
Anusara 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training Module 4: Functional Anatomy as it Applies to Yoga
September 25, 2021 - October 24, 2021

“Through this training we will better serve each body individually as well as honor all that goes into each asana. Each weekend, the relationships between the bones, joints and muscles will be discussed by region and then embodied through asana-based movement explorations.”
— Julia Pearring
A sound knowledge of anatomy is essential for a yoga teacher to offer safe, skillful instruction.
Topics:
- Present the main movements possible in a human body, for example, flexion, extension, twisting, and asymmetrical poses (one leg forward and one back).
- With each main movement, discuss and practice primary teaching skills.
- Learn primary and secondary places of movement in these main classes of poses
- Key observation points and verbal adjustments to get into a safe pose
- How to teach a safe class. Main precautions
- Learn the anatomy behind the main movements of the body and behind the UPA’s by focusing on the anatomy of the major joints
- Learn how to deal with some of the most common conditions we face in class
Dates: September 25 & 26 and October 23 & 24 2021. Two weekends. 1:00 – 7: 00 pm. 24 hours of instruction
Teacher: Julia Pearring
Pre-requisite: Anusara Bridge Program or Anusara 200 hour training