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.