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 QuestionsFeet Together Versus Feet Apart in Bow Pose: Here’s What Changes
Tension in the hip flexors, especially rectus femoris, is a likely reason for difficulty lifting up in bow pose with the feet…
Your QuestionsIs It Okay To Start Wheel Pose By Pressing Your Head On A Block?
Starting wheel pose with your head on a block can work around tight hip flexors making it feel hard to press up,…
Your QuestionsIs It Helpful To Work With Kapotasana On A Wall?
To work with kapotasana on a wall, move closer to the wall. Send the hips forward and reach for the wall. Then,…
Your QuestionsWhy Do My Elbows Point Out In Kapotasana?
When the elbows point out in kapotasana, it's often more related to tension in the triceps brachii than it is to bone…
Your QuestionsWhy Don’t My Feet Touch The Ground In Purvottanasana?
In purvottanasana, hip flexor flexibility and glute strength help get the pelvis up high enough to allow you to straighten the legs…
Your QuestionsAre Proportions Preventing Me From Pressing Into A Handstand?
Challenging proportions like long legs and a short torso can make pressing into a handstand harder, but good technique is needed, regardless.
Arm BalancesWhy Can’t I Do A Headstand?
To do a headstand, set up your base, train the pelvic tilt needed to lift your legs with control, and only then…
Arm BalancesHow Should I Do Half Headstand (Pike)?
For half headstand, or pike, let a little more backbend come into your back and have someone's outside feedback cue you how…
Arm BalancesWhat Is Happening Anatomically In Eka Pada Galavasana?
The back leg often doesn't straighten in eka pada galavasana because of the position that the pelvis is in when we do…
Your QuestionsWhy Do I Have Knee Pain In Bhujapidasana?
Knee pain in bhujapidasana can happen for many reasons. Do some testing in the pose to determine how to best modify the…
Your QuestionsWhy Do My Elbows Come Up In Headstand?
Proportions, technique, and lack of engagement with serratus anterior can all lead to having the elbows come up in headstand.
Your QuestionsCan I Learn How To Do Dropbacks On A Wall?
Learning dropbacks on a wall is not ideal for the long term. You can form habits that won't serve you well once…
Your QuestionsWhy Can’t I Bind Supta Kurmasana And Pasasana?
Proportions, flexibility of shoulders for internal rotation, and the amount of hip flexion you have will all affect how easy it is…
Standing PosturesWhy Do I Feel Unstable In Revolved Side Angle?
One reason for feeling unstable in revolved side angle is setting up with the feet too close together and the front knee…
Your QuestionsIs It Okay To Adjust The Feet In Downward Dog?
What's more important than how you adjust your feet in downward dog is whether you start the movement from up dog to…
Yoga PosturesWhy Does My Leg Go Numb In Full Lotus?
If your leg goes numb in full lotus, due to compression or stretching of nerves or reduced blood flow, you can likely…
Standing PosturesWhat Is Happening In The Back Leg In Triangle Pose?
Unpack the anatomy of what is happening in the back leg, and more importantly the back hip, in triangle pose.
Standing PosturesWhy Can’t I Put My Back Heel Down In Revolved Side Angle?
Learn why both tight hips, and the technique you use to do the posture, can affect getting the back heel down in…
Your QuestionsHow Do I Get Up Into Shoulder Stand?
Learn why tension along the back of the body can sometimes get in the way when we are trying to get into…
Your QuestionsWhy Is It So Hard To Do A Press Handstand With Straight Legs?
Find out why tight hamstrings are often the reason that going up into a press handstand with straight legs is so challenging.
Your QuestionsHow Do You Breathe In Backbends?
Reducing tension on the ribcage, and increasing your focus on the breath, can help you breathe in backbends with more overall ease.
Arm BalancesWhy Am I Feeling Weight In Headstand In My Elbows?
To evenly distribute the weight in headstand, allowing the pelvis to tilt is necessary, as is engaging serratus anterior.
Standing PosturesAlignment In Triangle Pose: What’s Correct?
Learn why the style of triangle pose and tensional patterns throughout the whole chain of joints affect our alignment in triangle pose.
Your Questions