143: Hip Health & Durability with Tiffany Cruikshank: Shorts

Welcome to our new series of “Shorts”—gems from previous podcast conversations that deserve a second look (or listen).

This excerpt is drawn from episode 54: Love Those Hips! All About the Hip Labrum. In discussing yoga practices to embrace and avoid during hip labrum injury, hosts Tiffany and Rachel also highlighted how all of us can strengthen, support and mobilize these crucial joints to maximize their capacity over the long-term. They also explored a repeated theme on this podcast: the power of curiosity, and how our practice can act as an individual invitation to find the challenges we need to thrive.

“I don’t need to be afraid of these things, but rather appreciate the challenges, whether that is a strength challenge or a mobility challenge.” – Tiffany Cruikshank

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“This can be just about making your hips more powerful and capable.” – Tiffany Cruikshank

Show Notes:

• Biomechanics patterns that can contribute to hip issues [1:22]
• The challenge of balancing 3D mobility and strength [4:00]
• Commonly neglected: active control in hip rotation, eccentric hip flexor work [5:51]
• A caution: loaded internal rotation [10:53]
• The power of practice as individual investigation [13:59]

Links Mentioned:

• Watch this episode on YouTube
• Listen to the full Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episode 54: All About the Hip Labrum
• Online Hip: Anatomy, Dysfunction, & Application Yoga Teacher Training
• In-Person Hip: Anatomy, Dysfunction, & Application Yoga Teacher Training in Bali October 10-17, 2025
• Tiffany’s “All About the Hips” Playlist on Yoga Medicine® Online (YMO)
• Rachel’s “Hip Health Series 4: MFR 360 Degrees of the Hips” YMO class

“Something led to this damage over time, so once you have finished your prescribed medical treatment, there is a reasonable chance those biomechanics patterns still remain.” – Rachel Land