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.
Should We Be Trying To Tilt Our Pelvis In Downward Dog?
Trying to tilt our pelvis in a particular way in downward dog may not have any noticeable effect on either…
How Can I Work With Scoliosis In My Yoga Practice?
When working with scoliosis in yoga practice, you may have to choose in poses like down dog, whether to balance…
Is It Okay To Adjust The Feet In Downward Dog?
What’s more important than how you adjust your feet in downward dog is whether you start the movement from up…
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…
Adjusting Downward Dog
Learn how to work with several different intentions in both the lower body and the upper body when adjusting downward…
What Is The Correct Alignment For Your Hands In Upward Dog And Downward Dog?
Want to know how to align your hands in upward dog and downward dog? Find out why the focus should…
How Should You Line Up The Feet In Downward Dog?
Should you line up the outsides of the feet with the edge of the mat in downward dog? Learn why…
Should You Walk The Feet In For Downward Dog?
Learn why the interrelationship between postures, intention, and body proportions all affect whether to walk the feet in for downward…
What’s Your Intention With That Adjustment?
Intention: What is it that we want to communicate to the student in this moment?…and why?…
Sun Salutation 9 – Downward Facing Dog – You’ve Arrived!
I hear so many questions about downward facing dog. Where should your feet and hands be? Where should your shoulders…
Sun Salutations 8 – Tricks for Up Dog to Down Dog
Transitioning from Up Dog to Down Dog can be as simple as flipping your feet. Why not take advantage of…
The Serratus Anterior Muscle
Serratus anterior is this month’s muscle of the month. As usual, we put it into simple terms. What does the…
Working With Wrist Pain In Yoga?
Wrist pain in yoga is fairly common. There are many considerations when evaluating pain and/or injury of the wrist during…
Your Shoulders In Downward Facing Dog
Your shoulders in downward facing dog: What should we do with them? Where does the movement come from? Get answers!…