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.

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Anatomy

Gluteus Medius Muscle

This month I'm highlighting the gluteus medius muscle. This is one of the muscles responsible for stabilization and abduction at the hip.… Lower Limb

Ankle Pain In Half Lotus Pose: How To Evolve Your Half Lotus Without Pain

David shares his approaches to working with ankle pain in half lotus. Find out what might be causing your ankle pain and… Anatomy

Sartorius Muscle

This month's muscle is sartorius. We'll take a look at where it attaches in the body, what actions it does, and where… Anatomy

The Adductor Muscles

This month's muscle focus is the adductor group. We'll take a look at where they attach in the body, what actions they… Anatomy

Sit Bone Pain – 2021 Update

There have been a couple of overlapping issues to the original article on Sit Bone Pain. It just shows that whatever the… Anatomy

Adductor Magnus Muscle

This month's muscle of the month is the adductor magnus. We'll take a look at where it attaches on the body, what… Lower Limb

Lotus – Right Leg First?

There are two answers to the question of whether we should always put our right foot into lotus first? One answer is… Anatomy

Forward Folds With A Rounded Spine?

Should we be rounding our spine when we do forward bends? Well, do you want a traditional answer or an anatomical answer?… Anatomy

Si Joint And Hamstring Relationship

An imbalance of tension between the hamstrings on the right and left sides can lead to pelvic imbalances. This can lead to… Anatomy

Students With Labral Tears?

In this question of the month a student asked about Labral Tears for her existing population of students. Labral tears have been… Anatomy

Why Is Doing Lotus Pose Upside Down Easier?

David explains why it might have been easier for Gary to do lotus pose when he was on his back and why… Anatomy

The Hamstrings

This month's muscle of the month focus is on the hamstrings group. The hamstrings are a very powerful group of muscles that… Anatomy

The Quadriceps Muscles

The last three quadriceps muscles are this month's muscles of the month. We put them together because these three out of four… Anatomy

The Rectus Femoris Muscle

The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four muscles that makes up the quadricep group of muscles. It is the only… Anatomy

The Gluteus Minimus Muscle

Gluteus minimus is this month's muscle of the month. All of the basics are covered here: where it attaches, what actions it… Anatomy

The Piriformis Muscle

The piriformis muscle is very popular and it is this month's Muscle of the Month. Here is a nice and simple description… Anatomy

Working With Sit Bone Pain and Achy Hamstrings

Do you have sit bone pain or an aching hamstring? Here is a PNF technique that may help people with sit bone… Anatomy

Flex Or Extend The Foot In Lotus Posture

Learn whether we should flex or extend our foot when doing lotus posture. Find out why flexing our foot in lotus could… Anatomy

To Squeeze Or Not To Squeeze? Upward Facing Dog

Find out whether we should or should not squeeze our butt in upward facing dog, back bends, and drop backs, and learn… Anatomy

Padmasana Article

The basic goal of all the asana practice is finding and maintaining a comfortable padmasana (lotus pose) for meditation. There are a… Anatomy

Got Sit Bone Pain? – What To Do With That Hamstring © 2010

Sit bone pain is a common problem inside and outside of yoga. This could be a potential hamstring tear or an irritated… Anatomy

Simple Preparation for Lotus Posture – Video

This is a simple and effective way to stretch the right muscles for lotus posture, which helps reduce potential for knee problems…