I have to ask this question because I commonly hear comments about not being able to do yoga because the person can’t touch their toes.

But here’s the thing... The only prerequisite for practicing yoga is that you are able to breathe.

At the end of the day, we all have some compression from the effects of gravity. Those who are more flexible are more likely to collapse in their curves and further compress the collapsed (concavities) areas of their back. Instead, our goal is to stay upright and elongated, and we do that by working on our control and stability of the spine.

A new client called himself a “skeptic” until he actually tried yoga, and then realized that it truly did help with aches and pains.