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…
Yoga PosturesThere’s No Right Way To Forward Bend In Yoga: Here’s What Matters Instead
A good forward bend in yoga is more complex than it appears. The right forward bend is the one that fits the…
AnatomyThe Calf Muscles In Yoga
Tight calf muscles can restrict our forward bends. But, we can also use our forward-bending postures to stretch the calf muscles in…
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…
Arm BalancesAnatomical Breakdown Of Tittibhasana A, B, C, and D: The Ashtanga Firefly
Tittibhasana A, B, C, and D, the Ashtanga firefly poses, require the ability to create length and engage the legs at the…
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.
Yoga PosturesAnatomical Breakdown Of Baddha Konasana
Baddha konasana lengthens the adductors and can help balance the tension between the tissues on the inside and outside of your thighs.
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…
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…
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 AdjustmentsAdjusting Baddha Konasana
Adjusting baddha konasana involves observing and responding to a student's external hip rotation and forward bending patterns.
AnatomyWorking With The Lumbar Spine In Yoga
The shape, orientation, and spacing of the vertebrae in the lumbar spine affect our ability to back bend, forward bend, and twist.
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 PosturesAshtanga Yoga Primary Series: Is It All About Forward Bending?
Find out why the primary series of Ashtanga is not really about forward bending, but is actually an opportunity to open our…
Yoga AdjustmentsAdjusting Seated Forward Bend
Learn some key techniques for adjusting seated forward bend. Find out how to offer an appropriate adjustment for different situations.
AnatomyOver-doing The Abdominals In Yoga Practice
Learn how to tell if you're over-doing the abdominals in your yoga practice and find out what the common sources of over-doing…
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.
YogaWhat 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 AdjustmentsAdjusting Janu Sirsasana A
Learn key ideas for how to effectively adjust janu sirsasana A. Learn which adjustments might be helpful in different stages of this…
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.
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