Bones and Joints

Be the yoga anatomy expert. This Buy-A-Lesson curriculum provides you with everything you need to teach yoga anatomy with confidence. See all available lessons here.

Estimated teaching time: 2.5 hours

What’s Included

• Google Slides | PowerPoint for in class presentation (1.5 hours)
• Review & Application: help students apply anatomical concepts to yoga teaching and practice (1 hour)
• 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:

• Describe the general anatomy of the foot and ankle, including bones, joints, and major muscles
• Identify the muscles and actions that support the three primary arches of the feet 
• Demonstrate and name the movements at the ankle joints, tarsals, metatarsals, and toes
• Cue mountain pose (tadasana) with proper foot alignment and arch engagement
• Describe how the spiral of bones and human variation may impact the functionality of “parallel” feet in tadasana (and all poses)
• Assess your own tadasana and the impact of human variation
• Confidently cue students in practice who may be dealing with an ankle sprain