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Is your anatomy knowledge deep enough to lead a safe and injury-free yoga class?


yoga alignment for yoga teachers

All yoga teachers learn some anatomy one time or other, but many admit that they don’t fully understand how the human body works.

Many yoga teachers don’t really know how to help students who struggle with alignment, and don’t have enough knowledge to adjust students in a truly safe and harm-free manner.

Many yoga teachers don’t feel fully confident in their classes. What about you?

Do you know:

  • How to make sure your students don’t injure themselves in your class?

  • What to do if your students feel pain during practice?

  • How to recognize students which are prone to injure themselves in yoga?

  • When is it safe to help a student go DEEPER into a posture or when you should encourage them to RELAX their efforts?

Would you like to know:

  • How students get injured in yoga, even in “easier” postures like Trikonasana or Janusirsasana?

  • Why some people cannot align “correctly” in certain postures, like spinal twists, Sirsasana or Virabhadrasana 2?

  • How to recognize and work with common ailments and limitations, like tight or weak psoas, tight hamstring, weak core muscles and more?

  • What to do to help your students become more stable in postures - so they can actually relax, focus and meditate even in intense postures likeVirabhadrasana 1?

  • How to adapt unique practices for each of your students – practices that will strengthen their weak spots and protect them from harm?

  • How to use fascial chains to create more stability in your postures, such as Shalabasana and spinal twists?

Many yoga teachers want to learn how to practice safely, not only for their students, but also for themselves…


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About Oren 
yoga and osteopathy

Oren Dotan, D.O, is an experienced osteopath specializing in yoga injuries. Being a dedicated yogi for over 15 years, Oren has lived in yogic communities and treated hundreds of cases of yoga injuries.

 

Throughout the years, he has developed a deep understanding as to why yoga injuries happen and how to prevent them. In this course, he integrates his vast anatomical knowledge with his diverse clinical and yogic experience, passing this precious combination onto yoga teachers who want to take their skills to the next level.

 

Check out this segment from the from the BBC reality show, The Retreat, in which Oren treats patients with various health issues:

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When he is not teaching and practicing yoga, Oren also teaches osteopathy worldwide and at the Israeli Institute of Osteopathy.
 


"Ask any physical practitioner that treats yogis and you will hear the same thing: People get injured in yoga – a lot. As an osteopath who has lived in yogic communities in Thailand and India for the last 8 years, I have treated hundreds of patients that suffered from yoga injuries. It’s very sad to see how experienced yogis and even yoga teachers, don’t know enough about their own bodies to keep themselves safe. I have created Yoga, Anatomy & Alignment Course with a wish to help this change"

                                              - Oren Dotan

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