Don't Lock The Knee Hot Yoga in Balancing Postures!!

Don't Lock The Knee Hot Yoga in Balancing Postures!! Bikram Yoga, Barkan Yoga & Ghosh Yoga! In this video I share basic alignment concepts to help support and protect your knees thus offering the best way to successfully practice the Hot Yoga's balancing postures!
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[jenlynn_mc]

I was in class last night and the instructor said about 10x "lock your knee, lock your knee, lock your knee". The whole time I'm thinking about all the people locking their knee in class! Yikes!! Thankfully, because of your training, I knew better. I naturally hyper extend my hips and knees and have hurt myself doing so. Thhe key for me has been to build muscle around those joints in order to stabilize and not hyper extend. Thank you for putting this correction out there, you're the best!!

[VeronicaWilly]

Standing bow!!!! That’s I have this phrase in your voice engrained in my brain from training. “Don’t lock the knee” over and over again. Thanks Jimmy!

[janicejacobs]

Thank you for reminding us how to protect our knees. I really don't want to have to get new ones.

[barkansinger]

Let me know what you think about this video? Leave me a comment!! 🙏🙏🙏

[nmc]

At the beginning of every class I instruct "Never lock your knees or elbows"...and use "Engage the knee while using a straight leg".

[donnanurmi]

This was a great tip. I already have a right knee Issue and the last thing I want to do is lock it. Thank you Jimmy for these videos. 😍

[grimursigursson]

This is very useful and important for teachers to know when they teach class. Thanks Jimmy :)

[Thegudda]

Thank you for that video ❤️ I always extend my knees when I was told to lock the knees, but this makes more sense

[lindandrea]

Jimmy, great great discussion! Thank you, also love the comment about “ dialogue “. Always get irritated when teachers talk about the “dialogue “!

[laurenemilyalagna]

Absolutely! Such valuable information. Keep those knees happy and healthy!

[fitmoves]

thank your for this, some many teacher's lock their knees!

[juliemcnulty]

Such great information. I’d like to see all 3 of those pictures side by side tho. Usually what I say when teaching is ‘engage the knee, thigh tight’. 🤷🏻‍♀️ again, thank you for the information. 🙏🏻💕

[paulam]

Just heard this phrase so many takes in class. Really is a shame so many get injuries because of this in yoga. Teachers should know better but who is teaching them? My knees are hurting all the time. Thanks for clarifying this. Hopefully can reverse m knee problems.

[libbyschlesinger]

💡 💡💡i think i got it-fi-knee-ly!!!! 💡💡💡

[Elisabetus]

Exelant video! Thank you for this grait knowledge. Hands down every yoga teacher needs to know this! 🐄 🐮🕉

[hrefnakatrinardottir]

I’m so HAPPY that you are focusing on this subject! Super afraid of locking my knee. Good video Jimmy Ji

[elenarabinovitch]

This was a great explanation of how to get your standing leg into the correct position to avoid injury. Thank you again for a great video with relevant, useful information.

[paulam]

Maybe first work on just tightening quad before anything else. Don’t even put other knee in the air until the that quad is tight.😚