We offer opportunities for yoga teachers to fulfill their Yoga Alliance continuing ed requirements as an accredited yoga school and Yoga Alliance Continuing Ed provider.

20-hour applied anatomy of asanas cet with Emilie Perz of Sequential Body

August 18, 19, 20 Friday – Sunday

9am – 5pm daily

Knowing yoga anatomy and possessing the right skillsets to apply it can facilitate a safer and more enriching practice. This will empower you with greater confidence on your yoga journey as a student or teacher of yoga. In this advanced training, we will examine the function and form of asana as they relate to vinyasa, yin, and restorative/therapeutic practices.

This program will offer a welcoming and encouraging environment with the following areas of focus:

• Fundamentals of Asanas (postures)

• The importance of movement as medicine

• Skeletal and Muscular System

• Joint movement and mobility in achieving postural alignment  

• Developing a deeper practice that addresses imbalances in body types and individual strengths

• Preventing and minimizing injuries through yoga therapy

Open to all levels.

Session 1 FRIDAY: 9-12pm

• The importance of anatomy in yoga  

• The complementary role of structure and function

• Anatomical movements of the body

• The major joints, muscles, and bones of the body in relation to yoga

• The anatomical planes and the importance of them in relation to asana

Session 2 FRIDAY : 1-5pm

• The structure, composition and function of Asanas

• Muscles in action: strengthening vs. stretching

• Active and Passive Range of Motion

• Realistic Asana goals in a yoga practice

• Practicing effective techniques to release muscular tension and build strength

Session 3 SATURDAY : 9-12pm

• Neurobiology and its importance in relation to movement

• The concept of neuroplasticity

• The importance of neuotransmitters and stress release

Session 4 SATURDAY : 1-5pm

• Back bends: understanding their importance  

• Physiology and pathology of Backbending asanas

• Safety considerations, variations, and sequencing modalities

Session 5 SUNDAY: 9-12pm

• Classical inversion poses in relation to the circulatory system

• Preparatory movements for inversion  

• Physiology and pathology of inversion asanas

• Safety considerations, variations, and sequencing modalities

Session 6 SUNDAY: 1-5pm

• Pranayama and the respiratory system

• Significance of yogic breathing

• Yoga therapy sequencing