Is Stretching Hurting You?

Come ready to reframe how you think about yoga, flexibility, stretching and — to revolutionize your practice!     Stretching and increasing flexibility are the focus of most yoga classes today. But what if this approach is actually causing muscle weakness and body-mind disconnect that, over time, can lead to misalignment, instability, and chronic pain? In this FREE Live session you'll learn: - How our obsession with stretching in yoga is actually hurting us - The one yoga pose you should never do and why - A simple muscle activation practice to instantly experience increased strength, stability, and range of motion! - Ways you can study AYAMA virtually and in person in our Yoga Teacher Training!

"Why are my muscles tight?" Have you ever asked yourself this?  Tightness and tension are regular occurrences for many of us. But where does this tightness come from? Why do we feel tense? And what is really the best way to release it? I know a lot of people turn to yoga and stretching to deal with their tightness. That's what I did, too, for so many years. I also used stretching to deal with my pain (it's what all the fitness and wellness professionals touted). But while stretching sometimes gave me some relief for a little bit of time — it didn't resolve the underlying reason of why I was tight in the first place or what was actually causing my pain. And in many cases, my pain would come back even more ferociously after a good yoga stretch sesh. Long story short, after a couple of decades of stretching daily to keep my tension and pain at bay, I finally discovered why I suffered daily from pain. It was the very thing I was told to do (and doing with great discipline) that was the culprit... Stretching!!!