Recent Anatomy Articles

• Strengths and Weaknesses
  

  We all come to the mat with physical strengths and weaknesses. In this article, learn how to identify the common misalignment patterns so you can guide your students to a place of balance.
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• Opening the Heart
  

  Just as you can practice heart opening in your thoughts and emotions, you can also experience opening the heart space in your physical body.
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• Shouldering the Weight Burden
  

  Are your students really ready to invert? Help them condition the muscles that support the shoulder blades to build safe, stable inversions.
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• Forbidden Territory, Part 2
  

  Help your students safely relax the neck, shoulders, and jaw, an area that tends to hold a lot of tension.
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• How to Avoid Misusing Anatomical Language
  

  When you misuse anatomical terminology, you run the risk of confusing your students and calling your credibility into question. Here's how to avoid common mistakes.
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• Learn Savasana Inside and Out
  

  Help your students fully experience the benefits of Corpse Pose, through the exploration of their anatomy.
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• Yoga for Chronic Pain, Part 3
  

  Chanting and other techniques using sound linked to breathing can bring awareness to dull areas of the body and help relieve pain.
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• Side Stretch Satisfaction
  

  Help even your stiffest students get the most from sidebends.
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• Forbidden Territory
  

  While neck rolls and stretches can be great for calming stressed students, they're not safe for everyone.
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• Sprained, Strained, or Pained
  

  Learn how to identify and heal your students' soft-tissue injuries.
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• Anatomy Lesson
  

  Incorporating anatomical language into your classes can increase your students' awareness of their bodies and their asanas. Learn how to introduce anatomical terminology accurately and skillfully.
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• Spread 'Em
  

  Guide your students to wake up their toes for improve flexibility and balance.
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• Hands Down
  

  Guide your students to bear weight on their hands with mindfulness so they avoid injury and gain upper-body strength.
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• Yoga for Depression, Part II
  

  In addition to asana, yogic tools including pranayama, chanting, meditation, and yogic philosophy can help students suffering from depression.
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• The Science of Strengthening
  

  Use the principles of muscle memory to teach students to build strength slowly.
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