Yoga Anatomy Articles
The yoga anatomy articles are organized into categories such as, Injuries, Postures, Your Questions, Yoga, Anatomy, Yoga Anatomy Research Project, 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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Gluteus Medius Muscle
Anatomy | Lower Limb
This month I’m highlighting the gluteus medius muscle. This is one of the muscles responsible…
gluteals | hip | muscle
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Ankle Pain in Half Lotus Pose: How to Evolve Your Half Lotus Without Pain
Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
David shares his approaches to working with ankle pain in half lotus. Find out what…
ankle | foot | lotus | pain
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Forward Bends and Hamstring Injury: Have You Injured Your Hamstrings?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Postures | Yoga Survey
Hamstring injuries are prevalent in yoga. In our survey, we found some very interesting relationships…
forward bend | hamstring | injury | sit bone pain
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Deep Six Lateral Rotators
Anatomy | Torso
This month I’m highlighting the deep six lateral rotators. The deep six lateral rotators are…
backbend | hip | muscle | piriformis | sciatica
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Yoga Twisting and Disk Herniations: Should You Do Twists in Yoga With a Herniation?
Torso | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
Yoga twisting and disk herniations is the topic of this question of the month. David…
back pain | injury | twist
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Pectoralis Major Muscle
Anatomy | Torso | Upper Limb
This month’s muscle is Pectoralis major. We’ll take a look at where is attaches in…
arms | muscle | shoulders
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Yoga Impacts Daily Life: What Are Survey Respondents Saying?
Yoga | Yoga Survey
How Are Practitioners Reporting Yoga Impacts Daily Life? A majority of respondents reported that they…
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Frozen Shoulder And Yoga: How To Work With It?
Upper Limb | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
This month’s question comes from Shirley, who asks about frozen shoulder and yoga. How do…
injury | pain | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?
Yoga Adjustments | Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing? Most respondents reported experiencing hands-on adjustments as…
injury
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Sartorius Muscle
Anatomy | Lower Limb
This month’s muscle is sartorius. We’ll take a look at where is attaches in the…
hip | knee | muscle
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Ashtanga Practice Without A Teacher: What Do I Do?
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga | Yoga
It can hard to maintain an Ashtanga practice when you don’t have a teacher nearby….
ashtanga yoga | primary series
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Winged Scapula, What Are Those Shoulder Blades Doing?
Anatomy | Torso | Your Questions
This month’s question asks about winged scapula. What is winged scapula? When should you be…
arms | chaturanga | scapula | serratus anterior | shoulders
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Jump Forward in Sun Salutations: Part 10, A Return to the Beginning
Yoga Postures
When jumping forward in sun salutations, we are really jumping up and forward. We have…
hamstring | handstand | serratus anterior | sun salutations
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Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice: What Do Practitioners Report?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
What Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice Are Practitioners Reporting? While slightly more than half of…
injury
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The Adductors: What Are The Adductor Muscles?
Anatomy | Lower Limb
This month’s muscle focus is the Adductor group. We’ll take a look at where they…
hip | muscle
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How Do You Know What Yoga Practice To Do When You’re Injured?
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
I get lots of questions about how to do yoga practice when you’re injured. In…
injury | pain
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Elbow Pain: Finding the Source of Your Elbow Tendinitis
Upper Limb | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
This month’s question comes from Jade. She asked a question about elbow pain in yoga…
biceps | elbow | pain | wrist
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What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice?
Yoga Survey
What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice? This is the second post that…
benefits
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Assessing the Impacts of Yoga Asana – Survey Summary
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
The Yoga Anatomy Research Project (YARP) – This first post lays out the fundamental information…
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Sit Bone Pain – 2017 Update
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries
There have been a couple of overlapping issues to the original article on Sit Bone…
hamstring | pain | sit bone pain
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Adductor Magnus Muscle
Anatomy | Lower Limb
This month’s muscle of the month is the adductor magnus. We’ll take a look at…
hip | muscle | sit bone pain
