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FlexibilityThe Stiffer Your Body Is, the Less You Should Force It in Yoga
— Flexibility grows not through endurance, but through a nervous system that feels safe enough to allow change
Reset Yoga Editorial Team
March 9, 2026
In almost every yoga class, there comes a moment of quiet comparison. It usually arrives in a forward fold. Some bodies seem to pour downward without resistance. Others stop almost immediately, as though the back of the legs has drawn a hard line in the sand. For the person who cannot reach very far…
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