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​​Yoga Anatomy Online Course Curriculum

Each module will take you between 5 - 6 hours to complete in full.

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How does it work?

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You'll join Andrew at home via your computer for 24 hours of guided lesson content, reflection, personal exploration, and teaching preparation + 6 live Q & A sessions.​

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By the time we're finished, you'll have a broad understanding of the anatomical concepts that are most important to a yoga teacher so you can begin teaching with confidence.

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Module 1 - Intelligent Movement Principles:

• Exploring the structure and function of muscle

• Applying the knowledge of stretch reflexes to deepen our practice

• Structure and function of bone and joints looking at what is meant by "alignment" and what limits our movement

• How a knowledge of fascia can impact our movement on and off the mat

• Nocebo Effect and empowering language vs fear-based language

• Understanding muscle tightness and flexibility vs mobility

• How anatomical language can help us to remember muscle names

• Yoga practice to integrate the information covered

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Module 2 - A Detailed Exploration of the Lower Limbs:

• Exploration of our feet and ankles looking at their structure and function and applying this knowledge on and off the mat

• Why our knee joints may be vulnerable to injury and how to support them

• Detailed look at the hip joints focusing on what makes each of us so unique

• Releasing tension in our hips

• Exploring piriformis syndrome

• Yoga practice to integrate the information covered

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Module 3 - A Detailed Exploration of the Upper Limbs:

• Importance of shoulder joint and girdle mobility and stability in our yoga practice

• Evidence-based approach to shoulder impingement

• Demystifying hyperextension of the elbow joint

• Why wrist pain is so common in yoga and how we can alleviate this

• How to make asanas such as Chaturanga Dandasana more accessible

• Yoga practice to integrate the information covered

 

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Module 4 - A Detailed Exploration of the Spine:

• How to support our pelvis and sacroiliac joints during our asana practice

• Evidence-based approach to back pain and prolapsed discs

• Anatomy of our core musculature

• Increasing the mobility of our thoracic spine

• Supporting our cervical spine during inversions

• Evidence-based approach to releasing neck tension

• Yoga practice to integrate the information covered

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Module 5 - Supporting Injured Students:

• Discussing the most common injuries and conditions

• Exploring basic guidelines for the most appropriate and effective ways to communicate with students who have an injury

• Reviewing the anatomy of key areas of the body through the lens of injury

• Addressing how specific asanas can be modified, adapted and supported with props depending on certain injuries

• Exploring how to improve the health and function of each region of the body

• Practice teaching self-study session

• Chair yoga practice to integrate the information covered

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Module 6 - The Science Behind Why Yoga Makes Us Feel So Good:

• How yoga impacts our nervous system and relieves stress

• Yoga as a breath-led practice, the mechanics of breathing and why breath is so important

• Yoga for cardiovascular and lymphatic health

• How yoga impacts the endocrine, immune and reproductive systems

• Communicating the benefits of yoga to a student

• How best to research a topic

• Restorative yoga practice to integrate the information covered

 

 

 

By the end of this yoga anatomy online course you will feel inspired and empowered to teach yoga to the best of your ability.

You will have the confidence to break down any yoga asana with a clear understanding of the key actions and movements happening at each joint and know how best to work with the unique anatomy of your students.

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