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: 105 minutes

What’s Included

• Google Slides | PowerPoint for in class presentation (1 hour)
• Review & Application: help students apply anatomical concepts to yoga teaching and practice (30 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:

• Describe six functions of the spine
• Accurately describe the structure of the spine and intervertebral discs
• Analyze how the structure of the spine will impact the performance of a given yoga asana (particularly backbends)
• Evaluate how common spinal dysfunction may affect the performance of asana