David Keil considers the anatomical structure and movement involved when sitting in padmasana, or lotus posture, why there can be pain or discomfort, and how to eliminate this for the purposes of yoga or meditation.| Yoganatomy
Online yoga reduces barriers to accessing yoga, like cost and travel, while still providing mental and physical health benefits.| Yoganatomy
Long-term yoga practice positively affected aspects of physical health such as flexibility and cardiopulmonary function.| Yoganatomy
Practitioners recorded formal home yoga practice accurately on a weekly log when compared to a daily yoga practice log.| Yoganatomy
Research summarized here suggests yoga may positively affect our brain by changing activity levels in specific areas.| Yoganatomy
Research suggests yoga can help manage depression symptoms when used as one part of a larger plan of treatment.| Yoganatomy
More frequent home Ashtanga yoga practice was related to greater years of practice overall and increased mindfulness scores of practitioners.| Yoganatomy
Researchers suggest that the breathing techniques are one mechanism that makes yoga work by stimulating the vagal nerve.| Yoganatomy
Yoga may help us increase our sense of our internal state, called interoception, when we intentionally focus on our internal experience.| Yoganatomy
Yoga styles differed in the particular components included in classes and the percentage of class time allocated to each aspect of yoga.| Yoganatomy
Long-term Ashtanga practitioners typically practice consistently at home, rarely watch videos of Ashtanga, and focus on the subtle aspects.| 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
Consistent yoga practice, without doing too much too soon, can help you manage your energy in yoga and make practice sustainable.| Yoganatomy