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.
Chaturanga and Shoulder Injuries in Yoga – What’s Going On?
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for shoulder injuries? David reports on the experiences of our survey of 2000+…
Frozen Shoulder And Yoga: How To Work With It?
This month’s question comes from Shirley, who asks about frozen shoulder and yoga. How do you modify practice for this…
Binding Marichyasana C, Which Muscles Prevent It?
The question of the month was: Which muscles or muscle groups prevent me from binding in Marichyasana C? As usual,…
Frozen Shoulder and Yoga – Do They Go Together?
Frozen shoulder is technically called adhesive capsulitis. The question of whether you should be practicing yoga with a frozen shoulder…
Subscapularis – Rotator Cuff Muscle
The subscapularis is the last of the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff group and is the most…
Infraspinatus and Teres Minor – Rotator Cuff Muscles
As we continue with the rotator cuff muscles, infraspinatus and teres minor are this month’s muscles of the month. We…
Supraspinatus – Rotator Cuff Muscle
Supraspinatus is this month’s muscle of the month. This simple abductor of the shoulder joint is also the most commonly…
Sun Salutations – Part 2 – Arms Up!
Sun Salutations are a vital part of any system of yoga. In this part of the series I will break…
The Shoulder Joint In Chaturanga: Who Are You Going To Blame?
Learn more about the shoulder joint in chaturanga. Find out what your shoulder joint is doing in chaturanga and how…