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.
What Does Long-term Ashtanga Practice Really Look Like?
Those with a long-term Ashtanga practice typically practice consistently at home, rarely watch videos of Ashtanga, and focus on subtle…
Why Can’t I Bind Supta Kurmasana And Pasasana?
Proportions, flexibility of shoulders for internal rotation, and the amount of hip flexion you have will all affect how easy…
So You Think You Know What Ashtanga Yoga Is All About…
Ashtanga yoga is a flowing style of yoga rooted in the vinyāsa krama practices of Krishnamacharya. Although people sometimes claim…
Why Do My Muscles Shake In Some Yoga Poses?
Muscles can shake in yoga when many individual muscle cells use up their ATP before other muscle cells are refueled…
What Does Vinyāsa Mean In Yoga?
Vinyāsa yoga can refer to the connecting movements between postures which are synchronized with breath as well as a style…
Tristhāna: The Essence Of The Ashtanga Yoga Method
The elements of the tristhāna in Ashtanga Yoga: breath, bandha, and drishti, are the foundation of our work in primary…
Myth: Everyone Should Do The Full Expression Of Poses Before Adding A New Pose
Whether you are doing full expression of poses is only one factor to consider before adding more postures to your…
Myth: Everyone Should Do Dropbacks Before Starting Second Series
Doing dropbacks before beginning second series in Ashtanga makes sense only if the student has a comfortable steady full wheel…
How Are We Teaching The Ashtanga Practice?
When teaching Ashtanga, instructors balance the structure of the Ashtanga practice with tools to adapt the practice to the individual.…
How Does Breathing Technique In Ashtanga Affect Our Nervous System?
Our breathing technique in Ashtanga may sometimes increase our sympathetic response in the short term, but ideally, we work towards…
How are we doing our Ashtanga yoga practice?
Greater weekly home practice was related to greater years of practice overall and increased mindfulness scores of practitioners.…
What Are Bandhas In Ashtanga Yoga?
Many practitioners conceptualize bandhas in Ashtanga as physical as well as energetic and as objects of concentration. That increased with…
Breathing In Ashtanga
Most practitioners were aware of their breathing in Ashtanga during at least half of their practice time. That increased with…
Did Ashtanga practitioners change their practice during the pandemic?
Ashtanga practitioners report on how their practice did or didn’t change during 2020, the first year of the covid-19 pandemic.…
Effects Of Social Media Yoga Videos On Ashtanga Yoga
Some practitioners reported that videos of Ashtanga yoga on social media teach and inspire them, while others felt discouraged.…
When Do Practitioners Modify Their Ashtanga Yoga Practice?
Find out when and how practitioners modify their Ashtanga yoga practice based on our survey of more than 900 people.…
Mental, Emotional, And Spiritual Effects Of Ashtanga Yoga: Survey Project Overview
We surveyed more than 900 practitioners to learn more about the mental, emotional, and spiritual effects of Ashtanga yoga.…
Yin Yoga And The Myth That Ashtanga is Yang
Learn why yin yoga and Ashtanga are not mutually exclusive. Use your breathing to cultivate different qualities in your Ashtanga…
Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series: Is It All About Forward Bending?
Find out why the primary series of Ashtanga is not really about forward bending, but is actually an opportunity to…
How Important Is Alignment In Ashtanga Yoga?
Find out when and why alignment in Ashtanga yoga is important. And, find out when to emphasize function over form.…
Does Physiological Intensity Of Yoga Differ Between Styles?
There are large variations in intensity between styles of yoga based on oxygen consumption and heart rate.…