The research study we summarize here, suggests that yoga asana practice improves muscle endurance not just muscle strength.| Yoganatomy
Learn how yoga is different from meditation. Developing steady concentration in our yoga asana practice is the foundation for meditation.| Yoganatomy
Learn why serratus anterior is often the key muscle that you need to strengthen in order to maintain a handstand.| Yoganatomy
When teaching Ashtanga, instructors balance the structure of the Ashtanga practice with tools to adapt the practice to the individual.| Yoganatomy
Pranayama affects our physiology in many positive ways. Learn how yogic breathing practices may affect us from this recent research study.| Yoganatomy
Muscles can shake in yoga when many individual muscle cells use up their ATP before other muscle cells are refueled and ready to contract.| Yoganatomy
The research study we summarize here suggests that muscle activation is greater during dynamic yoga transitions than during static poses.| Yoganatomy
Long-term Ashtanga practitioners typically practice consistently at home, rarely watch videos of Ashtanga, and focus on the subtle aspects.| Yoganatomy
There are large variations in intensity between styles of yoga based on oxygen consumption and heart rate.| Yoganatomy
Breathing with the diaphragm is practically the only choice. What are the alternatives? Good versus bad? Chest versus belly?| Yoganatomy
Our breathing technique in Ashtanga may sometimes increase our sympathetic response in the short term, but ideally, we work towards balance.| Yoganatomy
Is there a right and a wrong way to breathe during yoga practice? What's the difference between good breathing and bad breathing? David Keil addresses these questions in this detailed yoga anatomy article.| Yoganatomy
Most practitioners were aware of their breathing in Ashtanga for at least half of their practice time. That increased with years of practice.| Yoganatomy
Balancing effort and ease is a critical part of your yoga practice. Here are tips to determine if you're working too hard in your practice.| Yoganatomy
Drishti practice incorporates focusing your external gaze on a fixed point with the intention of also holding your mental focus on that point.| Yoganatomy