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Why Alignment Data Beats 'Am I Doing This Right?'

"Square your hips." "Stack your shoulders." "Lengthen your spine." Every yoga teacher says these things. But what do they mean in measurable terms?

When a teacher says "square your hips," they mean both hip bones should face the same direction — roughly 0° rotation difference. But when you're upside down in Downward Dog, you can't see your hips. You guess. You hope. You move on.

Numbers replace guesswork

Camera-based body tracking detects 33 landmarks on your body. It can measure the angle of your hip line, the tilt of your shoulders, the bend of your knees — all in real-time. No guessing.

Warrior II: your front knee should be at 85-100°. Most practitioners are at 120° and think they're at 90°. The difference matters — not for scoring, but for actually getting the benefit of the pose.

Data, not judgment

We don't show a score. We don't say "good" or "bad." We show you a number: your knee is at 118°. You decide if you want to go deeper. Maybe your body isn't ready for 90° today. That's information, not failure.

This is the difference between a mirror and a judge. A mirror shows you what is. A judge tells you what should be. We're a mirror.

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