Your spine is genuinely probably a lot different than you think. Even after 50 years of study I continue to find new secrets hidden in this amazing structure.
This video is an overview of ways we can begin to envision our spines in new ways. Far from stacks of bones, our spines are elegant structures of sensitivity, support, and communication. We are literally suspended from above and tethered to the earth through our spines!
Our spines can move in ways that are not fully described by traditional anatomy. As we learn to embody our spines — their anatomical and movement capabilities — we truly open to possibilities that we hadn’t even dreamed could be.
Your spine, my spine, all of ours are awake, alive, self aware and glorious manifestations of consciousness coming into form! Let’s get in there with them.
Let’s break down a few barriers and take a fresh look inside. This video can get you started.
Below for Teachers and the Very Curious:
The Spine and Embodyoga by Patty Townsend
17 page In-depth article on embodied spinal anatomy in yoga.
