Anatomy & Yoga Asana: Understanding How Your Muscles Work

Anatomy & Yoga Asana: Understanding How Your Muscles Work with Stacey Munoz RYT 500, BS, CNMT, LMT

This workshop is appropriate for all yoga teachers and serious yoga students who wish to deepen their understanding of yoga and how it works with the physical body. RYT Training & Continuing Education Credits given.

Learn how your body functions as you move. This class will help you in your own yoga practice and enhance your skills as a yoga teacher, body worker or therapist. Stacey’s style of teaching helps it all make sense by combining theory and movement.
20 hours of CEU’s offered.

Attendees will attain:

•  Understanding of muscular anatomy and function.
• The ability to apply advanced kinesiology to yoga postures.
• What moves and how.
• Identify muscular dysfunction as it pertains to restricting yoga postures.
• Poor alignment issues.
• Identify contraindications/indications for student adjustment.
• Where and how to adjust.

Friday, November 4 @ 5 – 9 pm: $65 pre-reg, $75 walk-in
Saturday, November 5 @ 8 am – noon & 1 – 5 pm: $65 pre-reg, $75 walk-in (each session)
Sunday, November 6 @ 8 – noon & 1 – 5 pm: $65 pre-reg, $75 walk-in (each session)
Full Weekend: $300 pre-reg, $325 walk-in

Friday
Introductory concepts; Muscular anatomy review & kinesiology

Saturday
The Vertebral Column: Mechanics of spinal movement
The Shoulder Girdle: Kinesiology of upper extremity movement

Sunday
The Pelvic Girdle: Kinesiology of lower extremity movement
Putting it all together: Asana direction and correction

Stacey J Munoz, RYT500, BS, CNMT, LMT
Stacey has been teaching movement for over 25 years, Yoga for 15 years and anatomy for the last 11 years. Her understanding of functional anatomy comes from studying dance, massage, kinesiology and asana. The unique mix of disciplines makes for a wonderful ability to teach and explain complex muscular function in an easy to digest way. Stacey looks forward to assisting you to a deeper understanding of your muscular.