I have been to many yoga classes where teachers repeat “bring the elbows towards the outer ribs” when going into chattarunga dandasana which misalignes the wrists as you say. I cringe at this queue because when I started practicing many years ago I developed not only wrist injury but a shoulder injury with this que. It is so important to practice Asana with teachers that know what they are doing .... thank you to both of you for highlighting these asanas and correcting “western yoga” bad teaching practices. When you practice with the right teachers you will know it and so will your body & it will respond. This is excellent information
Hey Mel, Thank you so much for your feedback and comments. It's great to hear that you found this helpful :). It's so important to set-up these foundational postures correctly so we avoid these unnecessary injuries.
May be the teacher ment to keep the elbows in a shoulder distance so people will not open it to wide , but not leaning to it.. it is important how you tell your instructions as well
I say “keep your elbows close to your body” on my classes! But by this I don’t mean squeezing your upper arms towards the ribs, but keeping elbows close to your body since I see that practitioners widen their arms:)
I’ve experienced a couple of painful bouts of wrist and shoulder pain. This video helped me to better understand proper alignment and will help me avoid slipping back into old habits and re-injuring myself. I appreciate you sooo much. Many, many thanks!
I have been doing all wrong! Thanks you are amazing! please continue to explain in as much detail as you have done so far! I send you much love and gratitude!
I injured my wrist and was concerned that I could not continue my daily Sun salutations. This helped video me immensely, allowing me to continue my practice with modifications. Thank you! I am a beginner, so your videos are extremely helpful explaining positions until I can find a teacher in person, which is a goal of mine
Thank you thank you for this amazing tutorial for keeping our wrists happy. The quality of your videos are just amazing. Your channel is pure gold!! I’m sure you’ll have millions of followers in no time!!
Hey! Just wanted to say how grateful I am for these videos. I started my yoga journey around 2-3 years ago whilst recovering from a serious wrist injury, as well as bringing baggage from a shoulder surgery I had a few years before that. I assumed that all of the little pains and positions that didn't feel great were just down to those injuries and I'd eventually move past them. It was actually quite hard to stay motivated at times after feeling like these things should've been 'fixed' by now after practicing for a decent amount of time? Well, after watching this video, as well as your up dog, down dog and chaturunga video, things just make so much more sense as to why I have been feeling the way that I have been. From the lines, to squeezing in the right areas, my journey thus far would've been a whole lot different if I came across these videos at the beginning, although the timing is always as it's meant to be, I know :). Anyway, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world. Very grateful to receive it here in England. Looking forward to learning more through you both 💫💚
I really struggle with body awareness - I will think I’m in alignment with perfect right angles only to have someone point out that I’m not actually stacked at all. Do other people have this issue? Filming myself to double check my alignment seems to be the best way for me to see what I actually am doing. Re: wrists - I only recently realized I’ve been “cheating” by resting my ribs on my arms in chaturanga! Early on, I received lots of cues to *squeeze* my bent arms into my lower ribs and now I need to unlearn that 😊.
Wrist pain usually says hello whenever i'm in side plank ...it's not constant but comes and goes. I am just finding your channel , I don't practice ashtanga currently, but I am enjoying the fundamentals..super informative! I would love to see some videos on the cervical spine...For example, I struggle a bit when it comes to camel, or any asana where you "drop your head back " I find it painful and struggle to create length or space in the upper neck.
Curious...I been teaching elbows over the wrist for a long time and some teachers have looked me wrong :P But I know my students, even when they feel weak, they love it.
Good tutorial but I found that for my wrists it is essential to warm them up before practice. Even if they‘ve hurt before, with warming up the initial pain disappears. A tutorial about how to bind correctly would be nice.
Thanks for the suggestion. We do have videos on Bhujapidasana and Bakasana up on our channel already - check those out :) The same technique we discuss here would be applied to those poses as well.
Thank you, great channel and this video is very helpful and explained a lot. I can not put any wait on my wrists or arms for a while, orders from physio th. How do you modify an ashtanga practise, when you can not use your hands/arms at all ?
Can I ask about dog facing up. I heard from one teacher that we shouldn't squeeze the glutes there... But I have been looking throught few book where they say squeeze... Which way is correct?
Hello. Is there a video available with arm rotation during push up movements? I feel like I've been getting conflicting information about how to rotate the arms while doing push-up emotions, I feel like I've been stressing out my elbows trying to properly pull my shoulders back and rotate while pushing and pulling. I don't have hyperextended elbows but I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Thank you
After practicing Yoga more frequently I have some issues with my wrist (due to overstretching, because my back isn't that open yet). Your tips reall help, I can feel the difference. Still I have a question. Some yoga teacher instruct for the upward facing dog to externally rotate the arms (yet push the knuckle of the index finger to the floor, which is for my body contradictory). You said in this video to (slightly) internally rotate the arms. For my body this seems to work much better. But is the goal to eventually externally rotate the arms? I guess for opening the chest this would help. Anyways, big thank to you. :)
Please do a video about ankle pain 😖 i’ve been practicing for 15 years. And I have never been able to overcome it. Especially with Vinyasa. Most of the warrior postures, overtime begin to wear on me no matter how much I activate my inner thighs, etc..
