Yoga Biomechanics - 3 Mini Courses
Each mini Course:
- Builds upon the previous one helping you grow your working knowledge of basic biomechanical principles to enhance your experience and teaching of yoga.
- Includes bitesize, simplified techniques for immediate application both on and off the mat.
Our Aim for You
This exciting new Series is brought to you by Hayley Winter and the team at the Institute of Yoga Sports Science® (YSS).
Our aim is to share Yoga Sports Science's successful strategies to help energize your teaching.
In this Series, you will receive:
- Tips on cueing
- Body reading techniques
- Movement strategies in yoga sequencing to help you feel confident as you continue to grow your yoga teaching skills.
You will learn:
- Movement mechanics and movement potential for any age and ability
- How to improve your body reading and cueing skills.
- How to spot the signs of structural imbalances that can lead to injury.
You will become:
- Energized and empowered to improve postural preparation for asanas - creating a richer experience for students.
- Knowledgeable in how to positively apply the external forces of gravity, ground reaction force and friction within a yoga sequence, something that teacher trainings tend not to address leaving teachers unaware of the power of their impact.
Our aim is to help yoga teachers keep their yoga momentum moving forwards/ direction and deepening / magnitude of knowledge
Topics Covered in Our 3 Mini Courses
Course # 1: Gravity, Ground Reaction Force & Friction
An exploration of the External Forces of Gravity, Ground Reaction Force and Friction. Bitesized and simplified techniques helping you apply these forces to enhance your experience and teaching of yoga. As teachers it is important to understand these 3 forces and how to apply them - when we don’t, it leaves our yoga teaching with an important missing piece to the postural puzzle.
Course # 2: Patterns, Preparation & Progressing Loads
Explore why it’s essential for yoga teachers to understand the nature of internal loads in asana (postures). Learn how habits and overloading patterns can lead to injury. Learn simple techniques to help progress loads for postural preparation and adaptation.
Course # 3: Force, Flow & Postural Power
Advance your knowledge of internal loads by exploring how to access greater force and stability, with fluid strength by switching on your postural power. Learn how to work with anatomical planes of movement to enhance your body reading and cueing skills.
Get all 3 Courses for $299
You will have access to this unique training for a year. π Also comes with YSS Community support. π
I'm in! I want access to all 3 Courses! π€Έπ»ββοΈOur 4 pillars that anchor your learning
Each Course includes 4 Units with bitesize videos bringing biomechanical principles to life. Each Course builds on the previous topic to enhance and advance your knowledge.
Science
Each Course starts with the Science behind the topic. We highlight why it matters for yoga teachers to have an understanding and working knowledge of biomechanics to β‘οΈenergize, enhance and empower your teaching.
Awareness
Next we explore Awareness of the topic to help you develop greater insight by subtly exploring the elements of π§ neuroscience and proprioception with practical techniques for you and your students.
Embody
After Awareness we bring you the 'find it and feel it phase' π where you learn different tips and techniques to embody the theory so you can help your students embody the benefits too.
Apply
At the end of each Course we bring all the elements together by applying the theory and principles into a yoga sequence π§π½βοΈ for you to practice and share the theme with your students.
Mini Course # 1: Gravity, Ground Reaction Force & Friction
SCIENCE
Unit Objective:
Discover the external forces of gravity, ground reaction force, and friction and their impact on the body in life and within asana (posture)
Video:
- We discuss the difference between anatomy and biomechanics
- Explore the 3 external forces of Gravity and the centre of gravity (COG), Ground Reaction Force (GRF), and Friction
- Explore the impact of these forces within the body’s kinetic chain
- Exploration of the body's structural weakness leading to injury
- Introduce proprioceptive awareness and its impact on the kinetic chain
- Explore why this matters for yoga teachers to help with cueing and body reading
Video duration:
- 32 mins
Pdf: Downloadable Workbook.
AWARENESS
Unit Objective:
Identify the body's response to these forces and ways to work with them to increase postural awareness.
Bitesize videos:
- Introduction to Awareness of External Forces
- Exploring the Centre of Gravity (COG)
- The Impact of Gravity Standing
- Introducing the Kinetic Chain
- Exploring Ground Reaction Force (GRF)
- Playing With Balance & the COG
- Forces On All Fours
- Forces Seated
- Forces Lying Down
Total Video Viewing Time:
- 41 minutes
Props/Equipment:
Mat, Blocks, Tennis Ball, Rubberband.
