ASFYT-1: Skeletal Anatomy and Yoga Asana
A foundational course covering the bones, joints, common injuries and application to yoga asana.
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Course Summary
In this course, we'll be exploring basic kinesiology concepts (e.g., terms of position and direction, terms of movement, etc.); the names and locations of all the major bones in the body; important landmarks of each bone; skeletal and connective tissues (e.g., bone tissue, ligaments, cartilage, etc.); the major joints in the body, including their functional and structural classification, the movements they allow, and their ligamentous and/or disc structures; and the common injuries that may occur at the knee, ankle, shoulder, wrist and spinal joints, as well as strategies for their prevention both on and off the yoga mat.
Course Curriculum
