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Yoga Anatomy Articles by David Keil
Mulha Bandha anatomically speaking by David Keil © 2010
The bandhas are perhaps the most difficult aspect to grasp in the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. For me personally, I think I know what they are. But then I look back at my little life as an Ashtangi, amazingly at 11 years now, and realize, I thought I knew what they were 10 years ago. Then just 5 years ago I understand them even more differently than I do today. My experience of them has... read entire article...
Got Sit Bone Pain? - What to do with that hamstring - by David Keil © 2010
I was in the DC area this month and saw a student that I knew from a previous workshop. At that time Patricia had recently "pulled a hamstring". Her major symptom was pain at her sit bone (ischial tuberosity) when folding forward, secondary was that it would also hurt when sitting for long periods, especially in the car. I saw her just a couple of weeks ago and she still had the same pain. read entire article...
Foot Foundation by David Keil © 2005
Those wonderful glorious feet, unfortunately kept in containers (shoes) most of the day. Poor things have quite a responsibility in both our everyday walking/living life and particularly in our yoga practice. The feet are our foundation in both. read entire article...
The Knee Part 1 by David Keil © 2005
In our last article, we looked at the part of our anatomy that grounds us, literally, the feet. Making our way up the body, the next major joint we come to is the ever elusive and sometimes tricky knee. read entire article...
The Knee Part 2 by David Keil © 2005
In Part 1 of this article we left off looking at the deepest, most intrinsic structures that make the knee function as it does. In this part of the article we'll continue to look at another deep structure, the meniscus and... read entire article....
Sitting in Padmasana by David Keil © 2005
The basic goal of all the asana practice is finding and maintaining a comfortable padmasana (lotus pose) for meditation. There are a few key anatomical components and principles to finding this comfort. read entire article...
The 'Almighty' Psoas by David Keil © 2005
The foundation of our bodies and our yoga practice lies at our feet. In order to incorporate both physical and energetic foundations, we must examine our body's center of energy, movement and balance which begins near the psoas muscle-- read entire article...