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.
Long-term Yoga Practice Positively Affects Physical Health
Long-term yoga practice positively affected aspects of physical health such as flexibility and cardiopulmonary function.…
Why Do My Muscles Shake In Some Yoga Poses?
Muscles can shake in yoga when many individual muscle cells use up their ATP before other muscle cells are refueled…
Should We Be Trying To Tilt Our Pelvis In Downward Dog?
Trying to tilt our pelvis in a particular way in downward dog may not have any noticeable effect on either…
Yoga Advertising: Who Are Ads Targeting?
Yoga advertising should share the message that yoga is for everyone. Advertorials showing narrow subgroups of people don’t convey that…
Practicing Yoga With Hyperextended Elbows
Some shoulder pain could be related to practicing yoga with hyperextended elbows since the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder make…
Anatomical Breakdown Of Baddha Konasana
Baddha konasana lengthens the adductors and can help balance the tension between the tissues on the inside and outside of…
What Does Vinyāsa Mean In Yoga?
Vinyāsa yoga can refer to the connecting movements between postures which are synchronized with breath as well as a style…
Why Is My Spine Popping After Deep Flexion In Yoga?
A likely reason that your spine is popping during flexion or twisting is that the synovial fluid in the intervertebral…
Can Yoga Help Manage Heart Arrhythmia?
Yoga positively improved some aspects of heart arrhythmia and some secondary effects, like decreased anxiety and depression.…
Yoga Alignment: Does It Really Matter?
Base yoga alignment intentions and verbal cues on sound anatomical concepts and apply them individually to each person’s specific situation.…
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.…
Tristhāna: The Essence Of The Ashtanga Yoga Method
The elements of the tristhāna in Ashtanga Yoga: breath, bandha, and drishti, are the foundation of our work in primary…
How Accurate Are Weekly Logs Of Home Yoga Practice?
Practitioners recorded formal home yoga practice accurately on a weekly log when compared to a daily yoga practice log.…
Why Is My Back Rounded In Forward Bends?
The likely reason that your back is rounded in forward bends is that your hamstrings are tight. Tight lateral gluteals…
How To Do Janu Sirsasana A
Janu sirsasana A is a great posture for increasing your external hip rotation with less pressure on your knees than…
What Are The Gluteal Muscles Doing In Yoga Poses?
The activation of the gluteal muscles in the lifted leg of half moon and warrior three yoga poses was high…
How Do I Open My Hips And Hamstrings For Forward Bending?
Consistent, frequent yoga practice and scaling back on activities like running can help open tight hips and hamstrings for forward…
How Is Yoga Presented On Instagram?
Few yoga posts on Instagram shared something about the contemplative or spiritual aspects of yoga. Most focused on physical appearance.…
Myth: Everyone Should Do The Full Expression Of Poses Before Adding A New Pose
Whether you are doing full expression of poses is only one factor to consider before adding more postures to your…
How Can I Work With Scoliosis In My Yoga Practice?
When working with scoliosis in yoga practice, you may have to choose in poses like down dog, whether to balance…
Adjusting Baddha Konasana
Adjusting baddha konasana involves observing and responding to a student’s external hip rotation and forward bending patterns.…