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Yoga Anatomy

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Spotlight on Restorative Yoga

Let's face it: Some yoga poses taste a little bit sweeter than others. And if yoga were a smorgasbord, restorative postures ... (continued)

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Strengths and Weaknesses

By Julie Gudmestad

We all come to the mat with physical strengths and weaknesses. In this article, learn how to identify the common misalignment patterns so you can guide your students to a place of balance.

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Opening the Heart

Just as you can practice heart opening in your thoughts and emotions, you can also experience opening the heart space in your physical body.

Shouldering the Weight Burden

Are your students really ready to invert? Help them condition the muscles that support the shoulder blades to build safe, stable inversions.
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Forbidden Territory, Part 2

Help your students safely relax the neck, shoulders, and jaw, an area that tends to hold a lot of tension.

Side Stretch Satisfaction

Help even your stiffest students get the most from sidebends.
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Sprained, Strained, or Pained

Learn how to identify and heal your students' soft-tissue injuries.

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Your students expect you to individualize your instructions to them, help them modify poses for their bodies, and steer clear of injuries caused by poor alignment. But it's hard to do those things if you don't have a sound base of knowledge of human anatomy. This channel has many articles on basic anatomy terminology and detailed anatomy information specific to parts of the body and popular yoga poses.

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