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.
Your QuestionsWhy Am I Struggling With Seated Wide-legged Forward Fold?
You’ve been practicing for years. Every pose has slowly opened except one. Seated wide-legged forward folds feel exactly the same as they…
Your QuestionsWhy Can’t I Do A Wide-legged Forward Bend?
A short, tight adductor magnus is often the culprit if you struggle to do a wide-legged forward bend, but don't struggle with…
Your QuestionsHow Can I Work On Forward Bending When I Am Very Tight?
Increasing your flexibility in forward bending in yoga when you are very tight takes practice, done consistently for a long time.
Your QuestionsWhy 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 joints is…
Your QuestionsWhy 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 could also…
Your QuestionsHow 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 bends.
Your QuestionsIs Locking My Knee In Forward Bends Causing My Knee Pain?
What's the difference between straight legs and locked knees? There may be an appropriate time to keep your knees straight and there…
Yoga PosturesHow Can I Relax My Abdomen In Forward Bending?
For more ease in forward bending, avoid overusing the abdominal muscles, and instead, relax the abdomen in forward bending.
Arm BalancesHow To Do Bhujapidasana – Are My Shins Too Long?
David explains why getting the shoulders deeply through the legs and then lifting the body off the floor are the first two…
Your QuestionsWhat Is That Burning Sensation In The Lower Back After Forward Bends?
Learn why over-stretching connective tissue along the spine might contribute to feeling a burning sensation in the lower back after forward bending.
Your QuestionsWhy Can’t I Stand Up Straight After Forward Bending?
Learn why a tight psoas muscle might contribute to feeling like you can't stand up straight after forward bending.
Yoga InjuriesWhat Is Causing Low Back Pain In Forward Bending?
Learn why over-stretching the muscles of the low back in forward bending can contribute to feeling lower back pain.
Your QuestionsWhat Causes Abdominal Cramps During Primary Series?
Find out why repeated forward bending and dehydration could both contribute to abdominal cramps during the primary series.
Standing PosturesWhat’s Restricting Me In Seated Wide-Legged Forward Bend?
This month David answers the question: what's restricting me in wide-legged forward bend? He explains that the culprits could include adductors, gluteals,…
Yoga InjuriesShould I Pull The Flesh From Sitting Bones In Forward Bend?
This month, David answers a question about forward bending. David discusses why we sometimes like to pull the flesh from the sitting…
AnatomyForward 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?…
AnatomySi 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…
Your Questions