10/21/2025
What is your favourite alignment cue? I used to like the cue in Warrior two to never let my knee pass forward of my toes,it fit with the instructions that this would NOT be great for the knees at the time…. ( until I noticed this happens anytime you climb stairs. Then, I met Bernie Clark and his suitcase of bones when I completed my first in person Yin Yoga Teacher Training. (find me in Bernie’s directory 😍) and all my alignment cues were tossed into the dustbin of irrelevance.
Why are we as yoga teachers so focused on alignment? When pressed, and if honest, most teachers will say, “because that was the way I was taught.” Fair enough. We do have to listen to our teachers, but when we ask those teachers the same question, they may give the same answer: “That is how I was taught.” So, where did it all begin? Teaching Movement in today’s privates and group classes would have me ask; What does it feel like when your knee moves forward of your big toe in Warrior two. How do your knees feel when they flex, and travel forward past your big toe? Or if your a sprinter How does it feel to line up at the beginning of a race? For the full read please visit Bernie Clark’s Yinyoga.com https://yinyoga.com/still-teaching-alignment/ Bridging the gap between Yoga & Movement
