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 QuestionsWhat’s Happening In the Shoulders In Prasarita Padottanasana C?
Flexibility of all muscles that surround the shoulder girdle can affect the mobility of the shoulders in prasarita padottanasana C.
YogaTristhāna: The Essence Of The Ashtanga Yoga Method
The elements of the tristhāna in Ashtanga Yoga: breath, bandha, and drishti, are the foundation of our work in primary series.
Yoga ResearchHow Accurate Are Weekly Logs Of Home Yoga Practice?
Practitioners recorded formal home yoga practice accurately on a weekly log when compared to a daily yoga practice log.
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…
Yoga PosturesHow To Do Janu Sirsasana A
Janu sirsasana A is a great posture for increasing your external hip rotation with less pressure on your knees than poses like…
Yoga ResearchWhat Are The Gluteal Muscles Doing In Yoga Poses?
The activation of the gluteal muscles in the lifted leg of half moon and warrior three yoga poses was high to very…
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.
Yoga ResearchHow Is Yoga Presented On Instagram?
Few yoga posts on Instagram shared something about the contemplative or spiritual aspects of yoga. Most focused on physical appearance.
YogaMyth: Everyone Should Do The Full Expression Of Poses Before Adding A New Pose
Whether you are doing full expression of poses is only one factor to consider before adding more postures to your Ashtanga practice.
AnatomyHow Can I Work With Scoliosis In My Yoga Practice?
When working with scoliosis in yoga practice, you may have to choose in poses like down dog, whether to balance the pelvis…
Yoga AdjustmentsAdjusting Baddha Konasana
Adjusting baddha konasana involves observing and responding to a student's external hip rotation and forward bending patterns.
Yoga ResearchCan Yoga Help Adolescents Manage Their Anger?
Yoga may help adolescents manage anger by increasing the parasympathetic aspect of the autonomic nervous system.
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…
Ashtanga Vinyasa YogaMyth: Everyone Should Do Dropbacks Before Starting Second Series
Doing dropbacks before beginning second series in Ashtanga makes sense only if the student has a comfortable steady full wheel pose. If…
Yoga ResearchCan Yoga Help Manage Fibromyalgia Symptoms?
A personalized nine-month yoga treatment had a very positive impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in the single-patient case study summarized here.
Your QuestionsWhere Is This Knee Pain In Backbends Coming From?
Common sources of outer knee pain in backbends include tension in tensor fascia latae (TFL) and the iliotibial band (IT band) as…
Yoga ResearchDoes Yoga Experience Affect Heart Rate Variability?
Yoga experience had a limited effect on heart rate variability, but it contributed generally to balancing the nervous system in this study.
AnatomyWhat To Know About Spinal Disc Dysfunction And Yoga
When concerned about spinal disc dysfunction and yoga, pay extra attention to how you approach forward bends, twists, and deep backbends.
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…
Ashtanga SurveyHow Are We Teaching The Ashtanga Practice?
When teaching Ashtanga, instructors balance the structure of the Ashtanga practice with tools to adapt the practice to the individual.
Yoga ResearchCan Yoga Help Manage Schizophrenia Symptoms?
Yoga treatments improved quality of life for those suffering with schizophrenia and moderately reduced some symptoms of the disorder.
Your QuestionsHow Does Breathing Technique In Ashtanga Affect Our Nervous System?
Our breathing technique in Ashtanga may sometimes increase our sympathetic response in the short term, but ideally, we work towards balance.
Ashtanga SurveyHow Are We Doing Our Ashtanga Yoga Practice?
Greater weekly home practice was related to greater years of practice overall and increased mindfulness scores of practitioners.
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