Turn your right foot out 90 degrees, take your thigh parallel to the mat, don’t let your knee extend beyond your ankle… alignment cues such as these not only guide us into a pose, they keep us safe and help us become more aware of our body in the present moment. But, as useful as they are, instructions for the physical positioning of your body are only one aspect of what it means to be truly aligned in yoga.
‘The purpose of alignment is to bring awareness to every cell in your body,’ explains Adela Serrano, Iyengar yoga teacher with Ekhart Yoga (). ‘It is
