Online Functional Anatomy Course for Confident Yoga Teaching

Learn injury prevention, movement anatomy & cueing modifications in this 16-module course for yoga teachers

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Ready to Take Your Yoga Teaching to the Next Level with an Online Anatomy Training?

This online anatomy course for yoga teachers is designed to deepen your understanding of the body and improve your teaching skills.

✔️ Ongoing Support for Yoga Teachers: Get continual guidance as you progress through the course, ensuring you feel confident in applying anatomy knowledge to your classes.
✔️ Join a Supportive Yoga Teacher Community: Connect with other yoga instructors in a group setting where you can share insights and ask questions.
✔️ Easy-to-Digest Video Lessons: Short, clear, and engaging videos make learning anatomy for yoga simple and effective.
✔️ Interactive Learning: Ask questions throughout the course to enhance your understanding of anatomy in yoga.
✔️ Variety of Learning Tools: Access videos, quizzes, Zoom calls, and a comprehensive course booklet to solidify your anatomical knowledge.
✔️ Quizzes to Test Your Knowledge: Reinforce your learning with quizzes designed to check your understanding of key anatomical concepts for yoga.
✔️ Real-Life Injury Modifications: Learn how to modify poses for common injuries, enhancing your teaching skills and improving student safety.
✔️ Learn from a Qualified Health Professional: Benefit from the expertise of a certified health professional specialising in yoga anatomy and injury prevention.
✔️ Earn Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits: This course is eligible for 30 hours of Yoga Alliance CEU through the Subject Matter Expert Pathway, advancing your professional development.

Whether you're a seasoned yoga instructor or a new teacher, this online anatomy course will elevate your teaching and enhance your students' experience.

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At the completion of the yoga anatomy course you will feel CONFIDENT walking away and into your next class, regardless of what the student may present with.
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  • The course will be divided into 16 sections. Each section will have mini lessons. The sections are designed in a way that will build your knowledge and help you move progressively.

    The course will run over 16 weeks. So each week you will have between 45 minutes - 3 hours of information to soak up!

    After each section there will be a short multiple choice quiz for you to complete. This quiz is just for you- a tool used as a guide, to see where you are up to and check the information you have been able to retain.

    Over the course we will meet as a group on zoom for one hour, several times so you have the chance to ask questions and solidify your understanding. If you miss the zoom, it will be pre-recorded so you won’t miss out and can watch back at your own convenience.

  • After the 16 weeks you would have completed 30 hours of anatomy that you can add to your Yoga Alliance certifications. You will feel confident in your cueing, your modifications and your class planning in regards to anatomy and injury modification.

    I am available after the training for questions in the future, once you start to put all that is learnt into practice.

  • The course is a mixture of pre-recorded content, 3x one hour pre recorded yoga classes (so you can see how the content can be put into practice), quizzes after each section, a working note book and live Q&A zoom sessions.

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Course Modules

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Introduction

  • Anatomical terminology, including anatomical position, anatomical terms of reference and anatomical terms of movement

  • Planes of the body

  • Anatomical plumb line

  • Creep, tensegrity, anti-fragility

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Skeletal System

  • Axial and appendicular skeleton

  • Bony anatomy

  • Collagen

  • Joints

  • Cartilage

  • Compression and tension

  • Tendons, ligaments, bursa, fascia

  • The spine

  • Hypermobility

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Muscular System

  • Types of muscles

  • Structure of muscles

  • Muscular contraction

  • Muscle spindle

  • Function of muscles

  • Stretching

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The Shoulder

  • Detailed bony anatomy

  • Detailed muscular anatomy

  • Palpation exercise

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The Hip

  • Detailed bony anatomy

  • Detailed muscular anatomy

  • Palpation exercise

The Trunk

  • Detailed bony anatomy

  • Muscles of the back

  • Muscles of the core

  • Palpation exercise

  • The core and spine in yoga

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Yoga Asanas

  • Breaking down yoga poses to their fundamental anatomy

  • Anatomical sequencing in yoga

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The Nervous System

  • Understanding pain

  • Understanding the different components to the nervous system, including sympathetic and parasympathetic

  • Nervous system and yoga

  • Vagus nerve

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The Respiratory System

  • Detailed physiology in the process of breathing

  • Physiology of different breathing technqiues

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Systems of the body

  • Endocrine system and yoga

  • Cardiovascular system and yoga

  • Digestive system and yoga

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Injuries

  • Injuries and yoga

  • Injury prevention

  • Injuries related to the spine, the hip, the lower extremity, the shoulder and the upper extremity

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Yoga Teaching

  • Mock scenarios- how to manage and modify a student with an injury

  • Class plans - how to plan a class for a student to best prevent injury

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Yoga Classes

  • 3 x pre-recorded vinyasa classes

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  • Through the non- YACEP pathway of Yoga Alliance, this course is classified as continued professional development for yoga teachers who have completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training certification.

  • Included in the training will be 15 hours of pre recorded videos, a working booklet, 16 quizzes, 3 practical classes, and 4 x live Zoom Q&A sessions.

  • Note: if you purchase the course without zooms you will still receive CE certified hours - with 4 hours less than the course with zooms.

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Course Previews

SNIPPET // JOINT ANATOMY - How to create greater joint health and safety in yoga
SNIPPET // Anatomy of the core and the spine in relation to yoga
FULL // Vinyasa Yoga Class- The Hip

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FAQs

  • Purchasing the course will give you full access for one year.

  • After completion of the course, you will have be able to add 30 hours to your training hours throughout he non- YACEP pathway of Yoga Alliance.

  • All zoom calls for your training will be recorded and you will be able to access them at a later date.

  • Internet, a yoga mat, a pen, paper, and a mind ready to learn and sponge up information.

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