The articles below demystify yoga anatomy, offering accessible guidance on alignment cues, asana techniques, injury prevention, and more. Learn how to activate individual muscles in your body, and then how to translate that awareness to your students with effective teaching cues and hands-on assists. Explore yoga poses and sequences that target specific musculature; and find out how to modify those asana to increase effectiveness and reduce injury. Deepening your body awareness will both improve your personal practice and advance your yoga teaching career.

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How to Prevent a Tendon Injury in Your Yoga Practice

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Many yoga-related injuries are due to injury from strains and sprains. Learn how to prevent a tendon injury in your yoga practice by following these tips ...
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Transform Your Core Strength with Sadie Nardini [Video]

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Join Sadie Nardini as she shows you how to transform and strengthen your core in two easy ways by incorporating organic movement ...
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Yoga and Shoulders: It’s a Scapular Matter Part 2

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Deepening our knowledge of the shoulder joints and the structures that stabilize these joints can elevate your practice and prevent future injuries ...
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Improve and Prevent Knee Pain With The Help of Pada Bandha

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Learning how to use pada bandha or arch lift in yoga as well as throughout the day can help us prevent and reduce pain in our knees ...
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Straighten Up: 4 Yoga Poses to Improve Your Posture

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Yoga is a great way to help reduce the effects of our current sedentary, high-tech lifestyles. Try these four gratifying poses to improve your posture ...
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Mermaid Pose in All Its Glory

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A hip opening seated pose combined with a backbend, Mermaid pose is a great way to stretch the hip flexors and quadriceps ...
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Yoga and Shoulders: It’s A Scapular Matter

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Deepen your knowledge of scapular dyskinesis and the importance of developing a yoga practice that is focused on both stability and balanced movement ...
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Urdhva Dhanurasana: Bend It Like It’s Hot

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Preparing for backbends doesn’t require a lengthy practice. Try these preparatory poses before you take on Urdhva Dhanurasana ...
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Teach Your Old Downward Dog New (Alignment) Tricks

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Downward Dog can be complex, which is why it’s important that you master its alignment. Here are six tips to prevent unnecessary strain on the body ...
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Often called Downward Dog, this pose offers a myriad of health benefits for both the mind and body. Here are five great reasons to “get down, dog” daily! ...
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