Take advantage of how the muscles work
Number one cause of soft tissue injuries among athletes is muscular imbalance.
A regular yoga practice will minimize the possibility of injury by lengthening and strengthening the muscles simultaneously if done in proper alignment.
The question is not “do you stretch “ it’s “HOW do you PERFORM the stretch???”
Performing a stretch without proper muscular activation and alignment can actually damage the muscles and the fascia tissues. Often Athletes who train and repeatedly stretch their muscles in an unsafe manner can’t even pin point the exact time they strained their muscles.
Imagine a heavy weight hanging on a rope with a few fibers that are shorter than all the rest. The shorter fibers will carry the majority of the stress load; if the stretch, or tensile stress, is great enough, those fibers may rupture. The same will happen if you work a muscle that is not engaged and optimal aligned.
During muscular stretching, the distribution of the stress load across the muscle fibers is influenced by several factors, including the position of the muscle within the surrounding tissues, its rotation relative to its bone attachments, and its level of engagement.
There is a way to optimize your stretching practice by learning to isometrically engage your muscles and align your bones and soft tissue before you deepen the stretch.
Doreen will show and teach you how to perform the stretches , using the Universal Principals of Alignment of Anusara Yoga, a set of precise bio mechanics that can be applied to any possible posture.
Yoga is the great ‘secret’ of many successful athletes.
“You will work with muscles you didn’t even know you had.”
Train more efficiently!
Recover quicker!
Remain injury-free !
- Help prevent Injury
- Help reduce recovery time
- Increase physical ,mental & emotional stamina
- Strengthen and lengthen muscles
- Increase body efficiency
- Improve blood flow to tissue and vital organs
- Increase lung capacity
- Relieve irritated nerves
- Reverse imbalances in muscular and skeletal structure
- Learn to remain focused and calm under stress
- Improve body awareness
- Find and transcend your physical and mental limitations
- Prepare for competition through visualization
- Learn to get comfortable with the complexity of your training
