Yoga Anatomy

Urdhva Dhanurasana Upward Bow Pose, Wheel Pose OORD-vah don-your-AHS-anna urdhva = upward; dhanu = bow E5267/Kaminoff/fig11.16a/ ...

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Skeletal joint actions Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs Extension Scapular upward rotation and elevation, shoulder flexion, elbow e ...

Notes The correct leg action is useful for getting into urdhva dhanurasana. When people use the quadriceps to try to extend the ...

Vasisthasana Side Plank Pose, Sage Vasistha’s Pose vah-sish-TAHS-anna vasistha = a sage; most excellent, best, richest E5267/Kam ...

Muscular joint actions Spine Alternating concentric and eccentric contractions Concentric contraction Eccentric contraction To m ...

Notes The challenge of this pose is not one of flexibility, but instead how to maintain the neutral alignment of the spine and l ...

Chatus Pada Pitham Four-Footed Tabletop Pose CHA-toos PA-da PEE-tham chatur = four; pada = foot; pitham = stool, seat, chair, be ...

Skeletal joint actions Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs Cervical extension, slight tho- racic and lumbar extension Scapular downwar ...

Notes Weakness in the hamstrings makes it difficult to create neutral extension of the hip joints, so many people use the quadri ...

Purvottanasana Upward Plank Pose POOR-vo-tan-AHS-anna purva = front, east; ut = intense; tan = extend, stretch E5267/Kaminoff/fi ...

Notes Often in this pose there is too much lumbar extension and not enough hip extension, and the hip joints might even drop int ...

Bibliography and Resources BiBliography These are the references used for working on the poses: Adler, S.S., D. Beckers, and M. ...

Asana Indexes In SanSkrIt and EnglISh sanskrit index Standing PoSeS Tadasana—Mountain Pose...................................... ...

AsAnA indexes 263 Baddha Konasana—Bound Angle Pose .................................... 144 Variation: Supta Baddha Konasana—R ...

264 AsAnA indexes arm SuPPort PoSeS Adho Mukha Svanasana—Downward-Facing Dog Pose ....................... 224 Urdhva Mukha Sva ...

AsAnA indexes 265 Intense Side Stretch—Parsvottanasana.................................... 117 Variation: With Arms in Reverse ...

266 AsAnA indexes Ear-to-Knee Pose—Karnapidasana ....................................... 201 Belly Twist—Jathara Parivrtti.... ...

Joint Index note: Asterisk (*) indicates art or textual reference only. Joint Page number Foot and ankle 72-77 100-102 121-122 1 ...

Joint Page number Knee 78-79 82-84 90-92 121 149* 150 168-169 Sacroiliac (Si) 134-136 142-143 168 256-257 Scapula 93-95 108-110 ...