Asana Talk - Physical Tone + Muscular Action (Patreon)

And here it is... the asana talk. 

This one is about what's happening in the body with yoga.*

Are you familiar with what isometric action is?

Isometric action is when you actively tighten your muscles to form a stable and accentuated joint connection.

It happens a lot in yoga and even very strong muscles can experience fatigue early on. In other words, if a person has not attempted much isometric activity, then it might take a little practice before their body adapts.

So, maintaining one asana for 3-5 breaths will require a level of isometric sustenance.

And then there's "isotonic" action, which has two categories:

Isotonic resistance and concentration

*Watch the video for a lesson about the muscular actions in yoga