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Hand to Big Toe or Supta Padangusthasana</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/d26a3-7f4b3a95-ac69-486f-9cd0-4cf2bce8f98b.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Uttanasana or Forward Fold</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8cc47-aa3e4858-3d07-4d8c-915d-2b74f4345ce2.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Hamstring Muscle Complex</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ac624-b3391211-5fd2-4366-ad27-78bd7f39b147.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>B3391211-5FD2-4366-AD27-78BD7F39B147</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T20:22:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://ewabigio.com/2018/10/30/november-practice-theme-arm-balances-organised-disruption/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2125e-02cd511d-e095-4c24-8384-3d4d5fc1b11c.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Arm-Balancing: a Form of Organised Disruption, taking you away from the safety of equilibrium.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/4bc2e-2c652d95-8e7d-4227-a7a5-7e110678f549.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Iyengar style yoga utilises many props and accessories to assist with alignment. Though Iyengar himself was accomplished in vinyasa, the system as it is taught in studios all around the world is characterised by a slower approach, moving from one static posture to the next with the use of blocks and straps where needed. This was how I practiced for the first 10 years of my yoga journey. Alignment was my friend but I was missing something else.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2d4c5-d2210e04-961f-4661-a34b-bd7ef45ee961.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Definition of Iteration in Computer Programming. The tech industry has generated the greatest transformation and innovation in the 21st century in our everyday lives. Its entire ethos is predicated upon the framework that failure and experimentation are synonymous ideas and necessary partners that bring about metamorphosis.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/6c034-d97150af-f350-4bab-a843-a71cff2bd4cf.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Surfing The Edge of Chaos examines the 4 Rules of Nature and posits this against the World of Business. A couple of these ideas resonate for me and why you should integrate arm-balancing into your routine.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2d34e-b2ae88f2-ff5b-46ca-b4c0-83a43212f39f.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Photo and Chart Credit: Ryan Spielman Ashtanga Yoga</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/d734f-6b8133a4-a6d5-48c9-af2d-c34b7ebd6dc2.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Firefly Pose/Titibhasana</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T20:21:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://ewabigio.com/2018/12/07/december-practice-theme-water/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/24069-da0e6cd9-f962-40aa-b3e1-f5b03f36e316.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/88b15-9bc70b43-e5bb-4b86-9b42-be116cc0008a.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>People practicing thai chi in park</image:title><image:caption>People practicing thai chi in the park in the summertime</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/3b623-1237e497-519c-4796-9a74-23625929372b.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jangle landscape with Erawan waterfall. Kanchanaburi, Thailand</image:title><image:caption> National Park Kanchanaburi, Thailand</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/e6ef8-13089cd8-b99b-482c-9c00-749190a83fdb.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>By the River Ganges, one of India’s holiest rivers</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T20:19:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://ewabigio.com/2019/03/02/february-practice-theme-activate-your-glutes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/04836-aa2f3952-3638-43be-83c2-1916ef9d6112.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>In Yin particular emphasis is placed upon postures that encourage lateral hip rotation held for longer periods with greater awareness for the stretch process</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52ad6-12d17f96-7d14-4c8b-83dd-96224f69b5d6-4041062983-1551498354495.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Knee Misalignment Stems from Other Imbalances within the Chain such as Inactive Gluteals Causing Excessive Medial Rotation of the Femurs as in the Case with Valgus Knees</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/e3cad-0fd38725-ac0b-4684-b676-04065e0d4e3c.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Location of the 3 Key Gluteal Muscles</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T20:18:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://ewabigio.com/2019/04/17/april-practice-theme-obliques/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/5103a-753a3a6a-2e4f-4345-b94c-ba51238e38a4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Anatomy of the 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shortened Psoas can result in lower back lordosis (2nd from left) which can manifest as sacral - lumbar pain when entering into deep backbending. Learn why when you come to my classes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/7f6d9-08d66dc0-f167-4289-925e-6637c22d6fe5.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Wheel Pose or Urdhva Dhanurasana is an advanced backbend that can stress both the glenohumeral joint complex as well as the lower lumbar</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bc9d1-864dff78-a0dd-4067-a1eb-03885271011a.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Upward Facing Dog: Though taught as a Level 1 pose, don’t underestimate the value of this Backbend</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/f550b-273315d4-98e9-46c4-9ab4-ab826cbe8bff.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Intrinsic and Extrinsic Muscles of the Scapular Complex</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T20:14:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://ewabigio.com/2019/10/08/october-practice-theme-conscious-breathing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1695d-b24090ce-abbf-4e12-b506-11314fdac26d.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Resting Heart Rate Chart</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/0825c-040f1afc-4d90-48ac-b418-8128a22002f3.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Resting Heart Rate Chart</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bc1e8-20aae5ac-6a5a-45db-8fdc-573a19b23ff1.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>VO2max chart (ml/kg/min)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/9aeb6-0dda7872-0f2a-4829-bf32-11c0348adeb0.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Exchange of O2 and CO2 in the alveolus sac</image:title><image:caption>Exchange of O2 and CO2 in the alveolus sac
</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-11-10T20:14:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://ewabigio.com/2019/12/05/december-practice-theme-backbends-revisited/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a0c61-b25d7e0e-1998-4d92-9d41-9d4401836497.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>Work on core stabilisation muscles - your glutes medius prevent internal hip rotation keeping hips nice and open in neutral spacing whilst your multifidus will help stabilise your lower back. Strengthen these key muscles through fundamental key poses before taking on too many advanced backbends.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1fb08-b6ed2e97-37c5-4751-89bf-b758347fa9de.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>When the Psoas muscle is short, this results in lower back compression. This type of posture profile will suffer most when attempting upright back extension poses due to loss of core engagement and due to compression of lower spinal discs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/39a27-bac4ff43-ce66-4205-a77d-2428996ab56a.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>BAC4FF43-CE66-4205-A77D-2428996AB56A</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://ewabigio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2595f-d0cdad0a-3ba6-497d-bb80-ac64d6ace436.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption>2nd example from left is presenting as lumbar lordosis in which case pelvic bowl will be heavily anteriorly tilted forward. 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