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Sciatica and pain in our low backs is almost an epidemic in our society.

For the most part we have lost the connection of walking in balance and our backs bear the brunt of our anatomical misalignments. Add to this held tensions and stress, and our poor bodies are overwhelmed with how to properly support us.

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Yoga practice guides our awareness more deeply through our body and through the koshas/layers of the body. We move through the physical layer to the energetic layer to the intellectual layer to the subtle layer. It is this pathway in that teaches you how to listen and connect more deeply with what’s happening inside your body.

By practising the following series, you will discover weaknesses through places of discomfort. With practice and over time, you will learn how to strengthen and engage the muscles that support your hips, back, knees and ankles. If these movements are very uncomfortable for you, don’t despair. That means the poses are working and continue to practise them. It takes commitment to practice and patience of time for things to change.