Mat Matters, Episode 22: Respecting Your Skeleton

12/5/2013

Sometimes, we just need to have a yoga chat. Ya know? So that's what today's Mat Matters video is--a little chat about something yoga-related that's been on my mind.

Since I don't want to give too much away (how fun is a chat if you already know what's going to be said?), I'll just state this important background info:

Everyone's bones are shaped differently. My left humerus is a different length than your left humerus. My femur may be shorter or longer than yours. My scapula may be wider than yours.

Similarly, everyone's skeleton is put together differently. Yes, we have the same basic bones in the same basic places, but we're all different in how these bones fit together to create the magical puzzle of our bodies.

So, given these simple facts, we just can't expect our bodies to do every yoga pose as shown in the books, or by our teachers, or by the yogis next to us. WE'RE JUST TOO DIFFERENT!

Thus, today's video. You can watch here or on my YouTube Channel.

Thanks for chatting ;)

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Tara B.

12/5/2013 12:18:05 am

OMG this this this! Yes!
This is so true, not just for yoga but for a lot of other things. For me, since I had the bones fused together in my feet as a young teen, I've had to get used to not being able to do certain things. It's just not in my anatomy, period. But I still do the best I can :-)
I think it's also important to note that even if our bodies do allow us to go deep into certain poses, sometimes it's safer to step back. I'm learning that kinda the hard way now with my patella dislocation. No it didn't happen while doing yoga, but now I have to be careful not to get into stretches as deeply as I can physically, because I'm too flexible and can pop a bone out of place.
Eek didn't mean to write such a long comment. Long story short, thank you for doing this and discussing such an important topic!

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