Should you contract or relax the glutes in urdhva dhanurasana (backbends)?

This month David answers the question: Should you contract or relax the glutes in urdhva dhanurasana? He explains why the answer should always be specific to the student.

[@Snehayogafit]

I prefer squeezing my glutes while I'm in a motion, and relaxing my glutes when i attend the final pose where i can freely breath...it helps me protecting my lower back and getting a flexible back at the same time.

[@marsgrrrl]

Thank you David, for this and for all your work.

[@SRG216]

Here's a link to the article David mentions:
www.yoganatomy.com/too-squeeze-or-not-to-squeeze-upward-facing-dog/

[@Martina-cx8zh]

Could you please make a video about if we should or shouldn't tucking the tailbone down? I think this is very actual problem in yoga and I ve read / heard different opinions about this and so I am confused a bit :-/

[@JustasIndijoje]

Please edit video beginning ;)

[@DavidKeil]

Got caught with a bad edit! It's fixed now, thanks for pointing it out...