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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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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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