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If you have ever felt a deep, nagging ache right at your sit bones, that spot where the back of your thigh meets the bottom of your pelvis, you may have experienced what the yoga community calls Yoga Butt. The clinical name is proximal hamstring tendinopathy. And despite the casual nickname, it is a genuinely debilitating condition that can make sitting painful, walking uncomfortable, and your yoga practice feel like it is working against you. Here is what most people get wro

I have a deep personal relationship with plank pose. I have been teaching it for 16 years and practicing it for 38. Of all the poses in yoga, it may be the one that most directly reflects the philosophy I teach: strength is the foundation of everything. Plank is not glamorous. It does not look impressive on social media. But it is one of the most complete full-body conditioning exercises in yoga, and the research behind its benefits is stronger than most people realize. Here

We are halfway through a sun salutation. The room is warm, the flow is steady, and the body is starting to soften into the rhythm of the sequence. Then it happens. A sharp sting underneath the big toe. Something so small that nobody else in the room would notice. But we notice, because now every downward dog, every chaturanga transition, every step forward between the hands comes with a little flash of pain that pulls us right out of our breath. If we have been practicing yog

I have been teaching yoga for 15 years and certifying teachers for 9. In that time I have watched a quiet crisis develop in yoga classrooms across the country, one that is directly connected to the pain many students are bringing to their practice and taking home with them. The crisis is not a lack of passionate teachers. There are plenty of those. It is a lack of biomechanical knowledge and an increasingly popular idea that alignment does not really matter. That every body i