Posted on our facebook site by Simon Borg-Olivier on July 12, 2009 at 5:14pm

Hathayoga is firm your abdomen, but don’t suck in your navel, and do use your diaphragm for strength, power & relaxation. See a clue on why this is so http://tinyurl.com/abs-core

Posted on our facebook site by Simon Borg-Olivier on July 12, 2009 at 5:17pm

This is a great article John McWhorter shared with me which outlines important reasons why many physiotherapists are no longer saying simply suck in your bellybuttons to protect your spine. This is why the diaphragm is such a important muscle in yoga and the missing key to the yogic style ‘core stabilisation’ effect of mula bandha.