Yoga Anatomy

Dhanurasana

Bow Pose

don-your-AHS-anna

dhanu = bow

E5267/Kaminoff/fig10.4/417782/alw/pulled-r3

Deltoid

Pectoralis

major

Gluteus

maximus

Adductor magnus

Semimembranosus

Semitendinosus

E5267/Kaminoff/fig10.5/417783/alw/pulled-r2

Flexor carpi radialis

Palmaris longus Flexor carpi ulnaris

Pronator teres

Classification

Symmetrical prone backward-bending pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs

Extension Scapular adduction; shoulder

internal rotation, exten-

sion, and adduction; elbow

extension; forearm pro-

nation; finger and hand

flexion

SI joint counternutation, hip

extension and adduction,

knee flexion, ankle plantar

flexion