Bones and Joints

Be the yoga anatomy expert. This Buy-A-Lesson curriculum for your yoga teacher training provides you with everything you need to teach yoga anatomy in your yoga teacher training with confidence. Download and use this lesson for free! See all available lessons here.

Estimated teaching time: 2 hours

What’s Included

• Google Slides | PowerPoint for in class presentation (60 minutes)
• Review & Application: help students apply anatomical concepts to yoga teaching and practice (60 minutes)
• Student handouts in Google Docs (downloadable as PDF or Word)
• Trainer notes to guide you every step of the way
• Curriculum specially designed to make anatomy relevant for yogis
• Fun and interactive discussions and activities to drive learning home

What You Need

• Computer
• Projector
• Internet connection (if you’re using Google Slides)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, your students will be able to:

• List three functions of your bones
• Name and palpate the bones of the axial and appendicular skeleton
• Describe an idealized synovial joint
• Demonstrate the movement and function of the most common joint types
• Describe the purpose of cartilage
• Evaluate how human variation may affect asana functionality