Yoga blocks6/11/2023 Using a block to strengthen helps with alignment by focusing on holding onto a block (for example, having it placed between your thighs in bridge pose). Using a block or blocks for strengthening can add an extra challenge, or it can help make poses that require strength more accessible (think crow pose). ![]() My personal preference is foam over cork because they’re softer to rest my head on. Recommended yoga blocks: I personally use and prefer these lululemon blocks. A block can be used to support your head, areas that have been injured, such as placing a block under your knee(s) in a forward fold, your hips, and your spine. Even though a pose may seem okay to hold, it gets more difficult the longer you stay in it. Yoga blocks are an excellent tool for helping to relax into poses. The important thing is that adding length will give you more space for alignment and most likely feel a lot better in your body! Supporting Through the practice of correct alignment, you will gain flexibility and may one day be able to touch wherever you’re aiming for. The reason doesn’t really matter because adding in a yoga block or two will help you find the correct alignment, support, and stability. You could not be very flexible (yet), have short arms, a large chest or tummy, or an injury that is stopping you from reaching wherever you’re trying to reach. If you are ever not able to touch the ground or your toes, a yoga block is a good idea. ![]() Our bodies change and feel different from day to day, so even if you know how to feel good in many yoga poses, adding a block or blocks in can change up the game and make the poses feel even better or more challenging. No matter where you are at in your yoga journey, I can guarantee that there is room in your practice to incorporate blocks to make poses more accessible, comfortable, or to deepen poses. Yoga blocks are used for three main things during your practice: supporting, lengthening, and strengthening. Experiment, see what works for you, and approach your yoga practice with a beginner’s mind by incorporating blocks into poses where you didn’t think you needed them. ![]() I’ve covered a pretty wide range of ways to use yoga blocks but there are even more opportunities to use them as well. In this guide, I cover how to use yoga blocks for beginner and intermediate yogis who want to make their practice more comfortable for their bodies and to challenge themselves. While they are wonderful for beginners and for those who find some poses inaccessible, they are also an amazing tool to deepen your practice through strengthening and flexibility. Using yoga blocks is so much more than just having them as a headrest or something to sit on. Once I began incorporating them in my practice, learning when I needed them, and how they could advance my practice, I was hooked. Little did I realize how beneficial yoga blocks can be. I thought I should be able to push myself to do poses and that using blocks was a crutch. Like many beginners practicing yoga, I approached the practice with an attitude that I didn’t need yoga blocks.
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