Yoga Anatomy

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. Deepening your body awareness will both improve your personal practice and advance your teaching career.
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Downward Facing Dog Cues
Downward Facing Dog or Adho Mukha Shavasana is one of the pillar asanas in most yoga practices.This posture works on the hamstrings, heels, calves, and glutes. Read on for some easy cues you might’ve been missing to help students into Downward Facing Dog. Benefits of Downward Facing Dog 🌟Tones abdominal muscles 🌟Increases Circulation and removes fatigue 🌟Decompresses spine
Pyramid Pose Cueing
Pyramid Pose or Parsvottonasana is a beneficial posture to add to any yoga class. This asana focuses on lengthening the hamstrings and strengthening the hips.Read on for some easy cues you might’ve been missing to help students into Pyramid Pose. Benefits of Pyramid Pose 🌟Improves balance 🌟Strengthens the entire spine 🌟Creates supportive structure in joints "
Anatomy For Yoga Teachers
Join beYogi and our community of yoga teachers for a week full of fun as we release three digestible 10-minute Anatomy lessons. We're exploring these topics in bite-sized Anatomy "Snacks" so no matter your experience level, you can learn and deepen your Anatomy education.
Rest and Digest for the Nervous System
Unless you live under a rock these days, your systems are more than likely overwhelmed, especially your nervous system. In such a loud, chaotic world, all our systems are being taxed. We are overwhelmed mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and in turn, relationally. Go to our beYogi blog to learn more on how to rest and digest and help your nervous system!
How to Help Students & Teach Yoga for Neck Pain
What’s that pain in your neck? Neck pain is one of the most common types of pain that people experience. Luckily, yoga can help! In this article we will discuss different types of neck pain and how to use yoga to help alleviate that neck pain. Visit our blog to learn more!
Top Rated Yoga Teacher Insurance
Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are 🙏 PC: @sierlywijaya
Yoga Safety In The Studio And Online
Full 1 hour yoga workshop about yoga safety in the studio with Ann Swanson author of Science Of Yoga. Learn about the most common injuries, yoga for seniors, scope of practice and so much more. . #yogasafety #scienceofyoga
Yoga Safety In The Studio And Online
Yoga has been shown to have many health benefits, including easing stress and pain, as well as improving mental health. Research suggests yoga as a promising adjunct therapy for common conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, low back pain, and more. But is it safe? Ann Swanson Wellness Certified Yoga Therapist and author of Science Of Yoga joins the beYogi webinar series to teach us all more about yoga safety in the studio and online. #yogasafety
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The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems (in daily life & yoga)
Our nervous systems are marvelous, complex, and fascinating things. Yoga allows up to tap deeper into the connection between our minds, bodies, and our reality by working with the nervous systems. . Today we are diving deep into two functions of the autonomic nervous system: the sympathetic, and parasympathetic responses. . #beyogi #nervoussystem #anatomy #sympathetic #parasympathetic #yoga #yogaanatomy #yogainsurance #yogajourney
Yoga breathing/breathwork has been studied as a pain management tool. When a person struggles with chronic pain, their nervous system is in a reactive state. Through working with the breath, you can activate the parasympathetic nervous system and change your heart rate - and even alter your brain waves. . Read the steps: https://beyogi.com/teach-yoga/using-breathwork-for-long-term-pain/ . #beyogi #breathing #yogabreathing #onlineyoga #yogabreathingexercises #onlineyogaclass #breathwork
Show Your Students the Tangible Benefits of Yoga
When it comes to results, people ❤ proof, yoga students included. Thankfully, yoga’s powerful results can be proved through the respiratory rate and the resting heart rate. . Once you learn how to check these vital signs, you can wow your yoga students by tracking their quantitative progress. . For a detailed explanation of how to check your student's vital signs click the link. . #beyogiinspiration #beyogi #yoga
The Power of Transitions
The POWER of Transitions! Yoga Transitions, while they may not get much attention, can add so much life to your practice. They can even make or break your practice. They don’t satisfy the ego, the way a pose does. They can’t be photographed. But they bring awareness to the moment. Read more! https://beyogi.com/teach-yoga/the-power-of-transitions/ @yogawithadriana . #yogatransitions #beyogi #transition #yogajourney #yogalife #dowhatyoulove #yogaeverydamnday #earth #grounded #peace
Dolphin Pose
Cues for your students to ensure Dolphin Pose pose is done properly. Share this with your students! . #dolphinpose #hamstrings #backstretch #yogaposes #beyogi #yogagram #insurance #yogainspiration #meditation #lovewhatyoudo #yogalife #yogapractice #yogainstructor #yogaeverydamnday
Straighten Up: 8 Yoga Poses to Improve Your Posture
Good posture has three basic principles: Shoulders back, head up, and belly drawn in. By opening the hips, lengthening the back, stretching the shoulders, and strengthening the core you can obtain good posture on a regular basis. . Check out the 8 Yoga Poses to Improve Your Posture! . . #yogahumor #yogabusiness #beyogi #yoga #yogaom #yogajourney #yogaeverydamnday #yogalife #yogamovement