Course curriculum

  • 1

    Yoga Anatomy Principles of Movement and Exercise

    • Course Overview

  • 2

    Yoga Anatomy: Exercise Principles for Yoga

    • 10 core principles of exercise

    • Length tension relationship

    • Reciprocal Inhibition

    • The All or none principle

    • Muscle fiber types

    • principle of SAID

    • The therapeutic alliance

    • Tissues metabolism / repair / healing

    • Good stress vs bad stress

    • Energy systems

    • developmental movement patterns - crawl - walk - run - jump - play

    • Posture

    • What is strength

    • What is flexibility

    • Strength and flexibility