Functional Anatomy and Physiology
20 HR Module
Drs. Jen Dorn and Celeste Bolin
During the teacher training, you will learn anatomy and physiology as it pertains to practicing yoga, teaching yoga and its health benefits.
Being extremely knowledgable about how the body works and knowing how yoga works helps one to perform postures more skillfully, this will advance your offering as a teacher and create a safe space for exploration.
We will dive into the workings of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems, joint movement or lack thereof, and ways to access the sacred vessel of the nervous system (our spine,) learn about common injuries and medical conditions.
We will cover how to prevent injuries from happening in class, as well as go over posture modifications for students with injuries or medical conditions.
Topics to be covered:
Benefits:
**Understanding anatomy as a yoga teacher is crucial for a students safety, you may often encounter several injuries, surgeries falls, repetitive stress syndromes, sprained ankles, frozen shoulders in one class. A yoga teacher must be confident in guiding a student, in order to facilitate healing and repair. Injury can easily occur if not guided correctly and confidently.
Hours:
Friday 5:30 - 10 PM
Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday 8 am - 3 pm
**OPEN TO THE PUBLIC** for $290