11/14/2025
🌿 Hypermobility & Yoga: Finding Strength in Flexibility
Hypermobility, in the most simple terms, means your joints move beyond the typical range of motion. For some, this feels like a superpower—deep backbends, effortless splits, fluid transitions. But it can also bring challenges: instability, pain, or fatigue when the body isn’t supported.
Yoga offers a beautiful way to work with hypermobility, not against it. The practice isn’t about chasing the deepest stretch—it’s about cultivating balance, strength, and awareness.
✨ Tips for Yogis with Hypermobility
• Prioritize strength over depth: Engage muscles to stabilize joints rather than sinking into flexibility.
• Micro-bends are magic: A slight bend in the knees or elbows protects hypermobile joints from locking out.
• Slow transitions: Moving mindfully between poses builds control and reduces strain.
• Props are allies: Blocks, straps, and bolsters create safe alignment and support.
• Listen inward: Your edge isn’t the furthest point—it’s the place where effort meets ease.
• Remember: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Yoga becomes less about “how far can I go” and more about “how well can I hold myself.” For hypermobile bodies, that shift is liberating. It transforms practice into a journey of resilience, strength, and self-trust.
