Yoga Asana Survey - Assessing the Impacts of Yoga Asana Practice
We have the data extracted and there are some interesting gems inside of it! We are just getting started but this post lays the foundation of the data collected!| Yoganatomy
We have the data extracted and there are some interesting gems inside of it! We are just getting started but this post lays the foundation of the data collected!| Yoganatomy
Yoga may help us increase our sense of our internal state, called interoception, when we intentionally focus on our internal experience.| Yoganatomy
Yoga can potentially affect stress differently in different styles of yoga says research from a small pilot study summarized here.| Yoganatomy
Recent research evaluated the effects of two pranayama techniques. Researchers found the pranayama techniques did not cool the body.| Yoganatomy
Learn about the many complex sources of low back pain and get some direction for working with low back pain in yoga practice.| Yoganatomy
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
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
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
Most practitioners were aware of their breathing in Ashtanga for at least half of their practice time. That increased with years of 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
Research studies published in 2020 reported many health benefits of yoga including positive impacts on mental and physical wellness.| Yoganatomy
