Flat Back or Rounding Down: What's Better? Yoga Teaching Tips with Rachel

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Жыл бұрын

Ah the variations for moving into a forward fold: "swan dive," "flat back," "hinge from your hips...." or, "round down to uttanasana..." So what's better?
In this video, we look at the difference between hinging forward and rounding forward, looking at what exactly is happening in your spine and hips to make it happen.
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Пікірлер: 39

@Yogawithsallyann 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant as usual, I could (and sometimes do😂) listen to you all day ❤

@RachelScottYoga 2 ай бұрын

lol glad to have you here Sally!

@nockneed6809 Ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm new to yoga so I know this isnt necessarily aimed at me, but your explanations are so clear. From this vid and the swandive vid I've realised I have been extending my spine in my forward fold and even in my flat back...not so flat! Thank you

@RachelScottYoga Ай бұрын

Hey there! Fantastic, I'm glad this was useful! :)

@DiegoEfe Жыл бұрын

I thought that hinging from the hips was the only safe way to bend, thanks for the explanation. Subscribed! Best regards, from Argentina.

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Hello to Argentina! Happy to connect with you here 💛

@RPIXELN Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rachel, as always, I love it!

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Ramon ~ 🤗

@wootenkristy Жыл бұрын

Always helpful! Thanks again, Rachel. Happy holidays!

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Happy holidays!!!

@thegucciotaku2487 11 ай бұрын

love your tutorials, you are amazing.

@RachelScottYoga 11 ай бұрын

I am glad you enjoy - happy to have you here!

@shankarsubramanian5421 Жыл бұрын

Perfect explanation.. I was always confused as to which is right. Looks like both are ok depending on what you want to achieve

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Yes! Exactly :) Thanks for watching! 💛

@proshatf7193 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Rachel 🙏🏻💫 amazing explanations as always!❤️

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

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@lissacrane458 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this ❤

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Lissa!

@yu-enlin7244 Жыл бұрын

Can’t stop watching your videos ! Full of knowledge, at the same time interesting. So generous and enjoyable, thank you so much !

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Yay!!! Glad you are enjoying, good to have you here!

@jenniferjordan3828 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I liked how you incorporated deadlifts to the movement explanation.

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Nice to connect with you here, Jennifer!

@pratikjain134 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos RS :) thank you so much

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

💛💛💛

@kathydillman1867 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos, so helpful. I wish I had taken my YTT with you!!🙏🏻🧘🏻‍♀️🙌

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Awwwwww!!! Thanks Kathy, I'm really happy they're helpful :) If you're ever looking for more continuing education, come take a course or class with me!🥰😘

@yogeshtyagi6307 Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful.

@Xny1578 Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this content! Thank you, Rachael, for sharing such insightful information. By the way, I've noticed that my lumber spine rounds quite often in yoga poses. Could you provide any advice on how to improve this? Thank you!

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Hi Joyce! When you say rounds, just to be clear, you mean flexion? It’s hard for me to say something on this without seeing you and sometimes spines can have lots of different shapes depending on the person. But I’d say first focus on lengthening out of your pelvis, and lifting the torso away to find more length so that you are not “sitting” in your low back.

@sachithraweerasooriya7502 5 ай бұрын

❤

@m.eegner9788 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips! Can you do a video for people like me, who have flat feet? I have been struggling with this and my hips are suffering. Perhaps some pointers on what to watch out and be aware of when doing some asanas to improve posture and stability! 😅 thanks! 🙏🏼

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Great idea!! I’m sure a lot of people would benefit from that ~ 👍🏻👍🏻

@desg.4259 Жыл бұрын

Hi Rachel love your content! Could I request a video? How do you know that you are ready/strong enough to begin inversion work? Any advice for how to build up that strength up?

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Great question! Yes very happy to do a video on that~ excellent suggestion 😀💫💫

@111smeek Жыл бұрын

Hi Rachel. I'm wondering what you mean by 'tight back' Don't we all need constriction of our spinal muscles to do any movement involving the spine ( ie most movements.) I think the word 'tight' is just so general is doesn't really mean anything. Does anyone have a 'loose' back?

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

Hallo Stephanie! When do I say that in the vid? Then I can try to be more clear about what I may have meant 😝

@111smeek Жыл бұрын

@@RachelScottYoga as I recall you say “ if you have a tight back ( instruction of some kind to do or not do )“

@RachelScottYoga Жыл бұрын

@@111smeek gotcha ~ yes I can be more specific about what my intention with the word right means… I would offer that it is possible to have a tight back in the sense that the erectors could be overly shortened (speaking for myself, here… I tend to hyperextend the lumbar so I get stuck in an anterior pelvic tilt and lose my anterior core, which gets overly lengthened). Also the thoracolumbar fascia can also get sticky and adhered, which falls under my “tight” umbrella. So all that said, it’s complicated and different parts of the spine can be doing different things, lumbar muscles hypertonic and thoracic spinal extensors overly lengthened (rather than “loose”). But yes I’d say you’re absolutely right that the intrinsic muscles of the spine and really all of them for that matter aren’t without tone bc you’re using them to stand up and do all the human things! Thx for asking for more specificity, does that make sense?

@111smeek Жыл бұрын

Sorry typo. Some move/position to do or not do.