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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Yoga Twisting And Disk Herniations: Should You Do Twists In Yoga With A Herniation?

Yoga twisting and disk herniations is the topic of this question of the month. David gives some guidelines for how to test… Anatomy

Pectoralis Major Muscle

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

Yoga 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… Upper Limb

Frozen Shoulder And Yoga: How To Work With It?

This month's question comes from Shirley, who asks about frozen shoulder and yoga. How do you modify practice for this condition? David… Injury Survey

Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?

Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing? Most respondents reported experiencing hands-on adjustments as “very helpful” and did not report getting… 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… Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

Ashtanga 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… Anatomy

Winged Scapula, What Are Those Shoulder Blades Doing?

This month's question asks about winged scapula. What is winged scapula? When should you be concerned about the shoulder blades winging off… Yoga Postures

Sun Salutations, Part 10: Jump Forward, A Return to the Beginning

When jumping forward in sun salutations, we are really jumping up and forward. We have to resist gravity with the shoulder girdle… Injury Survey

Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice: What Do Practitioners Report?

What negative experiences in yoga practice are practitioners reporting? While slightly more than half of respondents did report having some negative experience… 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… Yoga

How 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… Upper Limb

Elbow Pain: Finding the Source of Your Elbow Tendinitis

This month’s question comes from Jade. She asked a question about elbow pain in yoga practice. What might be causing that elbow… Injury Survey

What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice?

What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice? This is the second post that lays out the basic data we collected… Injury Survey

Assessing the Impacts of Yoga Asana – Survey Summary

The Yoga Anatomy Research Project (YARP) - This first post lays out the fundamental information that we gathered. It is our intention… 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… Yoga Adjustments

What’s Your Intention With That Adjustment?

Intention: What is it that we want to communicate to the student in this moment?...and why? 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… Yoga Postures

Sun Salutations, Part 9: Downward Facing Dog, You’ve Arrived!

I hear so many questions about downward facing dog. Where should your feet and hands be? Where should your shoulders be? Explore… Anatomy

Triceps Brachii Muscle

The triceps brachii is located on the posterior of the upper arm. It's our muscle of the month. Where does it attach?… Arm Balances

Bakasana To Handstand: What Muscles Are Used to Press Up?

So this month’s question comes from Jessica Payne and she asked a very simple question, well, she asked a complex question, but,… Anatomy

Binding Marichyasana C, Which Muscles Prevent It?

The question of the month was: Which muscles or muscle groups prevent me from binding in Marichyasana C? As usual, I give… Anatomy

The Teres Major Muscle

Teres major is this month's muscle of the month. Get information on where this muscle is, where it attaches, its function, and…