Are your mind, body and spirit out of tune? You might think about pulling out the yoga mat. Yoga is practiced by millions worldwide to reduce stress, increase flexibility and improve overall health, but some experts warn that all of those complex stretches and maneuvers could be doing serious damage to your body. Is yoga the secret to a healthy life, or could you just be kicking yourself?
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Another concern of mine is that there are structural variations that limit what a joint can do and should not be forced or attempted to achieve a greater range of motion. For example, some individuals, mostly women, have femoral anteversion which means that there range of motion into lateral or external rotation is limited by the structure of the hip joint. This means these individuals should not sit Indian Style and expect that their knees will come anywhere close to the floor. There are individuals who have a flat back by structure and thus should not be trying to arch their back so that it curves inward.
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