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This is where anatomy and kinesiology become something you can actually see, feel and teach, not simply memorize.
You'll build a working understanding of the musculoskeletal system and the principles of kinesiology: how bones, joints and muscles work together to create movement, how forces travel through the body, and why the same posture can look and feel so different from one person to the next. You'll also learn how the breath, nervous system and other body systems respond to practice.
Rather than memorizing lists of muscles, you'll learn to connect structure to function: what is moving, what is stabilizing, what is producing force, where compensation may be happening, and how mobility, strength and individual structure shape the way each student moves.
Core curriculum
Functional anatomy: bones, joints and joint mechanics; range of motion; planes of movement
Major muscle groups, their actions and recruitment; agonists, antagonists and synergists
Kinesiology and biomechanics: load, leverage, mobility vs. stability, active vs. passive range
Common compensation patterns and how structure influences movement
Contraindications and when a pose may not be right for a body
Physiology for yoga teachers: the nervous system and stress response, breath, and the cardiovascular, endocrine and digestive systems
Translating anatomy into accessible yoga language
Observing different bodies in movement
Practice teaching starts here. You'll lead small parts of class right away (warm-ups, transitions and short sequences) and get feedback, connecting what you understand about the body to the choices you make as a teacher.
Schedule
Weekly, virtual: Tuesdays 6–9pm (lecture and lab) · Thursdays 7–8am (live practice)
Anatomy lab weekend, in person, NYC: Fri, Feb 26, 6–9pm · Sat, Feb 27, 9am–5pm · Sun, Feb 28, 9am–1pm
(30 live, 4 recorded lessons and homework)
Part of the Yoga Alliance registered From Loving to Leading 200-hour teacher training. Take it on its own or as part of the full training; all four modules are required for 200-hour certification.
This is where anatomy and kinesiology become something you can actually see, feel and teach, not simply memorize.
You'll build a working understanding of the musculoskeletal system and the principles of kinesiology: how bones, joints and muscles work together to create movement, how forces travel through the body, and why the same posture can look and feel so different from one person to the next. You'll also learn how the breath, nervous system and other body systems respond to practice.
Rather than memorizing lists of muscles, you'll learn to connect structure to function: what is moving, what is stabilizing, what is producing force, where compensation may be happening, and how mobility, strength and individual structure shape the way each student moves.
Core curriculum
Functional anatomy: bones, joints and joint mechanics; range of motion; planes of movement
Major muscle groups, their actions and recruitment; agonists, antagonists and synergists
Kinesiology and biomechanics: load, leverage, mobility vs. stability, active vs. passive range
Common compensation patterns and how structure influences movement
Contraindications and when a pose may not be right for a body
Physiology for yoga teachers: the nervous system and stress response, breath, and the cardiovascular, endocrine and digestive systems
Translating anatomy into accessible yoga language
Observing different bodies in movement
Practice teaching starts here. You'll lead small parts of class right away (warm-ups, transitions and short sequences) and get feedback, connecting what you understand about the body to the choices you make as a teacher.
Schedule
Weekly, virtual: Tuesdays 6–9pm (lecture and lab) · Thursdays 7–8am (live practice)
Anatomy lab weekend, in person, NYC: Fri, Feb 26, 6–9pm · Sat, Feb 27, 9am–5pm · Sun, Feb 28, 9am–1pm
(30 live, 4 recorded lessons and homework)
Part of the Yoga Alliance registered From Loving to Leading 200-hour teacher training. Take it on its own or as part of the full training; all four modules are required for 200-hour certification.