Yoga anatomy

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When you do yoga, you’re not only giving your body a workout. As you move through breathing exercises, poses, and even relaxation, you’re actively stimulating your brain, too.

Muscles groups

This guide to hip anatomy muscles will give you a simple framework for understanding your hip muscles so you can use them more effectively in yoga.

Hamstring soreness is one of the more common problems encountered when teaching and practicing yoga. Typically the pain is present during forward bends such as Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend Pose) or Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend Pose) and is located in the region of the sitting bones (ischial tuberosities) where the hamstrings originate. This soreness can … Continued

The therapeutic benefits of Hatha yoga arise from whole body energetic balancing combined with distinct biomechanical adjustments. We gave an example of this in our last blog post, where we looked at the disorder known as adult acquired flatfoot deformity, its biomechanical basis and how to utilize yoga to maintain healthy foot arches. In this post we focus on the plantar fascia of the foot and examine the most common cause of heel pain—plantar fasciitis—to see what happens when things go…

Yoga anatomy core: There's more to the core than abs. This guide includes illustrations of the glutes, hamstrings, adductors, and more.

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In this anatomy article from Dr. Ray Long, you will learn 4 steps to facilitated stretches in Gomukhasana Pose (Cow-Faced Pose)