Hypermobility, or double jointedness, is characterised by looser connective tissue and more mobile joints. It sounds like it should be an advantage -more flexibility for getting into harder yoga poses right? However, this can lead to instability. And you need a good balance of flexibility, stability and strength to move safely. Hypermobility is a spectrum rather than something you either do or don’t have. You can measure it by whether or not you can do…

Today’s post comes from my teacher Carol, who leads the Green Lotus Yoga trainings. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge and explains the link between the stretching  and the nervous system far better than I could. The following is actually a condensed form of Carol’s post; you can find the full thing on her blog here. Even so, this is still a lengthy post, so I’ll keep things brief here. Grab a cuppa and…