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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What Causes Low Back Pain?

Learn about the many complex sources of low back pain and get some direction for working with low back pain in yoga… Yoga Injuries

What 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. Injury Survey

Low Back Injuries In Yoga: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?

When are yoga practitioners most at risk for low back injuries? Read our report on the experiences of our survey of 2000+… Yoga Injuries

Should 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… Injury Survey

Forward Bends And Hamstring Injury: Have You Injured Your Hamstrings?

Hamstring injuries are prevalent in yoga. In our survey, we found some very interesting relationships between forward bends and hamstring injuries. The… 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…