Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana

Being rigid structures, bones maintain the form of the body and protect internal organs. But they also create the framework for movement. All voluntary movement, including all movement performed in a yoga practice, happens at joints, which is where two bones articulate. And the loading that occurs during asana practice and other weight-bearing acti

All synovial joints have a joint capsule (formed of fibrous connective tissue, forming the container of the joint), a synovial membrane (which releases synovial fluid, the lubricant of the joint), and articular cartilage

The most we can say about the joints in our body is that they are floating fulcrums which forces percolate through. If muscles and tendons are acting like levers, they are not simple levers [see Ch. 7] because the fascial net which wraps everything transmits forces across the joints as well.”