Lessons from the Lab – Kindness

Lessons from the Lab – Kindness

Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers I’m back with another observation from the lab, this time with regard to kindness. In my most recent lab, we had an eye-opening discussion about the difference between reading research about tissue mechanics and observing these...
Pose Breakdown – Twists

Pose Breakdown – Twists

What Are You Twisting And Why? Just recently, in my 300hr YTT, we spent a fair amount of time talking about twists. I usually get asked the same questions and they are all based on “rules” that have been declared such as: Don’t turn the pelvis Do...
Lessons from the Lab – Kindness

Lessons from the Lab – The Knee Joint Capsule

Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers I’m back with another observation from the lab, this time in regards to the knee joint. I’ve talked about the relationship between muscles and joint capsules before; I actually address it in the first few pages of Chapter 6...
Pose Breakdown – Twists

Lessons from the Lab – Ribs and Sternum

Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers  I recently spent another week in the lab with another incredible cadaver/teacher. As always, I observed and learned things I’d never noticed before, even though I was revisiting dissections I’ve performed multiple times. How...
Lumbar Discs Thought Provoker

Lumbar Discs Thought Provoker

This post is another Thought Provoker inspired by the dissection course I led last month, this time focusing on the lumbar spine. Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers One of the reasons I return to the lab year after year is that no two labs are the same. While the...
Lessons from the Lab – Kindness

Knee Ligaments Thought Provoker

This post is inspired by the dissection course I led last month. While I have substantial experience in the anatomy lab, being able to direct the curriculum myself is a special privilege I have worked hard to earn. Anatomy Labs for Yoga Teachers If you’ve...