Standing Wide-legged Forward Bend: What Are Our Intentions?
Deconstruct standing wide-legged forward bend. Explore multiple intentions for variations of this posture and evolve your pose.| Yoganatomy
Forward Bends - Here are all of the articles on yoga anatomy that are related to doing forward bends that we've written so far.| Yoganatomy
Deconstruct standing wide-legged forward bend. Explore multiple intentions for variations of this posture and evolve your pose.| Yoganatomy
David deconstructs triangle and revolved triangle pose. Explore multiple intentions for these postures and gain insights into how to evolve your poses.| Yoganatomy
David deconstructs the anatomy of utthita hasta padangusthasana. Explore multiple intentions for this posture and gain insights into how to evolve it.| Yoganatomy
A complete and detailed breakdown of the shoulder joint, shoulder girdle, how and when shoulder pain or injuries occur, and what you can do about it.| Yoganatomy
Research summarized here suggests yoga may positively affect our brain by changing activity levels in specific areas.| Yoganatomy
David Keil's article demonstrates there's more to engaging uddiyana bandha than you might first think. He strives to unite both the physical and energetic aspects of uddiyana and explains which muscle is related to this bandha.| Yoganatomy
In this article David Keil attempts to explain what happens anatomically when we engage mula bandha, which muscles are involved, and how this is related to the breath and the more subtle, esoteric aspects of bandha control.| Yoganatomy
David Keil concludes his 3-part study of the bandhas in yoga, by discussing how breathing leads to bandhas, what happens anatomically when we breathe and engage the bandhas, and how this knowledge can transform our practice.| Yoganatomy
Ashtanga Yoga Bandha Workshop - The bandhas are elusive and hard to understand. By understanding how we focus on them physically, mentally, and energetically can have a powerful effect on our practice.| Yoganatomy
Primary Series - Here are all of the articles on yoga anatomy that are related to the Ashtanga yoga primary series that we've written so far.| Yoganatomy
Sun Salutations - Here are articles on yoga anatomy that are related to sun salutations. This is a series that explains the movements of sun salutations.| Yoganatomy
Anatomically, find out which muscles are key for initiating the challenging lift up and jump back transition in vinyasa styles of yoga.| Yoganatomy
David deconstructs two variations on standing forward bend, padagusthasana and pada hastasana. Gain insights into how to evolve your pose.| Yoganatomy
Chaturanga dandasana, or low plank, is difficult for many yoga practitioners. Learn the fundamental principles for doing this pose properly.| Yoganatomy
David shares what he considers to be the signs that you are ready to add the next pose.| Yoganatomy
Some practitioners reported that videos of Ashtanga yoga on social media teach and inspire them, while others felt discouraged.| Yoganatomy
Find out when and how practitioners modify their Ashtanga yoga practice based on our survey of more than 900 people.| Yoganatomy
We surveyed more than 900 practitioners to learn more about the mental, emotional, and spiritual effects of Ashtanga yoga.| Yoganatomy
Find out why the primary series of Ashtanga is not really about forward bending, but is actually an opportunity to open our hips.| Yoganatomy
More frequent home Ashtanga yoga practice was related to greater years of practice overall and increased mindfulness scores of practitioners.| Yoganatomy
Learn why aging doesn't have to stop anyone from doing an Ashtanga practice, and find out how practice changes as we age.| Yoganatomy
Recent research shows that the parasympathetic nervous system contributes to increased heart rate variability at low breathing rates in yoga.| Yoganatomy
Researchers suggest that the breathing techniques are one mechanism that makes yoga work by stimulating the vagal nerve.| Yoganatomy
How do you do an Ashtanga practice without a teacher nearby? A student of David Keil's shares her suggestions for practice.| Yoganatomy
Understand how to decide when beginning to add poses in the Ashtanga intermediate series is right for you.| Yoganatomy
Can you get an anatomical imbalance from too much primary series? Learn which aspects of the Ashtanga yoga primary series to emphasize.| Yoganatomy
Ashtanga Yoga- Here are all of the articles on yoga anatomy that are related to Ashtanga Yoga that we've written so far. Learn techniques to help practice.| Yoganatomy
In part 1 of this mini-series deconstructing one of the most universal aspects of yoga, the sun salutation, David Keil examines the anatomical aspects of the standing posture and how subtle variations can provide more grounding.| Yoganatomy
The bandhas can be understood as a multilayered concept including physical, energetic, metaphorical aspects and as an object of meditation.| Yoganatomy
An exploration of the psoas major and iliacus muscles. Learn about iliopsoas function, dysfunction, and when to stretch or strengthen.| Yoganatomy
Recent research evaluated the effects of two pranayama techniques. Researchers found the pranayama techniques did not cool the body.| Yoganatomy
When teaching Ashtanga, instructors balance the structure of the Ashtanga practice with tools to adapt the practice to the individual.| Yoganatomy
There are large variations in intensity between styles of yoga based on oxygen consumption and heart rate.| 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
