Bad Yoga Poses (and How to Fix Them)

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Bad Yoga Poses (and How to Fix Them) We can argue the details about whether there is a "right" way to do any yoga pose, but there are definitely wrong ways to do them. Ways that perpetuate postural discomfort instead of alleviating it and ways that put you at a greater risk for injury. I particularly cringe when I see articles about yoga that include photos showing dangerous ways to do popular poses. So here are some fixes for those bad poses and a closer look at why it matters. Ann Pizer Yoga Expert Bad Yoga Poses (and How to Fix Them) With so many yoga photos in the media, it can be hard to know whether those illustrations are showing us versions of poses that should be emulated or avoided. Here are 8 examples from found photos. READ NOW Share Why Alignment Matters Just because yoga encourages us to listen to our bodies doesn't mean that it's a good idea to do the poses any which way. Using props and variations help us stay safe.   READ NOW Share 7 Steps to Preventing Injury at Yoga Class One of the best arguments for a practice that focuses on alignment is that it teaches us the safest way to do the poses and therefore to avoid injury. READ NOW Share The 5 Most Dangerous Yoga Poses For Beginners Beginners don't necessarily have to avoid these poses altogether, but they should be aware of the dangers and how to minimize them.   READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Yoga newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved