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.
Turning Your Feet Out When Doing a Yoga Dropback?
Why do yoga students turn their feet out when they do a yoga dropback into a backbend? Get some answers…
Breathing In Yoga: Is There A Right And Wrong Way?
Is there a right and wrong way for us to be breathing in yoga? Learn more about breathing to help…
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) A Real Pain In The Back!
Quadratus lumborum can be important to both back pain and yoga. This muscle can be involved with back pain and…
Flex Or Extend The Foot In Lotus Posture
Learn whether we should flex or extend our foot when doing lotus posture. Find out why flexing our foot in…
Gluteal And Psoas Relationship For Yogis
Understand the ways that a pelvic imbalance is expressed in your gluteal and psoas muscular balance, and its relationship to…
Is Your Hip Pinching In Twists?
Learn what might be happening, anatomically, when you have a pinching sensation in the front of your hip while doing…
Your Shoulders In Upward Facing Dog
Take a look at the anatomy related to the shoulders and what you should do with them in upward facing…
Can We Use Yoga For Fixing Scoliosis?
Can we use yoga for addressing scoliosis? In some cases, practicing yoga can slow or reverse the curve from scoliosis.…
Your Shoulders In Downward Facing Dog
Your shoulders in downward facing dog: What should we do with them? Where does the movement come from? Get answers!…
Injury In Supta Kurmasana: Supta Kurmasana Goes Pop!
Find out where injury in supta kurmasana can occur. Learn why the sternoclavicular joint is vulnerable when doing supta kurmasana.…
Yes, You Can Get Injured Doing A Headstand
Learn how the hand position you choose affects your headstand. Find out where your shoulders should be relative to your…
Response to NYT Article – How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body – Yoga Injuries
It is disheartening to see the New York Times come out with yet another article that seems to completely miss…
To Squeeze Or Not To Squeeze? Upward Facing Dog
Find out whether we should or should not squeeze our butt in upward facing dog, back bends, and drop backs,…
Padmasana Article
The basic goal of all the asana practice is finding and maintaining a comfortable padmasana (lotus pose) for meditation. There…
Your Foot Foundation In Yoga Postures
Your foot is the foundation of all of your standing postures in yoga practice. That means what is happening above…
Got Sit Bone Pain? – What To Do With That Hamstring © 2010
Sit bone pain is a common problem inside and outside of yoga. This could be a potential hamstring tear or…
How Breathing Leads To Bandhas © 2010
Bandhas seem elusive. Breathing with the diaphragm, mental intention, and focus is the way to develop a relationship with our…
The Shoulder Joint In Chaturanga: Who Are You Going To Blame?
Learn more about the shoulder joint in chaturanga. Find out what your shoulder joint is doing in chaturanga and how…
Inner Knee Pain – Lotus Not Blooming By David Keil © 2010
Find our why inner knee pain is often related to doing lotus posture. Learn about pain on the inside, outside,…
Mula Bandha Anatomically Speaking By David Keil © 2010
Which muscles actually form mula bandha? Find out how this relates to breathing and the evolution of mula bandha in…
