Applied Yoga Integration Seminar

Course Agenda

Saturday

9:00-10:30 am Lecture

  • Using yoga as assessment and treatment
  • Importance of joint mechanics and proper alignment
  • The need for creating Motor Control
  • How AYI  benefits your clients
  • Active vs. Passive stretching
  • Using yoga to strengthen and activate the muscles

10:30-1:00

  • Hip assessment and centration
  • Internal/External rotation techniques
  • The use of isometrics
  • Releasing a compressed hip joint
  • Active and Passive control of the hip

1:00-2:00 Lunch

2:00-4:30

  • Hip Mobility Continued
  • SI joint stability
  • Awakening the Glutes

4:30-5:30

  • Back line strength and stability
  • Bird Dog variation
  • Spinal Rotation Assessment
  • Prone backbends

Sunday:

9:00-10:00 am Thoracic Extension and Spinal Segmentation

  • Cat/Cow assessment for spinal segmentation
  • Creating spinal fluidity
  • Assessing and treating thoracic mobility
  • Passive/active interventions for the thoracic spine
  • How to backbend w/out jamming the lower back

10:00-1:00 pm  Shoulder and Scapular Treatment

  • Shoulder capsule assessment and treatment
  • Internal/external rotation of the GH joint
  • Scapular control and stability
  • Techniques for relaxation
  • The effects of the nervous system on the musculoskeletal structures

1:00-2:00 pm Lunch

2:00-3:30 pm Breath Work Lecture

  • Breath is the king of the mind
  • What is yogic breathing/pranayama?
  • Proper diaphragm mechanics
  • Effects of unhealthy breathing patterns
  • Breathing and the FMS
  • Breath Work as meditation

3:30-5:00 pm Breath Work/Pranayama Practice

  • Techniques for relaxation
  • Shallow Diaphragmatic breath
  • Rib Cage expansion
  • Deep diaphragmatic breath
  • How to 4D breathe into every region of your torso
  • Bringing the breath into every day life

5:00-5:30 Closing

What to Wear and Bring:

Yoga or athletic clothing is recommended as this course will consist of lots of movement.

Please also bring a yoga mat, one strap, one (or two) blocks and two yoga (Mexican) blankets (one is fine if you are traveling).

AYI SEMINARS

ALIGNMENT

Alignment, or Joint Centration, occurs when there is an equal balance of mobilizers and stabilizers around a joint. This puts the joint in its optimal position and allows all the surrounding structures to function properly.

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STRENGTH

Yoga is so much more than simply increasing flexibility. The postures challenge us to develop strength and increase our endurance. This enables our tissues to withstand more force and decreases our risk of injury.

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MOBILITY

Mobility refers to the ability to consciously and intentionally move a muscle or limb through space. When we mobilize an area that was previously stuck, we generate greater tissue health and ease of movement.