critical thinking asks us to seek out evidence against our beliefs, against our hypotheses.

Similar to tendons are aponeuroses. An aponeurosis, a type of deep fascia that is structurally similar to tendons and ligaments, is a sheet of dense fibrous tissue that anchors a muscle or connects it with the part that the muscle moves.

Elastic cartilage has many elastic fibers in addition to collagen, making the matrix much more elastic than hyaline cartilage. Elastic cartilage provides support but can tolerate deformation without damage and can return to its original shape. It is found in the external ear, epiglottis, and larynx (voice box).

(e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences. Qualitative research might explore, for example, how yoga makes someone feel or how yoga affects their quality of life—and the pyramid does not neatly cover this type of research.

Movement is nourishing.

transmitting force to the bone to allow us to move our bodies in the way we want.

Within the isotonic category, a muscle can either shorten to produce a concentric contraction or lengthen to produce an eccentric contraction.

surveyed had experienced a severe injury (such as concussion, dislocation, or fracture) from their sport. The findings of Wiese and colleagues (2019) were consistent with previous reports that found serious injury to be a rare occurrence in yoga (Cramer, Krucoff, and Dobos 2013; Penman et al. 2012).

In vinyasa yoga, Standing Forward Fold is called Uttanasana. In yin yoga, it is called Dangling. Biomechanically and physiologically, there is little to no difference between the two as long as the duration of the stretch (tensile force) is the same between the two poses.