Drawing upon the knowledge learned in the first two courses, in part 3 we’ll dive more deeply into the musculo-skeletal anatomy and kinesiology of yoga asana. We’ll examine a few key yoga postures in every major category to explore:
- The general benefits of each posture, from both a musculo-skeletal and a psychospiritual perspective, as well as the unique benefits of the posture that set it apart from other postures
- The safety considerations that might exist within each posture, along with an exploration of skillful techniques that can reduce the likelihood of injury
- The most common alignment issues that arise within each posture, as well as the potential anatomical causes of such issues (i.e., muscle weakness… muscle tightness… muscles not stabilizing or neutralizing, soft-tissue compression, skeletal issues, etc.)
- If the posture requires a lot of strength and/or flexibility, strategies for developing more strength and flexibility in the relevant muscles through the practice of more simple postures
Contact Hours: 36
Non-Contact Hours for Homestudy Students: 18*
Prerequisites: ASFYT-2, or strong background in musculoskeletal anatomy and common injuries
*A Note on Non-Contact Hours: We estimate that home-study students will study about 7-8 hours per lecture, which works out to approximately 90 hours total for the twelves lectures. Yoga Alliance gives one hour of credit per 5 hours of independent study, which works out to 18 non-contact hours.
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