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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Physical Therapists Concur That Stiff is Better Than Flexible
I agree....SOME PTs agree with your statement....
I happen to know a few who would go one step further in qualifying such a statement and say that it's not as simple as saying "stiff is better" or "flexible is better"
The key is balance; proper stability can't occur without the requisit mobility and mobility without stability leads to injury. Parts of the body need to be "stiff" at certain times while other parts are "fluid".
It's a dynamic equilibrium.....not a static "stiff" OR "fluid".
I think the initial question is poorly written....it shouldn't be "does yoga harm the body?", it should be "can yoga harm the body?"
The answer....absolutely if there is mobility without coordinated and efficient stability. That is what a good yoga instructor understands; what is all too often missed is how to go about seeing mobility/stability issues before one harms oneself while performing yoga.
Dr. Tim Irving DC, LMT, CKTP
Portland, OR
www.OptFunction.com
- timirvingdc
November 6, 2008 10:36AM
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