Pelvis leveling yoga practice
3This home yoga practice will stretch and strengthen the lateral structures of the torso to begin restoring symmetry to the position of your pelvis (pelvis leveling). Make sure that you are bending strictly sideways without twisting or bending forward for maximum effectiveness. Not recommended for students with acute sacroiliac issues.
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Hi Olga,
Really enjoy your teaching very much… i did the pelvis leveling practice about 3-4 times and loved it!.. i am wondering if you can please elaborate on “stretch and strengthen the lateral structures of the torso to begin restoring symmetry to the position of your pelvis (pelvis leveling). ” From my experience, i feel that this practice helps lengthen and strengthen/stabilize the middle/upper back so it can support itself and lengthen the lower back, so lo belly muscles are not constantly working to keep pelvis level… can please help me understand..
also, initially i yawned several times.. i wasn’t bored, but i think i worked the side body, maybe i released toxins? also, felt pretty famished after the practice 🙂 even though it was not high intensity or vigorous
Thanks for sharing you knowledge.
blessings,
mona
Hi Mona! Happy to hear that you are enjoying the practice! It can certainly help to release tension in the upper and middle back. The main point here is that it targets quadratus lumborum muscle which is known as “the hip hiker”. We have two of those and if one gets tight on one side it can pull the pelvis out of alignment. So this is what I mean when I talk about lateral structures of the torso. However, those muscles are located pretty close to the spine, so you might experience it as working your middle/lower back. Check out the second graphic in this post and find quadratus lumborum, it will give you a better idea of where it is (this is a view from above): http://sequencewiz.org/2015/10/28/core-muscles/ So our goal is to loosen up that guy. And yawning during the yoga practice is pretty common, it might indicate that you need more air because of the activity that you are doing. Hope this helps!
thanks so much for the explanation olga!