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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.
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Feet Together Versus Feet Apart in Bow Pose: Here’s What Changes
Tension in the hip flexors, especially rectus femoris, is a likely reason for difficulty lifting up in bow pose with…
Why Don’t My Heels Touch In Dhanurasana?
Your heels might not touch in dhanurasana if arm position interferes, or if your gluteus maximus or adductors are overly…
Is It Okay To Start Wheel Pose By Pressing Your Head On A Block?
Starting wheel pose with your head on a block can work around tight hip flexors making it feel hard to…
Is It Helpful To Work With Kapotasana On A Wall?
To work with kapotasana on a wall, move closer to the wall. Send the hips forward and reach for the…
Why Can’t I Straighten My Arms In Kapotasana?
Tight hip flexors and tight muscles on the front of the torso can make it hard to straighten the arms…
How Do I Work With Outer Knee Pain In Yoga?
With outer knee pain in yoga, a tight IT band can sometimes be the culprit. Aligning your legs based on…
Anatomical Breakdown of Kapotasana, The Ashtanga Version Of Pigeon Pose
Kapotasana is a challenging backbend that requires significant length along the front of the body. Learning the pose takes patience…
How Do You Backbend Without Pinching The Lumbar Spine?
My technique for doing a backbend without pinching the lumbar spine is to stretch the hip flexors right before backbending.…
Backbending in Yoga: Anatomy, Technique & Common Mistakes
Dive into the anatomical components of a backbend and learn why and how to set yourself up for comfortable and…
Can I Learn How To Do Dropbacks On A Wall?
Learning dropbacks on a wall is not ideal for the long term. You can form habits that won’t serve you…
Where Is This Knee Pain In Backbends Coming From?
Common sources of outer knee pain in backbends include tension in tensor fascia latae (TFL) and the iliotibial band (IT…
Back Pain In Backbending
Learn why back pain in backbending can be related to overworking backbends, technique, anatomical issues, as well as other variables.…
Working With The Lumbar Spine In Yoga
The shape, orientation, and spacing of the vertebrae in the lumbar spine affect our ability to back bend, forward bend,…
Why Is My Mid-back Sore In Urdhva Dhanurasana?
Learn why trying too hard to engage the muscles of the back can result in the mid-back feeling sore in…
Is Your Pain Really A Shoulder Impingement?
Find out why that pinchy pain is probably not a shoulder impingement. Learn how to modify common yoga postures for…
Why Can’t I Push Up Into Urdhva Dhanurasana?
Find out what’s restricting your ability to push up into urdhva dhanurasana. The most likely reason is tightness, not lack…
How To Avoid Low Back Pain In Urdhva Dhanurasana
Find out why openness in the hip flexors is one important key to avoiding low back pain in urdhva dhanurasana.…
How Do You Breathe In Backbends?
Reducing tension on the ribcage, and increasing your focus on the breath, can help you breathe in backbends with more…
Breathing With The Diaphragm Muscle
In yoga, finding more ease when breathing with the diaphragm is not so much about which postures you do, but…
What Causes Low Back Pain?
Learn about the many complex sources of low back pain and get some direction for working with low back pain…
Should We Squeeze The Shoulder Blades Together In Upward Dog?
Learn why stabilization and depression of the scapulae is as important as squeezing the shoulder blades together in upward dog.…