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.
Transverse Abdominis Muscle
The transverse abdominis muscle: your natural girdle The transverse abdominis, like the rectus abdominis muscle, leans toward mythical properties. Many…
Rectus Abdominis Muscle
…the name rectus abdominis muscle mean? Rectus is the Latin word for straight. Abdominis of course, refers to the abdomen.…
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…
Do Yoga Postures Engage The Abdominals And Hip Muscles?
…15 yoga postures using surface electrodes while each participant entered and held the pose. Results Muscle activation of rectus abdominis,…
What Is The Right Alignment In Chaturanga?
…the back of our arms. And, of course, the rotator cuff muscles are working to dynamically stabilize the shoulder joint…
Muscle Activation During Yoga Poses: Are There Sex Differences?
…than rectus abdominis for both sexes when doing plank pose. Both rectus abdominis and the abdominal obliques were more active…
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) A Real Pain In The Back!
Quadratus lumborum and back pain I’ve written about a number of the “lightning rod” muscles such as the piriformis, psoas,…
Are Bandhas A Myth?
…of layers deep to the rectus abdominis on the surface, we’ll find the transverse abdominis and the iliopsoas. The main…
What Is The Core Anyway?
…list of muscles that are included in what they refer to as “the center” or Joseph Pilates’ “powerhouse”: Transverse abdominis…
How To Practice Yoga When You Are Hypermobile
…to take the easy way and excessively move things that are already very mobile. Support flexibility from the inside. Cultivate…
The Anatomy Of The Lift Up And Jump Back Transition
…we have to use all of the abdominals (transverse abdominis, the obliques, and rectus abdominis) to stabilize the trunk as…
What Causes Low Back Pain?
…and low back pain. So, let’s list out the muscles that are found in the lumbar and sacral area, or…
Lower Crossed Syndrome And Yoga
…all of the following: Rectus abdominis Transverse abdominis Obliques Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus Vastus lateralis Vastus medialis Gluteus maximus Tibialis…
Can Curvy People Jump Back And Jump Through?
…(pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, latissimus), and abdomen (transverse abdominis, the obliques, and rectus abdominis) need to kick in to stabilize…
The Truth About Headstand In Yoga
…with the abdominals is only maybe a third or a quarter of the issue here. Yes, engaging our abdominals, especially…
Mula Bandha Anatomically Speaking By David Keil © 2010
…ribs. That would most likely be a result of the transverse abdominis (the deepest of the oblique muscles) because it…
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…
A Reality Check On The SI Joint In Yoga
…Coccygeus Gluteus medius Quadratus lumborum Gluteus maximus Multifidi Iliopsoas Longissimus thoracis Iliocostalis thoracis Iliocostalis lumborum Rectus abdominis You can see…
What Is Jalandhara Bandha?
…they also include the muscles that restrict bringing the rib cage up to the chin. Muscles that might restrict the…
Should You Practice Yoga During Your Menstrual Cycle?
…and/or at the beginning of a menstrual cycle. The joints might feel a bit unstable and it can be hard…
Backbending in Yoga: Anatomy, Technique & Common Mistakes
…preparation. The spine The final anatomical piece of backbending postures in general, and urdhva dhanurasana specifically, is the spine. In…
