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.
What’s Happening In the Shoulders In Prasarita Padottanasana C?
Flexibility of all muscles that surround the shoulder girdle can affect the mobility of the shoulders in prasarita padottanasana C.…
What Are The Mechanics Of Lowering Into Chaturanga?
Learn why the key to lowering into chaturanga is doing two things at once: maintaining an active serratus anterior and…
What Poses Will Strengthen Serratus Anterior?
Find out what might contribute to a winged scapula and how you can use sun salutations to strengthen serratus anterior.…
Should We Squeeze The Shoulder Blades Together In Upward Dog?
Learn why stabilization and depression of the scapulae is as important as squeezing the shoulder blades together in upward dog.…
Yoga Postures Stabilize The Shoulder Blade
Researchers found that some yoga postures show promise for use as a preventative therapy to stabilize the scapula and potentially…
Winged Scapula, What Are Those Shoulder Blades Doing?
This month’s question asks about winged scapula. What is winged scapula? When should you be concerned about the shoulder blades…
The Levator Scapulae Muscle
This month’s muscle of the month is the levator scapulae! It can definitely be a real “pain in the neck”…
The Pectoralis Minor Muscle
The pectoralis minor is the muscle of the month. As usual we give a simple and straight forward presentation of…
Sun Salutations Part 6 – Lowering Into Chaturanga
In part 6 of the Sun Salutation series we take a closer look at the landing and lowering down into…
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…