Before you say namaste, you need to understand the basics during your yoga practice. If you aren’t posing correctly, you won’t get the benefits of the workout and misplacement could lead to injuries. Within this video, yoga instructor Kirby Koo demonstrates how to fix three yoga poses you may be getting wrong.
By showing side-by-side pics and vids portraying each adjustment, Koo breaks down the best way to master the triangle, tree, and chair pose. While these poses in many cases are recommended to help relieve aches and pains, you could do this more damage if you are performing them incorrectly. Thanks to Koo, experienced yogis can compare and newbies can take note of those popular moves.
No time for you to tune in to the video? See her quick fixes below.
The fix: Engage your core and align your shoulders with your hips.
The fix: Lower your shoulders and place the sole of the foot above or below your knee.
The fix: Lift up your chest toward heaven and keep shoulders down and back.