![How To Strengthen Your Wrists [Exercises For Wrist Pain]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5o38j28wx70/mqdefault.jpg)
Many thanks David and Jelena , I am learning a lot from your lessons .
I appreciate if you could bring us a handstand tutorial 🤸🏻♀
Thank you! The visual of proper and improper alignment is so helpful! much appreciated
I have been to many yoga classes where teachers repeat “bring the elbows towards the outer ribs” when going into chattarunga dandasana which misalignes the wrists as you say. I cringe at this queue because when I started practicing many years ago I developed not only wrist injury but a shoulder injury with this que. It is so important to practice Asana with teachers that know what they are doing .... thank you to both of you for highlighting these asanas and correcting “western yoga” bad teaching practices. When you practice with the right teachers you will know it and so will your body & it will respond. This is excellent information
Hey Mel, Thank you so much for your feedback and comments. It's great to hear that you found this helpful :). It's so important to set-up these foundational postures correctly so we avoid these unnecessary injuries.
May be the teacher ment to keep the elbows in a shoulder distance so people will not open it to wide , but not leaning to it.. it is important how you tell your instructions as well
I say “keep your elbows close to your body” on my classes! But by this I don’t mean squeezing your upper arms towards the ribs, but keeping elbows close to your body since I see that practitioners widen their arms:)
I’ve experienced a couple of painful bouts of wrist and shoulder pain. This video helped me to better understand proper alignment and will help me avoid slipping back into old habits and re-injuring myself. I appreciate you sooo much. Many, many thanks!
So great to hear :)
I have been doing all wrong! Thanks you are amazing! please continue to explain in as much detail as you have done so far! I send you much love and gratitude!
Amazing tips for me as I'm a fresh yoga teacher. Thank you all ❤
Thank you very much for these priceless pieces of practical wisdom ! Greetings from Belgium
I was waiting for you to come on UA-cam, thank you
We're happy to be here :)
I injured my wrist and was concerned that I could not continue my daily Sun salutations. This helped video me immensely, allowing me to continue my practice with modifications. Thank you! I am a beginner, so your videos are extremely helpful explaining positions until I can find a teacher in person, which is a goal of mine
Dear Jelena and David thank you very much for this new jewel for a splendid collection. You are both splendid ! GOD BLESS YOU. Cecilia
Another great video. An incredible duo that has been helping me with yoga, for many months (maybe years at this point)
I so love your yoga tutorial from Instagram to this UA-cam.I followed both 😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much :) Happy to hear you find our videos helpful!
Thanks for your precescly explenetion.It's help a lot.
Dear David and Jelena so good explanations! Ever perfect. I am learning so much! GOD BLESS YOU AND PEACE ALL OVER THE WORLD. Cecilia
Thank you thank you for this amazing tutorial for keeping our wrists happy. The quality of your videos are just amazing. Your channel is pure gold!! I’m sure you’ll have millions of followers in no time!!
You are so welcome! Thank you for the kind feedback and we hope to reach as many people as possible with this channel :)
ahhh was making ALL the mistakes haha thanks, this will save my wrists =)
Your short video tutorials helps me to advance in my yoga practice. Thank you guys
Great tips and details!!! Thank you Jelena and David!
Wow! Great advice & tips. I appreciate this info in regards to index/middle finger placement on the mat. Thank you!
interesting about keeping internal rotation in the arms and protracted scapula in upward dog.... will be paying attention to this!
Loved this video ❤️ thank you 🙏
Thank you for all the useful information 🙏🏼♥️
This is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank You!
Amazing - so happy to hear it :)
Just what I needed
Thank you, Thank you! Love ❤️
Thank you❤🙏
This was really helpful! Thank you!
Please share more alignment videos of asanas
Thanks🙏🙏❤
And once again...
Jump backs and throughs would be nice😆
Very welcome and yes - we'll be adding videos for that soon, promise :)
Thank you for this tutorial.Extremely helpful information for a beginner. Could you have a tutorial on a one legged chaturanga dandasana. Thank you xx
Thank you, 😊
Namasthe. Pl issue one video on applying mulabandha while doing primary series.
