Yoga Anatomy — 31 lessons for teachers | Energy Yoga
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Yoga anatomy for teachers

Thirty-one short, clear lessons — learning to read the body as a system of forces: why it hurts, where it really hurts, and how to teach safely.

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Stage 1 · Foundations — reading the body as a system of forces
The body's foundations (1–6)
  1. 1The spine — the axis of all movementAvailable
  2. 2The six directions the spine movesAvailable
  3. 3Which muscles each spinal direction uses (SHORTENING ↔ LENGTHENING)Available
  4. 4Why years of practice still won't get you into the lotus (tension vs compression)Available
  5. 5Every joint its own kind of hinge (bone – joint – cartilage – ligament)Available
  6. 6Muscle, tendon, fascia: the factory that makes & transmits forceAvailable
Soft tissue & force (7–11)
  1. 7Does stretching really make a muscle "longer"?Available
  2. 8The core is an "inflatable corset" — breath · diaphragm · pelvic floorAvailable
  3. 9One shape at the foot frees the shoulder (fascia)Available
  4. 10Why one cue produces a different shape in every bodyAvailable
  5. 11Reading the body as a system of forces (putting it together)Available
Stage 2 · Diagnosis — why it hurts, and where it really hurts
The compensation chain (12–17)
  1. 12Why back pain has its root in the hamstrings or the hipsAvailable
  2. 13Compensation — why pain "moves"Available
  3. 14Why "work the painful spot" is usually wrongAvailable
  4. 15Off the axis → a joint wearing on one sideAvailable
  5. 16Weak muscle vs tight muscle — the compensating pair that holds postureAvailable
  6. 17How sitting and standing habits print themselves on the bodyAvailable
When the practice goes wrong (18–19)
  1. 18Why a general yoga class sometimes leaves people in more painAvailable
  2. 19Pain is a signal, not an enemyAvailable
Stage 3 · The common painful regions
The upper body & back (20–23)
  1. 20Neck and shoulders: the mechanism of the pain & the teaching faultsAvailable
  2. 21The shape hardest on the shoulders is the one you teach every sessionAvailable
  3. 22The low back: is "a rounded back" really dangerous?Available
  4. 23The sacroiliac (SI) joint: why it hurts in a twistAvailable
The lower limb & joints (24–27)
  1. 24Knee pain sitting in meditation: the knee's fault, or the hip's?Available
  2. 25Locking the knees / hyperextension — is it harmful?Available
  3. 26Wrist pain in Downward Dog & PlankAvailable
  4. 27Hypermobility: an advantage, or a slow fuse?Available
Stage 4 · Becoming a professional — from group class to one-to-one specialist
Method (28–29)
  1. 28Leading a general class vs designing for one personAvailable
  2. 29What a movement assessment is — watching Tuấn Anh do oneAvailable
The career route (30–31)
  1. 30From group teacher → one-to-one recovery specialistAvailable
  2. 31The four-piece map of the craft — which piece are you missing?Available
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