Yoga Anatomy

Natarajasana

King of the Dancers Pose

not-ah-raj-AHS-anna

nata = dancer; raja = king

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Gastrocnemius

Deltoid

Teres minor

Hamstrings

Serratus anterior
Spinal extensors
Gluteus
maximus

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Quadriceps:

Psoas minor

Rectus

abdominis

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Pectoralis

major

Rectus

abdominis

Internal

oblique

Tensor

fasciae latae

Quadriceps:

Vastus

lateralis

Vastus

medialis

Subscapularis

Serratus

anterior

Intercostals

Psoas

minor

Psoas major

Rectus

femoris

Classification

Asymmetrical standing backward-bending balancing pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbsLower limbs

Standing legLifted leg

Extension Scapular upward

rotation, abduc-

tion, and elevation;

shoulder flexion,

adduction, and

external rotation;

forearm supina-

tion; hand and

finger flexion

Hip flexion, neutral

knee extension

Hip extension and

slight adduction to

midline, knee flex-

ion, ankle plantar

flexion

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