Take a look at our friend above in it’s perfect posture and notice how you are sitting or standing at this moment. Are your shoulders rounded and you chest caved in? Or perhaps your shoulders are rolled back but to the point that your chest is puffed out- Either of these postures are deviations from a neutral spine* and are compensations for a weak core. “But wait,” you may protest, “I do crunches everyday and pride myself on my strong abs!” This may be true but I would like you to look inside for a moment…..deep, deep  deep down inside at your inner most core and meet my friend Udyana Bandha.

The translation for Udyana Bandha is “flying upward” and is named such as it is an energetic lock that assists in the feeling of lightness needed when doing things like arm balances, inversions and acrobatics.

The lightness you feel…