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Woman Carrying Laundry  (from Wikimedia Commons) Q: I have heard that using the cue "scoop the tailbone" is pass�, because people tend to over tuck their tailbones already. There is a class I attend where this cue is given A LOT�for tons of poses�tree, chair, etc. Is this cue "out" and is it ever appropriate? Thanks! Is there any research behind using or not scooping the tailbone? I tend to not. I hear point the pubic bone down. A: This is a very relevant question, for, as our questioner points out, the concept of �scooping the tailbone� is being taught in many quarters. Certain modern yoga teachers, some with large followings, teach this as an important action when doing many poses.  And although I think there are certain circumstances in which this action (which anatomically would be called �retroversion� of the pelvis relative to the femur bones� more on that later!), is appropriate, I believe it is sometimes drastically overused. In order to get a better idea of...