Advanced Yoga Anatomy for Teachers with Applications to Osteoporosis and Arthritis

Date(s): 
Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 8:30am to Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 3:00pm
Location: 
Saturday: Leslie's Yoga Shack 1043 Tower Road, Sunday: TAYS, 202-6156 Quinpool Road
Cost: 
$215 plus HST. Sat Only 108 plus HST

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this course is REQUIRED by our YTT 500 hour students

(This course is open to students who are taking or who have completed a YTT 200 hour program)

Mike is able to bring the knowledge and understanding of yoga and anatomy down to earth for you; thereby taking things into understandable ideas and concepts. He is able to apply this information directly to the practice of yoga.

This course will cover basic anatomy of bones and joints with key muscles relevant to yoga practice.

Areas covered:

Bones of the feet, legs, pelvis, spine shoulders, head and neck will be covered as well as key muscles of leg: hamstrings, quadriceps, psoas, and rotator cuff.

Mechanical issues of the ankle, knee, sacroiliac joints, spine, temporo-mandibular joint (and more) will be covered in detailed and applied to asana practice.

Saturday will have a session on yoga and osteoporosis for applied anatomy and Sunday there will be a session on arthritis.

Manual/workbook included. Be ready to practice yoga throughout the day to apply principles covered !