Stretch Yoga Teacher Training Brisbane
Module 4: Anatomy: Planes of the Body, Types of Movement & Major Joints
Objectives: Students will take their knowledge of the muscles and bones and learn how these shape movement in the body.
The joints of the body will be practically studied and observed in other students creating a functional base for students to explore asana through.
Students will start to learn about common injuries that will appear in general yoga classes and their functional basis in the body – again a base to understand contraindicated asana through.
Content:
• Types of movements & planes of the body
• The concept of the 3 planes - sagittal, transverse and coronal (or frontal)• The 3 joint types – hinge, hinge-type (modified hinge) and ball and socket
• Flexion and extension
• Shoulder joint – main muscles and movements
• Spine & neck – main muscles and movements
• Hips – movement of the hip joints, causes of loose or stiff hips, functional variations, postural patterns.
• Knees – movement of the knee joint, structural variations
• Ankles & wrists
• Common injuries/conditions and contraindications
The joints of the body will be practically studied and observed in other students creating a functional base for students to explore asana through.
Students will start to learn about common injuries that will appear in general yoga classes and their functional basis in the body – again a base to understand contraindicated asana through.
Content:
• Types of movements & planes of the body
• The concept of the 3 planes - sagittal, transverse and coronal (or frontal)• The 3 joint types – hinge, hinge-type (modified hinge) and ball and socket
• Flexion and extension
• Shoulder joint – main muscles and movements
• Spine & neck – main muscles and movements
• Hips – movement of the hip joints, causes of loose or stiff hips, functional variations, postural patterns.
• Knees – movement of the knee joint, structural variations
• Ankles & wrists
• Common injuries/conditions and contraindications