Yoga Anatomy

Ustrasana

Camel Pose

oosh-TRAHS-anna

ustra = camel

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Hamstrings

Vastus lateralis

Rectus femoris

Psoas major

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Anterior neck muscles

Deltoid

Pectoralis

major

Rectus

abdominis

Pectoralis

minor

Apex of

lung

Classification

Symmetrical kneeling backward-bending pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs

Extension Scapular adduction and down-

ward rotation, shoulder

extension and adduction,

elbow extension

SI joint counternuta-

tion, hip extension

and adduction, knee

flexion, ankle plantar

flexion