cpd

CPD : Embodied & experimental movement anatomy

  • Easter weekend 4-day course – 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th  April 2020 included
  • Venue: Pilates Manchester, 5 Wharf Road, Sale, M33 2AF
  • Time:: 10- 5pm Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon (24 hours lessons plus one hour lunch each day)
  • CPD : 24 hours
  • Pre-requisite Reading: “Fascia, Anatomy & Movement” – Jo Avison, “Bowen Unravelled” – Julian Baker
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Cost : £425 early bird including manual

Yoga Anatomy for 200hr, 500hr, enthusiasts & SYT teacher training programmes 

It’s hard to deliver anatomy on your teacher training and provide your students with latest up to date information in fascia and movement. Nisha now provides the anatomy that will give your students the ability not only to pass the exam but to keep this subject exciting and apply it to the pupils in front. The content is delivered through art, exploration, kinaesethic and creative learning. Our modules have been researched using cadaveric material rather than just producing pretty artwork showing origins and insertions.

We want to think about the integrated system, a network of connections, the subtle body using elements of life coaching, body therapy, dance, bodywork, somatic and martial arts. The course is held over 4 days usually two weekends and is 24 hours in total. A comprehensive manual is also provided so that the student does not have to worry about remembering everything and writing things down. Nisha is often known as ‘The Radical Anatomist’ so this course is totally different from all others. The course provides the basic framework. the candidate or school can then go deeper once qualified with the more in depth modules on our site.

Course overview:

    1. Breathing and the Self: Kinesthetic awareness
    2. The fascial web
    3. The Central Nervous System
    4. Tensegrity
    5. Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM)
    6. Neuro anatomy
    7. Fluid body
    8. Cultivating strength and movement in the shoulders, neck and upper back
    9. The spine and it’s ability to spiral
    10. anatomy of the shoulder girdle and rotator cuff
    11. Scapular humeral rhythm
    12. The diaphragms
    13. Building integrity, stability in the core and spine
    14. The gravitational pull
    15. The bandhas
    16. Intra-abdominal pressure
    17. Core stability
    18. Abdomino Thoracic Cavity
    19. Creating space freedom in the hips and legs
    20. Lightness and freedom
    21. Pelvic sling
    22. Pelvic floor and the relation to the feet
    23. From the feet up
    24. Points of connection
    25. Elastic recoil and dynamic bounce
    26. layers, arches and spirals
    27. Balance and weight transfer

Indvidual workshops overview for CPD points

Our workshops are CPD certified for YA200 hrs, YA 500 hrs and SYT plus can be used for other pilates and manual therapy governing bodies(check with governing body). Intensive Anatomy & Physiology workshop, covering muscles, movement, fascia and joints in the body. A mix of practical and theory with mastermind discussions, practicing & teaching yoga postures, pilates exercises. We identifying common ailments and use the latest research in fascia and cadaver to project detailed manuals giving the practitioner the ability to teach, practice, show movement, inspire and promote lots of ideas and discussion.

Addressing common ailments, discussing and participating in practicing yoga/pilates postures for remedial work as well as understanding wider issues to support the body functions through nutrition (supplimentation), meditation and mindfulness, pranayama practices and relaxation. Recommended for yoga/pilates teachers and yoga/pilates students who wish to increase their awareness.

The body can and does adapt itself to injuries, physical as well as emotional and mental.

The yogic view of human anatomy consists of five bodies:

    1. Exoteric Yoga practices strengthen the full physical body, while at the same time purifying the hidden body
    2. Subtle body makes up the sense of vitality and energy
    3. Mindbody – embodied perception of thoughts and feelings
    4. Wisdom -higher mind
    5. Body of great joy that arises from non attachment

Every practice build upon the previous technique and the attachment of fundamentals of the procedure to follow. We need a complete practice of all techniques:

Classical Yoga

    1. Breathing Exercises (ujaiye pranayama)
    2. Joint freeing series (pavanmuktasana)
    3. Spine freeing series, Yoga poses (asanas)
    4. Yoga posture flows (vinyasa)
    5. Respiratory locks (bandhas)
    6. Hand gestures (mudras)
    7. Cleansing practices (kriyas)
    8. Contemplation exercises (Dharanas)
    9. Meditation (Dhyana)
The Joint Freeing Series teaches you to move steadily and rhythmically in harmony with your breath, without forcing towards a goal. This practice enhances blood circulation, eventually improving prana flow, which better prepares muscles for change and increases energy levels. It also aids the flow of lymph fluids through the thoracic duct, located anterior to the lumbar spine.
Yoga asanas develop sensitivity and self-restraint, allowing you to hear and follow the body’s messages. Over time, you’ll distinguish between stretch, strength, strain, and pain. Vinyasa, or flowing yoga postures, strengthen the mind by cultivating continuous breath awareness, enabling sustained effort without stress. These flows integrate yoga into daily activities, making your practice portable.
Yoga must be practiced with joy, reverence, and happiness to reap its fullest benefits. Otherwise, it becomes merely another form of discipline. The distinction between static and dynamic asanas is crucial, as Vinyasas enhance vascular circulation and benefit specific organs and systems. Holding poses with deep, rhythmic breathing calms the mind by reversing the stress response and inducing relaxation.
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