Integrating movement science with ancient wisdom to create a safe, scientifically grounded, and effective practice for the needs of modern yogis.
Thousands of years ago, ancient yogis developed a holistic life philosophy.  Guided by Nature and the Divine without any forms of sophisticated measuring tools, the ancients gave birth to yoga.  Thousands of years later, today's yogi is still practicing as it was developed.  In the past 15 years, we have gained a more accurate and precise understanding of how specific muscles contribute to posture, respiration, and lumbopelvic stable mobility.  This information enables teachers and students of yoga to practice with the highest degree of safety, effectiveness, and integrity. 

Some yoga postures and muscle recruitment patterns may cause faulty postures, injuries (repetitive strain and overstretching of the neck, shoulders, spine, legs), low back pain, and energy inefficiency.  Optimal and faulty muscle recruitment patterns have been identified that contribute to many common musculoskeletal impairments, including yoga-related injuries.

Course information can be applied to benefit all ages, abilities, and styles of yoga, fitness, and movement therapies.

Participants will learn:
  • Current relevance of research findings with applications to the practice and teaching of yoga asana and pranayama.
  • Experiential anatomy & biomechanics and how to integrate current movement principles into any style of yoga.
  • How to properly recruit and train muscles with specific coactivation patterns during asana and pranayama practice to enhance performance, learning, and effectiveness.
Dress comfortably and bring a towel and yoga mat.

Cost: $75

Three hour workshop.

Instructor
Michelle Maniaci is a licensed physical therapist and certified yoga teacher who has been practicing for over 12 years.  Michelle's educational background in physical therapy and her experiential and cognitive learning of the Movement Sciences (the study of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, arthrokinematics, motor control, and motor learning theory) and yoga has inspired her to share this knowledge to empower yoga teachers to bring a more precise and evidence based level of scientific integrity to the study and practice of yoga asana and pranayama while maintaining spiritual integrity.

Contact info: 305.206.2229

The Biomechanics of Yoga