Yoga Anatomy Articles
The yoga anatomy articles are organized into categories such as, Injuries , Postures, Your 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.
The Internal And External Oblique Muscles
The oblique muscles The oblique muscles make up two of the three layers that create our abdominal walls. The third…
Over-doing The Abdominals In Yoga Practice
…There are layers of abdominal muscles, not just one muscle. The rectus abdominis is the muscle that people are often…
Psoas Muscle: The Complete Guide — Anatomy, Function & Pain
…and iliacus do together. Otherwise, for clarity, I’ll refer to each muscle individually by name. Psoas minor There is also…
Muscle Activation During Yoga Poses: Are There Sex Differences?
…15 men and 15 women Between ages 18-40 No yoga experience Healthy, no injuries Methods The researchers compared muscle activation…
Muscle Contraction In Yoga: Do You Know What’s Happening?
…muscle contractions. Types of muscle tissue First, let’s just be clear that when we say “muscle”, what we specifically mean…
Mula Bandha Anatomically Speaking By David Keil © 2010
…circular, and filled with thin layers of muscles and fascia, creating a trampoline of tissues. Like many other places in…
What Is The Right Alignment In Chaturanga?
…stability of the trunk in chaturanga. Recent research on muscle activity in plank pose specifically measured strong activity in rectus…
What Is The Core Anyway?
…already in my article: Your Core Muscles – Deeper Than You Think, but here’s a list of muscles that we…
Anatomical Breakdown Of Side Plank
…especially the internal and external oblique muscles and the transverse abdominis. The erector spinae muscles will also be engaged subtly,…
The Pubococcygeal Muscle (PC Muscle)
…We are interested in one muscle in particular, the pubococcygeal muscle, or PC muscle. This is one of the muscles…
The Iliacus Muscle
…muscle lengthens when the hip joint goes into extension, especially if the knees stay straight. Ustrasana also lengthens this muscle…
Stretching and Flexibility in Yoga: Types, Science & How It Works
…information from muscle spindles that are embedded in our muscles and which have different types of sensory endings that bring…
Fibularis Longus Muscle (Peroneus Longus Muscle)
Exploring the fibularis longus muscle This is the second muscle that we’ll cover which is part of the lateral compartment…
The Piriformis Muscle
What does piriformis mean? The Latin name for the piriformis muscle is musculus piriformis. Piriformis translates as “pear shaped” muscle.…
Foot Muscles And Arches: Your Foundation In Yoga Postures
…Calcaneus Talus Intrinsic foot muscles We have two kinds of muscles that attach onto our feet, intrinsic and extrinsic. Our…
The Psoas Muscle
What does psoas muscle mean? Psoas literally means “muscle of loin” (Greek). Three muscles are associated with what is commonly…
Yoga Improves Muscle Endurance
…group. For the yoga treatment group, muscle endurance increased in the push-up and sit-up tests after the yoga treatment when…
How Much Is Too Much Yoga Practice Too Soon?
…will still take time. So, how much then, is too much yoga practice too soon? What is muscle fatigue? Muscle…
Rectus Abdominis Muscle
The infamous rectus abdominis muscle There is definitely a fascination with the rectus abdominis muscle. Popularly people often call it…
How Much Muscle Activity Are We Using In Standing Postures?
…electromyographic (EMG) data to assess leg muscle activity. They evaluated the muscle activity of the following four muscles: Tibialis anterior…
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) A Real Pain In The Back!
…like the QL is acting up, I would suggest looking at one particular muscle in the erector spinae group of…
