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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Where Should Your Elbow Crease Point In Upward Dog?
Anatomy | Upper Limb | Yoga Postures
David explains why he doesn’t look for specific alignment in the elbow crease in upward…
shoulders | upward dog
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What Do I Need To Strengthen To Maintain Handstand?
Yoga Postures | Your Questions
David explains why serratus anterior is often the key muscle that you need to strengthen…
handstand | serratus anterior
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What Causes Low Back Pain?
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
David describes the many complex sources of low back pain and offers direction for working…
SI joint | back pain | backbend | core | forward bend
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How Does Yoga Reduce Stress?
Yoga Research
David summarizes a review paper that shares several models for how embodiment through yoga postures…
benefits
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When To Heal The Body With Yoga And When To Get Outside Help
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
When is healing with yoga not enough? If a body issue is not improving and…
injury | pain
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How Do You Protect The Knees In Warrior One?
Your Questions
David shares how to modify the hip and foot placement to protect the knees in…
hip | knee
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Sciatica, Piriformis Syndrome, And Yoga
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries
David explains the difference between sciatica, piriformis syndrome, and other sources of sciatica-like pain. He…
back pain | gluteals | sciatica | trigger points
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Does Headstand Increase Blood Flow To Your Brain?
Yoga Research
David summarizes recent research that indicates doing headstand does not increase the blood flow to…
headstand
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Practicing Yoga After Meniscus Surgery
Yoga Injuries
David shares his own experience with a meniscus tear to help answer the question: how…
injury | knee pain | lotus
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How Should You Move The Hips Or The Neck During Twisting Poses?
Your Questions
David explains when you might not want to move the hips or neck with the…
neck | twist
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Do Cooling Pranayama Techniques Actually Cool The Body?
Yoga Research
David summarizes recent research which evaluates the effects of two pranayama techniques. Researchers found the…
breath
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Should You Practice Yoga During Your Menstrual Cycle?
Yoga
In this guest post, a long-time student of David’s gives suggestions of things to consider…
benefits
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What Is Jalandhara Bandha?
Anatomy | Torso | Yoga
David describes anatomically what happens when we are in jalandhara bandha position and he explains…
bandha | breath
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How Do I Modify Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana After Meniscus Surgery?
Your Questions
David offers suggestions for how to modify triang mukhaikapada paschimottanasana after meniscus surgery in the…
knee pain
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Muscle Activation During Yoga Poses: Are There Sex Differences?
Yoga Research
David summarizes research that measured muscle activation in yoga postures. There were differences in muscle…
core | muscle
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The Anatomy Of The Lift Up And Jump Back Transition
Anatomy
David explains, anatomically, which muscles are key for initiating the challenging lift up and jump…
bandha | jump back | psoas | serratus anterior
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Should You Land In Chaturanga Or Plank?
Yoga Postures
David explains why developing strength in serratus anterior and shoulder girdle stability is important whether…
chaturanga | shoulders
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When To Use Belly Breathing Versus Breathing With Bandhas
Your Questions
David explains that belly breathing and breathing with bandhas create two different qualities. He shares…
bandha | breath | technique
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Adjusting Downward Dog
Yoga Adjustments
David explains how to work with several different intentions in both the lower body and…
down dog | technique
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Is Lotus Pose Anatomically Possible?
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Postures
David explains the kinds of range of motion necessary to do full lotus pose. He…
hip | knee | lotus | padmasana
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What Are We Stretching In Yoga?
Anatomy | Yoga
David answers a question about the possible mechanisms for what happens when we stretch in…
flexibility
