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Applied Yoga Anatomy: 101 The Language of Anatomy & Movement

Name: Applied Yoga Anatomy: 101 The Language of Anatomy & Movement
Rating: 4.8 (82 reviews)

Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Course

Created byLaura Goellner E-RYT, C-IAYT

Last updated 8/2024

English

What you'll learn

speaking the language of anatomy
lesson planning on the 3 planes of movement
analyzing the joint motions of a yoga pose
how to self critique your classes to improve the balance and variety of joint motions

Course content

11 sections • 47 lectures • 6h 24m total length

Introduction4:53
Explore the language of anatomy and movement to design effective yoga sequences and adapt poses. Learn anatomical position, planes of movement, joint range of motion, and upper-to-lower body coordination.
Meet Your Teacher5:56
Continuing Education Information3:49
Why Yoga Teachers need to learn the Language of Movement5:53
Key Concepts for Yoga Teachers in Lesson Planning13:09
Explore how yoga anatomy informs teaching choices: vary body positions, tailor sequences to populations, manage transitions and gravity effects, and balance planes and joint movements for safer, more effective classes.

Terms of Location & Relationship in the Body17:24
Etymology: Terms of Location and Relationship in the Body2:36
Discover the etymology behind body location terms by tracing Latin and Greek roots, from medial and lateral to dorsal and ventral, proximal and distal, superficial and deep, and digits.
Application: Practice using the Language of Position2:11
Comprehension Check: Terms of Location & Relationship6:37

Etymology: Joint Motions3:46
Cervical Spine, Scapula, Shoulder Joint14:56
3d Movement Lab: Neck: Cervical Spine6:42
3D Movement Lab: Shoulder Blade: Scapula6:18
3D Movement Lab: Shoulder: Glenohumeral Joint11:52
Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, Fingers and Thumb17:15
3D Movement Lab: Elbow and Forearm7:18
Explore the elbow as a stable hinge joint in the sagittal plane, revealing flexion and extension and how the forearm rotates through pronation and supination thanks to the radius.
3D Movement Lab: Wrist6:12
3d Movement Lab: Hand and Fingers5:14

The Hip Joint14:05
3D Lab: Hip Joint9:08
Explore hip joint movements: flexion, extension, abduction, and internal and external rotation, while noting pelvis stability, ball-and-socket mechanics, and how bone shape limits range in yoga poses.
Knee, Ankle, Toes17:55
Explore knee, ankle, and toe movements—knee flexion and extension, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, hyperextension, and toe alignment—and how they shape yoga poses and teaching.
3d Lab: Knee Range of Motion4:40
Learn the knee as a hinge with flexion and extension, plus subtle 0–10 degree medial and lateral rotations that support dynamic movement and deep yoga poses such as hero pose.
3D Lab: Ankle and Toes Lab8:15

Teaching Yoga on the 3 Planes of Movement3:42
Over Using & Under Using Joint Range of Motion3:19
Balance overuse and underuse of joint range of motion by mixing three planes of movement, including sagittal plane poses and back-body strengthening, to vary poses and balance sequencing.
Yoga Lesson Planning: 6 Movements of the Spine2:35
Lesson Planning Resource: Joint Freeing Sequence2:12
Explore the joint freeing sequence as a framework for therapeutic yoga. It supports arthritis adaptations and guides movements from feet to neck across the spine, hips, wrists, and shoulders.

Requirements

an interest in deepening your understanding of yoga or anatomy

Description

Welcome to the APPLIED YOGA ANATOMY Series

This is a multi-part series that takes a deeper dive into the APPLICATION of Anatomy & Body Science to being an Anatomy informed Yoga Teacher.

In this segment of the Series, our focus is the Language of Anatomy & Movement in Asana Practice, how that impacts lesson planning, sequencing poses, how to critique your classes and how to analyze joint movement in yoga poses to adapt to YOUR student's needs.

Topics covered in THIS segment of Applied Yoga Anatomy include:

- Why Yoga Teachers need to understand the Language of Anatomy & Movement

- Etomology of Anatomy Language (the greek/latin roots)

- The Terms of Body Position and Laterality (limb movement)

- The Terms of Location & Relationship (the foundation for studying the muscles)

- The 3 planes of movement

- The terms of Joint Movement + a 3D look at the skeletal system movements

- Anatomy informed Lesson Planning

- Smart sequencing with Pose Analysis for joint action

- How to critique your own classes to improve your anatomy based teaching skills

Why is this Anatomy course special?

-I incorporate my 15+ years of experience as a yoga teacher & therapist

- We utilize the Complete Anatomy App for a 3D view of the joint movements

- It focuses on one direct application to lesson planning, sequencing and pose analysis

- I utilize a variety of teaching techniques to keep you engaged!

- when you study anatomy online you can always go back and re-watch segments for clarification...no missed info!

- once you purchase the course- this information is yours forever!

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Continuing Education Credits: (CEUs)

Upon completion of the course you will receive a certificate. This can be used to apply for CEU credits

- Registered Yoga Teachers with Yoga Alliance (YA) - I am a Yoga Alliance YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Providor)

- Certified Yoga Therapists with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)

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Who this course is for:

This course is intended for beginner to intermediate yoga students/teachers. A basic knowledge of yoga poses will be helpful but no prior anatomy knowledge is needed

Applied Yoga Anatomy: 101 The Language of Anatomy & Movement

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 34min

Anatomical Position, Body Position, Laterality, Symmetry3 lectures • 26min

Terms of Body Location & Relationship4 lectures • 29min

Planes of Movement7 lectures • 52min

Joint Motions of the Upper Body9 lectures • 1hr 20min

Joint Motions of the: Spine and Pelvis3 lectures • 28min

Joint Motions of the: Lower Extremity5 lectures • 54min

Integrating What you have Learned2 lectures • 16min

Yoga Teacher Lesson Planning: Joint Range of Motion4 lectures • 12min

On the Yoga Mat: The Language of Anatomy3 lectures • 48min

Requirements

Description

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