Hey! Just wanted to say how grateful I am for these videos. I started my yoga journey around 2-3 years ago whilst recovering from a serious wrist injury, as well as bringing baggage from a shoulder surgery I had a few years before that. I assumed that all of the little pains and positions that didn't feel great were just down to those injuries and I'd eventually move past them. It was actually quite hard to stay motivated at times after feeling like these things should've been 'fixed' by now after practicing for a decent amount of time? Well, after watching this video, as well as your up dog, down dog and chaturunga video, things just make so much more sense as to why I have been feeling the way that I have been. From the lines, to squeezing in the right areas, my journey thus far would've been a whole lot different if I came across these videos at the beginning, although the timing is always as it's meant to be, I know :). Anyway, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world. Very grateful to receive it here in England. Looking forward to learning more through you both 💫💚
Thank you! This is so helpful. 🙏
Thanks 🙏🏻
Gracias!
Thank you so much !!!
This is super helpful, thank you 🙏🏻 😊
🙏
I really struggle with body awareness - I will think I’m in alignment with perfect right angles only to have someone point out that I’m not actually stacked at all. Do other people have this issue? Filming myself to double check my alignment seems to be the best way for me to see what I actually am doing. Re: wrists - I only recently realized I’ve been “cheating” by resting my ribs on my arms in chaturanga! Early on, I received lots of cues to *squeeze* my bent arms into my lower ribs and now I need to unlearn that 😊.
Wrist pain usually says hello whenever i'm in side plank ...it's not constant but comes and goes.
I am just finding your channel , I don't practice ashtanga currently, but I am enjoying the fundamentals..super informative!
I would love to see some videos on the cervical spine...For example, I struggle a bit when it comes to camel, or any asana where you "drop your head back " I find it painful and struggle to create length or space in the upper neck.
Love u guys so much thank you!❤
Thank you
Nicely explained & very useful information 😊
Glad you liked it :)
Curious...I been teaching elbows over the wrist for a long time and some teachers have looked me wrong :P
But I know my students, even when they feel weak, they love it.
Good tutorial but I found that for my wrists it is essential to warm them up before practice. Even if they‘ve hurt before, with warming up the initial pain disappears. A tutorial about how to bind correctly would be nice.
Great to hear this was helpful for you :) And thank you for the suggestion, we'll add it to the list for upcoming videos.
How to do correct chakrasana…?🙏🏻
We'll do a video to explain it in detail :)
Thank You, it is great video like always 😀 what about happy wrists in bakasana ?
Thank you for very helpful info. Could you make video relating to happy wrist in Bhujapidasana, Bakasana and Tolasana as well? Thanks in advance
Thanks for the suggestion. We do have videos on Bhujapidasana and Bakasana up on our channel already - check those out :) The same technique we discuss here would be applied to those poses as well.
Thank you, great channel and this video is very helpful and explained a lot. I can not put any wait on my wrists or arms for a while, orders from physio th. How do you modify an ashtanga practise, when you can not use your hands/arms at all ?
Very helpful thank you. Could you do one on urdvha dhanurasana and how to not tense up the glutes while holding?
Hi Irene! We have a tutorial coming on exactly this next week :)
how to protect the outer elbows
Hi Maria - have you seen our newest tutorial on hyperextended elbows? Hopefully it answers your questions :) ua-cam.com/video/t8y6RmDfnAE/v-deo.html
Can I ask about dog facing up. I heard from one teacher that we shouldn't squeeze the glutes there... But I have been looking throught few book where they say squeeze... Which way is correct?
Hello. Is there a video available with arm rotation during push up movements? I feel like I've been getting conflicting information about how to rotate the arms while doing push-up emotions, I feel like I've been stressing out my elbows trying to properly pull my shoulders back and rotate while pushing and pulling. I don't have hyperextended elbows but I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Thank you
Hi Cori,
Yes, we have a video on arm rotation. 😊
Check it out here:
ua-cam.com/video/C0ZyLVh8ub4/v-deo.html
After practicing Yoga more frequently I have some issues with my wrist (due to overstretching, because my back isn't that open yet). Your tips reall help, I can feel the difference. Still I have a question. Some yoga teacher instruct for the upward facing dog to externally rotate the arms (yet push the knuckle of the index finger to the floor, which is for my body contradictory). You said in this video to (slightly) internally rotate the arms. For my body this seems to work much better. But is the goal to eventually externally rotate the arms? I guess for opening the chest this would help.
Anyways, big thank to you. :)
I've just seen your video "How to Upward Facing Dog" and it answered exactly this question. :) Great videos.
Awesome! :) Thanks for watching our channel!
When I was first started yoga, I was so weak even table top was tough.
You look slow.. tired..
Please do a video about ankle pain 😖 i’ve been practicing for 15 years. And I have never been able to overcome it.
Especially with Vinyasa. Most of the warrior postures, overtime begin to wear on me no matter how much I activate my inner thighs, etc..
Thanks ❤