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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The Levator Scapulae Muscle
Anatomy | Torso
This month’s muscle of the month is the Levator Scapulae! It can definitely be a…
headstand | muscle | scapula | shoulders
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The Pectoralis Minor Muscle
Upper Limb
The pectoralis minor is the muscle of the month. As usual we give a simple…
muscle | scapula | shoulders
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The Trapezius Muscle
Anatomy | Upper Limb
The trapezius muscle is this month’s muscle of the month. As usual we describe its…
muscle | neck | shoulders
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Sun Salutations Part 6 – Lowering Into Chaturanga
Yoga Postures
In part 6 of the Sun Salutation series we take a closer look at the…
chaturanga | scapula | shoulders | sun salutations
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The Rhomboid Muscle
Anatomy | Upper Limb
The rhomboid muscle is this months muscle of the month. What do the words mean,…
muscle | shoulders
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Jump Back in Sun Salutations – Part 5
Yoga Postures
Now that we have established some hand foundation in Part 4 of this sun salutation…
handstand | jump back | psoas | serratus anterior | shoulders | sun salutations
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The Latissimus Dorsi Muscle
Anatomy | Upper Limb
Latissimus Dorsi is this month’s muscle of the month. As usual, we put it into…
muscle | shoulders
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Fingers Pointing Away In Purvottanasana?
Anatomy | Upper Limb | Your Questions
Good morning David. Greetings from New Zealand. A little advice please. What do you think…
biceps | shoulders
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Frozen Shoulder and Yoga – Do They Go Together?
Anatomy | Upper Limb | Yoga Injuries
Frozen shoulder is technically called adhesive capsulitis. The question of whether you should be practicing…
pain | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Subscapularis – Rotator Cuff Muscle
Anatomy | Upper Limb
The subscapularis is the last of the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff…
muscle | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Sun Salutations – Part 4 – The Look Up
Yoga Postures
Part 4 of the Sun Salutation Series explores the small but important movement of “looking…
handstand | neck | shoulders | sun salutations
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Infraspinatus and Teres Minor – Rotator Cuff Muscles
Anatomy | Upper Limb
As we continue with the rotator cuff muscles, infraspinatus and teres minor are this month’s…
muscle | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Supraspinatus – Rotator Cuff Muscle
Anatomy | Upper Limb
Supraspinatus is this month’s muscle of the month. This simple abductor of the shoulder joint…
muscle | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Sun Salutations – Part 2 – Arms Up!
Yoga Postures
Sun Salutations are a vital part of any system of yoga. In this part of…
rotator cuff | scapula | shoulders | sun salutations
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Your Shoulders in Upward Facing Dog
Anatomy | Upper Limb | Yoga Postures
This is a play off an article I wrote for the newsletter back in May….
backbend | shoulders | upward dog | wrist
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Your Shoulders in Downward Facing Dog
Anatomy | Upper Limb | Yoga Postures
I think we can all agree about one thing with regard to the shoulders in…
down dog | serratus anterior | shoulders | wrist
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Just Blame Chaturanga by David Keil © 2010
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Postures
I hear it in so many workshops. Chaturanga hurt my shoulder! As if chaturanga is…
chaturanga | rotator cuff | shoulders | upward dog
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