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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How Do You Protect The Knees In Warrior One?
Your Questions
David shares how to modify the hip and foot placement to protect the knees in…
hip | knee
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Is Lotus Pose Anatomically Possible?
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Postures
David explains the kinds of range of motion necessary to do full lotus pose. He…
hip | knee | lotus | padmasana
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How Should You Line Up The Feet In Downward Dog?
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Postures
David discusses the cue to line up the outsides of the feet with the outsides…
down dog | foot | hip | knee | technique
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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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Should the Knee Ever Go Past the Ankle or Toes in Warrior?
Your Questions
Should the knees go past the ankle or toes? We hear this all the time…
ankle | knee
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Is the Psoas Stretched in Supta Virasana?
Yoga Postures | Your Questions
Is supta viarasana really a psoas stretch? David explains the anatomical reasons why the psoas…
hip | knee | muscle | psoas
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Sartorius Muscle
Anatomy | Lower Limb
This month’s muscle is sartorius. We’ll take a look at where is attaches in the…
hip | knee | muscle
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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
