Yoga Drawings

The dynamic of the spine in yoga poses of Heinz Grill

In these drawings, I wanted to express the dynamic thoracic spine and the 3 zones of tension: stability, dynamic, lightness

Heinz Grill is not as well known as BKS Iyengar. However, he has done considerable work in the field of yoga. He has not developed a new style, but he worked out more the artistic side in yoga and his poses have a remarkable expression. One of his qualities in his yoga postures is the conscious articulation of an exercices in three parts.

Especially the chest area is emphasized in Heinz Grill’s yoga poses. It is like a dynamic, powerful center. You can observe this very well especially in his backbends.

His postures express a dynamic thoracic spine in the center is always very dynamic, the pelvis stable and calm, the arms light. It gives the yoga poses a certain order and livelyness.

In this camel pose the middle spine expresses a huge acitivity
Here I wanted to express the dynamic backwards, that is created with the dynamic thoracic spine.
The process of arching in camel pose, ustrasana by Heinz Grill
The process of arching backwards with dynamic out of the chest. Heinz Grill creating Cresent Moon Pose, Anjaneyasana
Here you can see the articulated dynamic of Heinz Grill in anjaneyasana
In this Pidgon Pose. Kapotasana of Heinz Grill, I wanted to express the backbending dynamic out of the chest.
In this pose, I wanted to express the dynamic in the thoracic spine. It is like the center of the pose.
In this dancers pose, I wanted to express the chest. It is vertically erected.
In this standing pose, the articulation of the chest, stability in the hips, and lightness in the arms shall be expressed
Here one can study very good the expression of the dynamic chest in backbending in splits pose, hanumanasana of Heinz Grill
Here the articulation in the three parts shall be expressed: dynamic middle, calm base, light arms