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Lastest Yoga Anatomy Articles

elbows come up in headstand

Why Do My Elbows Come Up In Headstand?

December 5, 2023
Proportions, technique, and lack of engagement with serratus anterior can all lead to having the elbows come up in headstand.
Headstand In Yoga

The Truth About Headstand In Yoga

November 28, 2023
Learn headstand in yoga by going step by step. Build the pose from the base, control the pelvis, and lift up.
Yoga Benefit For Musculoskeletal Disorders

How Does Yoga Benefit Musculoskeletal Disorders?

November 14, 2023
Yoga may benefit musculoskeletal disorders by increasing strength and mobility and by reducing pain. However, more research is needed to confirm this.
Yoga Injuries in The Cold

Do Yoga Practitioners Get More Injuries In Cold Climates?

November 7, 2023
Perhaps surprisingly, there is no correlation between greater yoga injuries when practicing yoga in cold climates.
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About David - Yoga Anatomy Presenter

david keil yoga anatomyThis website is about delivering yoga anatomy to the yoga community in a simple and understandable way. It has always been about you, the reader, understanding the complexity and diversity of our own humanness as well as our anatomy. We often interact with anatomy in two key places. The first is relative to injury, either in a preventative way, or after some type of injury has occurred. The second is when we want to do a particular asana, but can’t, and want to know why. In other words, you’re looking for the technique or anatomical restriction that limits your ability to do a pose. This is where yoga anatomy comes in. From this, we often want “the answer” to the problem or the injury. Unfortunately, there is often no single answer or simple solution. It is not my desire to simplify the anatomy or the yoga itself, that would be an injustice to the complexity and diversity of who we are physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Read More »