What does the Anatomy section cover?
The anatomy component of YTT is a unit of 8 hours class time. The goal of this unit is to provide students with a conceptual understanding of how muscle, bone, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and other organs are involved in the practice of classical Ashtanga and Hatha yoga. While some concepts are covered at a basic level, others will be more developed as they apply to safety and quality while teaching the asana and pranayama practices. We will explore specific asanas, related potential injuries, and grounding/stabilisation within a regional review of the anatomy. Given the limited time available we cannot cover all these topics in depth. This engaging presentation will include a PowerPoint presentation, handouts, reference material, and an interactive 3-D DVD CD ROM anatomy program. Q. I am already teaching yoga. Can I just obtain my certification through you? Due to several complicating factors this year, we unfortunately cannot arrange this. However, for the future we are looking into
