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.
AnatomyWhat Is Jalandhara Bandha?
Find out, anatomically, what happens when we are in jalandhara bandha position and how jalandhara bandha can help us focus on breathing.
AnatomyWhat Are We Stretching In Yoga?
Find out about the possible mechanisms for what happens when we stretch in yoga with the intention to increase range of motion.
YogaShould You Do Other Exercise Besides Yoga?
Should you do other exercise besides yoga? Find out why yoga offers some kinds of exercise benefits, but not others.
YogaAre Bandhas A Myth?
The bandhas can be understood as a multilayered concept including physical, energetic, metaphorical aspects and as an object of meditation.
YogaHow To Practice Yoga When You Are Hypermobile
Read one practitioner's experience in Ashtanga vinyasa yoga and suggestions for how to practice yoga when you are hypermobile.
AnatomyShould The Knee Go In Front Of The Ankle In Yoga?
Learn why it's usually okay for us to place the knee in front of the ankle in poses like side angle, but…
YogaHow Much Is Too Much Yoga Practice Too Soon?
Learn what it means to do too much yoga practice too soon and get some ideas on how to build your yoga…
YogaHow Do You Create A Strong Yoga Practice?
In this post, David answers the question: how do I create a strong yoga practice? David discusses what it means to create…
AnatomyA Reality Check On The SI Joint In Yoga
Our SI joint page includes information on the anatomy of the SI joint, including a current understanding of movement at the SI…
YogaHow Do You Know When To Add Poses In The Ashtanga Intermediate Series?
How do you know when it's time to add poses in the Ashtanga intermediate series? Understand the relationships between aspects of the…
YogaHow Much Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series Is Too Much?
How do you know when you might be acquiring an anatomical imbalance from yoga practice? In this post, I discuss aspects of…
YogaHow Do You Know When To Add Poses In The Ashtanga Primary Series?
How do you know when to add poses in the Ashtanga primary series? Learn the signs that you are ready to add…
Injury SurveyYoga Impacts Daily Life: What Are Survey Respondents Saying?
How Are Practitioners Reporting Yoga Impacts Daily Life? A majority of respondents reported that they changed daily habits as a result of…
Ashtanga Vinyasa YogaAshtanga Practice Without A Teacher: What Do I Do?
It can hard to maintain an Ashtanga practice when you don't have a teacher nearby. In this post, one of David Keil's…
YogaHow Do You Know What Yoga Practice To Do When You’re Injured?
I get lots of questions about how to do yoga practice when you're injured. In this post, we'll guide you through choosing…
AnatomyYour Core Muscles – Deeper Than You Think
Understanding the core muscles of the body is essential for any type of movement. In yoga it overlaps with strength, movement, and…
AnatomyPracticing Yoga With A Herniated Disc?
If you are practicing yoga with a herniated disc, there are some very specific dos and don'ts. Be careful and pay attention…
YogaWomen’s Flexibility A Liability (In Yoga) ???
Here I discuss the recently published article by William J. Broad in the New York Times, titled Women’s Flexibility Is a Liability…
AnatomyBreathing In Yoga: Is There A Right And Wrong Way?
Is there a right and wrong way for us to be breathing in yoga? Learn more about breathing to help you understand…
AnatomyGluteal And Psoas Relationship For Yogis
Understand the ways that a pelvic imbalance is expressed in your gluteal and psoas muscular balance, and its relationship to yoga.
YogaResponse to NYT Article – How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body – Yoga Injuries
It is disheartening to see the New York Times come out with yet another article that seems to completely miss the point…
AnatomyHow Breathing Leads To Bandhas © 2010
Bandhas seem elusive. Breathing with the diaphragm, mental intention, and focus is the way to develop a relationship with our bandhas.
AnatomyMula Bandha Anatomically Speaking By David Keil © 2010
Which muscles actually form mula bandha? Find out how this relates to breathing and the evolution of mula bandha in the practice…
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