Yoga has been steadily increasing in popularity, even before the pandemic. During the pandemic, the need to stay safe at home but remain active has been a challenge for many. Yoga is an activity that can be done at home. Dogwood Studio offers classes live over the internet or On Demand when and where you want. Yoga can be for any body, young or old, fit or new to exercise, arthritic or post-surgery. Many have not yet tried yoga because of a lack of understanding what it is. Here are some common myths about yoga debunked.

Many people are intimidated by yoga if they have never tried it before, largely due to the increase in fitness style yoga and the inundation of images of thin people practicing “perfect pose” yoga. Fitness yoga is a valid choice for some, but yoga is also so much more. Yoga can be for anyBODY regardless of body type, age, or medical history.

We have written about tensegrity in past blogs, including Tensegrity and Yoga and Tensegrity and Mobility Changes. As a recap, we are primarily a system of soft tissues, the muscles and fascia, with secondary support from the bones. The key to tensegrity is realizing that instead of the bones holding everything together, the balance of tension across our bodies is the main support. We are able to move more freely through supporting the fascia. Moving one area or putting additional pressure on one area is distributed over the whole fascia.