Episode 48: Alignment Dogma - Pelvis

Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held

Welcome to Season 3 and Episode 48 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss dogmatic beliefs and myths around the pelvis from the yoga, Pilates, and strength training worlds. We also discuss how correlating pelvic position with safety or pain is not backed by research, and thus what value teaching pelvic alignment may or may not have.

You will learn:

• Natural variations on the AFAB and AMAB pelvises
• How there’s a variety of ideas on where neutral pelvis is, which tells us that nobody knows what a neutral pelvis actually is
• That anterior pelvic tilt is not a pathology and we need to stop acting like it is
• Alignment cueing has value - let’s not throw out the baby with the bathwater
• What place does mula bandha have in our pelvis
• Literally, where is mula bandha as there seems to be no agreement
• Is “butt wink” a bad thing or an inevitable thing?
• What does “navel to spine” actually do to the pelvis
• Ultimately, how should we be thinking about our students’ pelvic alignment and how much do we need to be doing about it

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Laurel's Body of Knowledge Course

Movement Logic Hip and SI Joint Tutorial

Movement Logic Pelvic Floor Tutorial

4 Types of AFAB Pelvis

Paul Grilley Bone Images

IG post comparing Sarah and Laurel’s internal and external hip rotation

Matthew Remski’s Practice And All Is Coming: Abuse, Cult Dynamics, And Healing In Yoga And Beyond uncovers rape and sexual assault by Ashtanga Yoga’s creator Pattahbi Jois on his teachers and students

Study showing 75-85% of people have anterior pelvic tilt and no pain

Anterior tilt not correlated with low back pain

Lumbar lordosis not correlated with low back pain