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Anatomy: Feet, HandsAnatomy: Feet, Hands
Tadasana, Utkatasana, Tadasana, Utkatasana, UttanasanaUttanasana
The human foot and ankle is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing more than 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
The Human Foot
Acupressure Points and Corresponding Structures
Tadasana w/Triangular Base
Note plum lines and symmetry in front
plane of body.
The Poses
Tadasana Variation
Note plum lines andsymmetry in front
plane of body.
Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray LongLet the bones support you. and
let gravity do the work.
Practice w/feettogether and w/feet hip distanceapart. Note the difference. Weightin your heels as youlean back into pelvis,axial extension--meaning take curvesout of spine. W/feet hip distanceapart, place block between thighs and notice what happens.
Similarities between hand and foot
The hand has 27 bones, 14 of which are the phalanges (proximal, medial, and distal) of the fingers. The metacarpal is the bone that connects the fingers and the wrist. Each human hand has 5 metacarpals.
The Human Hand
Acupressure Points
Use this slideas a templatewhen you practicepostural assessment.