Yoga Anatomy Articles


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The yoga anatomy articles are organized into categories such as,  Injuries PosturesYour Questions Yoga Anatomy Yoga Injuries Research , Ashtanga Yoga Research , and even  Yoga Adjustments.


They are also broken down more specifically by muscles, bandhas, breathing, sit bone pain, shoulders, psoas, and knee pain.


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Does Frequency Of Yoga Practice Matter?

Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, we found that doing a yoga practice at least 5 days…
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Yoga Contributed To Healing From Pain And Injury

Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, David shares practitioners’ experiences of contexts in which yoga contributed to…
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Is Yoga Safe? – Injury In Yoga

Our research on injury in yoga provides information to empower yoga practitioners and teachers to make informed decisions on yoga…
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What’s Driving Yoga Injuries?

Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, learn about practitioners’ yoga injuries and the contexts in which they…
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Yoga Injuries: When Do They Happen?

Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, learn what types of injuries in yoga occurred and the contexts…
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Low Back Injuries In Yoga: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?

When are yoga practitioners most at risk for low back injuries? Read our report on the experiences of our survey…
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Chaturanga And Shoulder Injuries In Yoga – What’s Going On?

When are yoga practitioners most at risk for shoulder injuries? Learn about the experiences of our survey of 2000+ practitioners…
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Knee Injuries In Yoga: When Are Your Knees Most At Risk?

When are yoga practitioners most at risk for knee injuries? Read about the experiences of our survey of 2000+ practitioners…
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Gender And Yoga Practice: Is There Any Relationship?

Is yoga practice different between genders? Our survey shows more similarities than differences in yoga practice experience between genders!…
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Yoga And Aging: Is Yoga Practice Different As We Age?

Does yoga practice change as we age? Our survey shows small differences between practice habits and experiences between some age…
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Forward Bends And Hamstring Injury: Have You Injured Your Hamstrings?

Hamstring injuries are prevalent in yoga. In our survey, we found some very interesting relationships between forward bends and hamstring…
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Yoga Impacts Daily Life: What Are Survey Respondents Saying?

How Are Practitioners Reporting Yoga Impacts Daily Life? A majority of respondents reported that they changed daily habits as a…
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Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?

Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing? Most respondents reported experiencing hands-on adjustments as “very helpful” and did not…
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Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice: What Do Practitioners Report?

What negative experiences in yoga practice are practitioners reporting? While slightly more than half of respondents did report having some…
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What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice?

What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice? This is the second post that lays out the basic data…
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Assessing the Impacts of Yoga Asana – Survey Summary

The Yoga Anatomy Research Project (YARP) – This first post lays out the fundamental information that we gathered. It is…