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.
Is Lotus Pose Anatomically Possible?
David explains the kinds of range of motion necessary to do full lotus pose. He shares that, while often challenging,…
Should I Be Opening My Knees for Lotus?
This month, David answers a question about whether you should open your knees for lotus? You shouldn’t, you should focus…
Knee Injuries in Yoga: When Are Your Knees Most at Risk?
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for knee injuries? David reports on the experiences of our survey of 2000+…
Lotus – Right Leg First?
There are two answers to the question of whether we should always put our right foot into lotus first? One…
Why Is Doing Lotus Pose Upside Down Easier?
I currently have left medial knee pain when attempting full lotus pose so for now I only take things as…
Flexed or Extended Foot in Lotus Posture
I’ve been hearing for years that we should flex our foot in various yoga postures where we have our knees…
Padmasana Article
The basic goal of all the asana practice is finding and maintaining a comfortable padmasana (lotus pose) for meditation. There…
The Knee Part 2 by David Keil © 2005 Enlightened Practice Magazine
In Part 1 of this article we left off looking at the deepest, most intrinsic structures that make the knee…
The Knee Part 1 by David Keil © 2005 Enlightened Practice Magazine
In our last article, we looked at the part of our anatomy that grounds us, literally, the feet. Making our…
Inner Knee Pain – Lotus Not Blooming by David Keil © 2010
As much as I’ve already written about the knee, it never seems to be enough. I often take a poll…
Simple Preparation for Lotus Posture – Video
I video taped this like 6 months ago and finally finished the edits necessary. It was part of an experiment…
Anatomy Question #1
Since I’ve been here at Purple Valley I’ve been asked a couple of questions regarding anatomy or truly as a…