Yoga, Hypermobility and Wrist Injuries

Michaelle Edwards, creator of the YogAlign Method, discusses the dangers of ‘Ligament Laxity’ compounded by Hyperextension in certain Yoga poses, like Downward Dog.

From about the 4:45 mark to 5:15 Michaelle has her Yoga Model demonstrate what she says is the “wrong way” to do Downward Dog Pose.

She reminds us that the joints of the pelvis, (the hip joints in particular) are weight-bearing joints, by nature, and the shoulder is not.

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