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.
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.…
How Can I Work Backbends With Scoliosis?
Curious about how to work backbends with scoliosis? Learn some tips for focusing on the hip flexors to evolve your…
Should You Contract Or Relax The Glutes In Urdhva Dhanurasana?
This month David answers the question: Should you contract or relax the glutes in urdhva dhanurasana? He explains why the…
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…
Deep Six Lateral Rotators
This month I’m highlighting the deep six lateral rotators. The deep six lateral rotators are a powerful group of muscles…
Turning Your Feet Out When Doing a Yoga Dropback?
The inspiration for this month’s article comes from a question posed in an email. The question, from Catherine, asks specifically…
Your Shoulders In Upward Facing Dog
Take a look at the anatomy related to the shoulders and what you should do with them in upward facing…
To Squeeze Or Not To Squeeze? Upward Facing Dog
Find out whether we should or should not squeeze our butt in upward facing dog, back bends, and drop backs,…