Proximal Hamstring Tendonitis: How to Avoid This Common Yoga Injury
Sometimes called “yoga butt,” Proximal Hamstring Tendonitis can hinder your life and practice. Here’s how to prevent it from happening to you and your students.
Dana Slamp is a writer, a certified yoga therapist and the Founder of Prema Yoga Institute – New York’s IAYT-accredited yoga therapy school. Her background in the arts and spirituality informs all that she creates. Dana has presented at Yoga Journal Conference, Telluride Yoga Festival, and teaches retreats and workshops internationally. She’s delighted to offer the IAY Yoga Therapy Program, an online RYT500 course and more alongside PYI’s diverse faculty at www.premayogainstitute.com. A self-confessed “Dog Mom,” Dana currently lives near Central Park with her dog Cooper. For online classes with Dana, check out Equinox+ and YogaAnytime.
Sometimes called “yoga butt,” Proximal Hamstring Tendonitis can hinder your life and practice. Here’s how to prevent it from happening to you and your students.
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