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

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

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

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

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

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