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Yoga anatomy rear view, latissimus dorsai, serratus posterior inferior. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

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Yoga anatomy rear view, latissimus dorsai, serratus posterior inferior. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Anatomy: Stabilizing the Ribcage for Greater Arm Strength
Why the lower half of the ribcage is flexible, and how to make it more stable when you need to.

Supine hamstring stretch using a table as a prop. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Simple Postures for Stretching Your Hamstrings
Playing a type of Jenga while stretching your hamstrings plus some tips for creating stability within your body.

Marichyasana A unbound variation.. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

SI Joint Stability in Marichyasana. Making Hip Position Less Relevant.

Mindful Muscle control, activating the quadriceps and hip flexors. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Anterior Hip Pain, some simple principles for dealing with pain in general, and also pain at the front of the hip during hip flexion.

Mindful Muscle control, activating the quadriceps and hip flexors. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Mindful Muscle Control, it's a way of protecting your joints, improving strength and flexibility and a way of becoming more present.

Beginning a yoga practice Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Beginning a Yoga Practice that helps you learn to better feel your body and control it.

Arm Balance videos on my youtube channel. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Arm Balance videos. A collection of Arm Balance Videos from my youtube channel including: Crow, Flying Splits, Astavakrasana and Mayurasana.

Yoga pose inversion videos from my youtube channel. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Yoga Pose Inversion videos. A collection of Inverted Yoga Pose videos from my youtube channel including: Shoulderstand and Plow, Headstand and Handstand.

Yoga Balance Videos from my youtube channel. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Yoga Balance Videos. Some balance videos from my youtube channel including:

  • Weight Shifting,
  • Balancing on One Foot,
  • Balancing on the Forefeet,
  • Forefoot Balancing Peterson squat,
  • Forefoot Balancing Double Leg Squat,
  • Pistol Squat,
  • Single Leg Standing Forward Bend.
Outer view of the thigh showing the IT band, tensor fascia latae and glutues maximus muscles. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Sartorius Inner Knee Pain. One way to prevent inner knee pain while running is to resist the sartorius muscle. It may also help to "take out the slack" from the sartorius.

Shins rotated internally relative to feet so that inner arches of feet flatten and inner edge of heels press down. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Shin rotations are one way to learn better awareness of your feet and heels so that you can stabilize them to help protect your knees.

Some muscles that can help with knee joint stability. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

For better Knee Joint stability it can help to first understand how the knee works.

Tibialis anterior. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Tibialis Anterior can help anchor the front of the IT Band.

Peroneus Brevis. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Peroneus Brevis Can help stabilize the outer edge of the foot.

Peroneus Longus. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Peroneus Longus can help to anchor the biceps femoris.

Tibialis posterior. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Tibialis Posterior is one of the key muscles for forming the arch of the foot.

Learn how you can use your hips (as well as your spinal muscles) for a deepr standing spinal twist.Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Learn how you can use your hips (as well as your spinal muscles) for a deepr standing spinal twist.
Standing Spinal Twist

Knee pain can occur aroudn the insertion of the IT band into the tibia. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Knee pain can occur around the insertion of the IT band into the Tiba.
Suggestions for Preventing IT Band Knee Pain

Sensational Leg Anatomy, an overview of leg muscles from hip bone to toes.. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

Muscles of the legs from hip bone to toes that you can learn to feel and control:
Sensational Leg Anatomy

Knee balance. This is one exercise that you can use to learn how to balance. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.
Learning How to Balance

Ideas for turning balance into a general skill along with two simple exercises for learning how to balance.

Eka pada bakasana arm balance with one shin resting against the back of an arm, the other leg reaching back and up.

Eka Pada Bakasana
the transition from Marichyasana A

Rear view of pelvis and sacrum with SI joints indicated. Neil Keleher. Sensational Yoga Poses.

SI Joint Stabilization, How to stabilize the SI Joints whether the sacrum is nutated or counter-nutated using the Multifidus, Pelvic floor muscles and lower band of the Transverse Abdominus.

The arrow represents pressure acting on a synovial articular joint. The blue represents muscle activated tension in ligaments and tendons acting on the joint capsule. As pressure is increased (bigger arrow on right) ligament and tendon tension increases so that the joint capsule resists synovial fluid being pressed out from between the bones.

Hydrostatic Lubrication of Articular Joints
Reducing wear so that your joints function better and last longer

IT Band with Tensor Fascia Latae attaching from ASIC to forward edge of IT Band and Gluteus maximus attaching from PSIS to the back edge.

controlling tension in the IT Band
(How it helps to stabilize the Hip)

Side view of lower leg showing bottom of IT Band, peroneus longus and brevis, tibialis anterior

The foot (with links to articles on stabilizing against shin rotation)

Levator costarum reaching downwards and outwards from transverse vertebral processes to the ribs one and two levels below.

Levator Costarum
(Lifting the back ribs to improve ribcage awareness and control)

By: Neil Keleher
Published: 2018 06 11
Clearly defined poses, exercises and stretches for improving stability, body awareness and flexibility.
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