools to know how to heal. Do You?

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in this second of a series of mini podcast lectures on the theory of yin yoga (see episode 48 for part 1), I talk about the biochemistry (and qi theory of) why we must exercise our joints.

this is highly relevant in a culture where everyone has bad backs, bad knees and bad hips... even professional sports people.

how do we still not know how to work with our bones? what can we do to fix ourselves?

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in this first of a series of mini podcast lectures on the theory of yin yoga, I present why we practice yin yoga.

yin has become so popular over the last few years i feel we have lost the original idea of the first to curate and make this the practice the center of their yoga life... let's get back to basics

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There are 3 levels of yoga practice.

Overwhelmingly, I talk about the physical aspect of yoga as this is where most people start.
This week, we talk about the psychological level.

Now, this is not an actually getting naked meditation.
It is a getting naked psychologically mediation.
A getting rid of the loads we carry emotionally meditation.

To listen to this episode, please prepare a quiet space and 30mins where you will not be disturbed.
Join me and get ready to let go....

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(Part THREE of THREE).
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Most yogis (and yoga teachers) think we cannot do yoga poses because of tension in our bodies.

You've heard this, your hamstrings are tight, lengthen here... or your shoulders are not open, you need to be more open...

But, what if there was a MUCH more obvious reason why some can't do a yoga pose, but another can? What if this reason is not known by most yoga teachers (even the most famous ones).

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(Part TWO of THREE).

 NOTE: This episode is best in video, check out my youtube channel.

Most yogis (and yoga teachers) think we cannot do yoga poses because of tension in our bodies.

You've heard this, your hamstrings are tight, lengthen here... or your shoulders are not open, you need to be more open...

But, what if there was a MUCH more obvious reason why some can't do a yoga pose, but another can?

What if this reason is not known by most yoga teachers (even the most famous ones).