Body and Breath - Test Yourself

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Test yourself, July, 2002

You are teaching practical aspects of anatomy to a group of experienced hatha yoga teachers. The assignment: Using the postures discussed in chapters six and seven of Anatomy of Hatha Yoga as a frame of reference, find examples (where applicable) of both stretching and exercise for the hip flexors (the psoas and iliacus muscles). Distinguish between active stretch and passive stretch in the instances of stretching, and distinguish between isotonic and isometric situations in the instances of exercise. Also distinguish between the psoas muscles and the iliacus muscles where applicable, and make comments on their effects on sacroiliac nutation and counternutation.

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