Yoga Anatomy Articles
The yoga anatomy articles are organized into categories such as, Injuries, Postures, Your Questions, Yoga, Anatomy, Yoga Anatomy Research Project, 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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Practicing Yoga After Meniscus Surgery
Yoga Injuries
David shares his own experience with a meniscus tear to help answer the question: how…
injury | knee pain | lotus
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How Do I Modify Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana After Meniscus Surgery?
Your Questions
David offers suggestions for how to modify triang mukhaikapada paschimottanasana after meniscus surgery in the…
knee pain
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Should The Sit Bones Be Down In Marichyasana?
Yoga Postures
David questions why we want to put the sit bones down in marichyasana A, B,…
hip | knee | knee pain | technique
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Should The Knee Go In Front Of The Ankle In Yoga?
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga
David explains when it’s okay for us to place the knee in front of the…
ankle | knee | knee pain | quadriceps | technique
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What Are The Risks Of Hyperextending The Knees In Dandasana?
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Your Questions
This month David answers the question: What are the risks of hyperextending the knees in…
knee | knee pain
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Knee Injuries in Yoga: When Are Your Knees Most at Risk?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for knee injuries? David reports on the experiences…
knee | knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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Gender and Yoga Practice: Is There Any Relationship?
Yoga Survey
Is yoga practice different between genders? Our survey shows more similarities than differences in yoga…
injury | knee pain
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Tensor Fascia Latae Muscle and the Iliotibial Band
Anatomy | Lower Limb
This month I’m highlighting a unique muscle, the tensor fascia latae along with its related…
hip | knee pain | muscle
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Why Is Doing Lotus Pose Upside Down Easier?
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Your Questions
I currently have left medial knee pain when attempting full lotus pose so for now…
knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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Injuries in Yoga – Framing the Conversation
Yoga Injuries
My biggest issue with the current discussions regarding injuries in yoga is the desire to…
back pain | knee pain | wrist pain
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Women’s Flexibility a Liability (in Yoga) ???
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
Here I discuss the recently published article by William J. Broad in the New York…
back pain | flexibility | knee pain
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Response to NYT Article – How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body – Yoga Injuries
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
It is disheartening to see the New York Times come out with yet another article…
back pain | knee pain | pain
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Padmasana Article
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Postures
The basic goal of all the asana practice is finding and maintaining a comfortable padmasana…
knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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The Knee Part 2 by David Keil © 2005 Enlightened Practice Magazine
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries
In Part 1 of this article we left off looking at the deepest, most intrinsic…
knee | knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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The Knee Part 1 by David Keil © 2005 Enlightened Practice Magazine
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries
In our last article, we looked at the part of our anatomy that grounds us,…
knee | knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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Inner Knee Pain – Lotus Not Blooming by David Keil © 2010
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Postures
As much as I’ve already written about the knee, it never seems to be enough….
knee | knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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Simple Preparation for Lotus Posture – Video
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Postures
I video taped this like 6 months ago and finally finished the edits necessary. It…
knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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Anatomy Question #1
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga | Your Questions
Since I’ve been here at Purple Valley I’ve been asked a couple of questions regarding…
knee pain | lotus | padmasana
