Pose Breakdown: Alignment, Adjustments and Yoga Anatomy

Poses (Asana) including the Sanskrit names

Adjustments vs. assists

Specific cueing skills

Alignment essentials, benefits of poses, description, directions, counter pose, contraindications, cautions, variations and modifications.

Anatomy and physiology of each pose

Tools to learn basic anatomy

Life style and practices

Personal practice and home study

Week Outline – To Register for all or individual classes 

• Week #1: February 15th – Warm-ups
  • Warm-ups: Go through the reason we warm up our bodies the way we do each class.

• Week #2: March 1st – Standing
  • Standing: Learn about how to practice safe alignment for your body, how to modify standing poses when needed, and when it is safe to go deeper into the pose.
• Week #3: March 15th – Back Bends, Forward Folds, Lateral Bends
  • Backbends/Forward Folds/Lateral bends: Learn the importance of proper alignment of muscles used to bend forwards, backwards, and side to side.
• Week #4: March 29th – Hip Openers, Twists
  • Hip openers/twists: Hip openers can bring emotions while twisting can be challenging, let Kamie show you how to do work through these poses with ease.
• Week #5: April 12th – Stabilizing, Balance
  • Stabilization/Balancing: Our core is one of the most important parts in our body, learn how to create a strong core while gaining confidence in balancing poses.
• Week #6: April 26th – Inversions, Relaxation
  • Inversions/Restoration: Learn how to do inversions safely and then learn how to completely let your body relax in savasana.