EMBODY
Unit Objective:
Explore how to utilize these forces in your own body to create greater space, range of motion, stability, and efficiency.
Bitesize Videos:
- Introducing how to embody the forces
- Improving your standing posture
- Improving your seated posture
- Improving Lying Down
- Using Forces to Improve Everyday Life
Total Video Viewing Time:
- 47 minutes
Props/Equipment: Mat and Blocks.
APPLY
Unit Objective:
Apply what you've learned on the mat via our micro-yoga sequence emphasizing these external forces.
Sequence Video:
- info about what type of sequence this is...
Video:duration
- 47 minutes
Props/Equipment: Mat, Blocks, Thera-band, or Strap.
2 Pdf's:
- Downloadable sequence plan
- How to cue external forces
Playlist
Mini Course # 1: Education Credits + Bonus
Continuing Education Credits
BONUS
Gravity, Ground Reaction Force & Friction Course Fee: $125
You can purchase each Course individually or get ALL 3 Courses at the bundle price of $299.
I want this Course & I'm ready to start!Mini Course # 2: Patterns, Preparation & Progressing Loads
SCIENCE
Unit Objective:
Understanding loading patterns, how to better prepare the body and progress loads on the yoga mat and in life.
Video:
- Explore loading Strategies: from everyday activities to the mat
- Identify overloading patterns that lead to injury
- Highlight loading patterns that get brought onto the mat
- Exploring localized targeted specific loads
- Identify how to activate bandhas in preparation for load
- Progressing loads for postural adaptation and preparation.
- Exploring compressive and tensile loading in postures (asana)
Video duration
- 33 minutes
Pdf: Downloadable Workbook.
AWARENESS
Unit Objective:
Discover how to sense subtle internal loads and inquire to THE why?
Bitesize videos:
- Introduction to Awareness of Internal Loads
- Exploring bandhas for Localized Loading Activation
- Exploring Unloaded Feet
- Exploring Unloaded Hands, Arms & Shoulders
- Exploring Loading Strategies When Standing
- Awareness to Localized Loading Around the Pelvis
- Exploring Loading Strategies from Seated to Standing
- Exploring How Everyday Movements Link to Postures.
Total Video Viewing Time:
- 26 minutes
Props/Equipment:
Mat, Blocks, thera-band or strap.
EMBODY
Unit Objective:
Discover how to engage and activate the subtle internal loads and inquire to THE why?
Bitesize Videos:
- Introducing how to embody loading on & off the mat
- Embodying Isometric & Eccentric Loading Principles
- Targeted Load Preparation for the Feet
- Progressing Targeted Load for the Feet
- Targeted Load Preparation for Hips
- Progressing Targeted Load for Triangle Pose
- Embodying Conscious Walking
Total Video Viewing Time:
- 19 minutes
Props/Equipment: Mat, Blocks, thera-band or strap.
APPLY
Unit Objective:
Apply what you've learned on the mat via our micro-yoga sequence emphasizing these internal loads.
Sequence Video:
- Downward Dog Micro-Yoga Sequence with the principles of this Series applied
Video Duration:
- 50 minutes
Props/Equipment: Mat, Blocks, Thera-band, or Strap.
2 Pdf's:
- Downloadable sequence plan
- How to cue internal forces
Playlist
Mini Course # 2: Education Credits + Bonus
Continuing Education Credits
BONUS
Patterns, Preparation & Progressing Loads Course Fee: $125
You can purchase each Course individually or get ALL 3 Courses at the bundle price of $299.
I want this Course & I'm ready to start!Mini Course # 3: Force, Flow & Postural Power
SCIENCE
Unit Objective:
Discover how to move dynamically with greater fluid strength. Learn how to switch on your postural power in ANY pose, (asana), and understand how to work with anatomical planes of movement enhancing your body reading and cueing skills.
Video:
- Recap on loading Strategies: from everyday activities to the mat
- Explore loading Strategies for greater dynamic control on & off mat
- Defining Force, Flow and Postural Power
- Anatomical orientation & planes of movement for alignment and body reading
- Introducing Movement Zones
Video duration
- 26 minutes
Pdf: Downloadable Workbook.
AWARENESS
Unit Objective:
Identify the body's response in terms of force, flow, and loading during dynamic movement
Bitesize videos:
- Introducing Force, Flow & Loading Within Dynamic Movement
- Exploring Foot/Ankle Movement: Dynamic Balance Sequence
- Exploring Knee/Thigh Movement: Dynamic Lunges
- Exploring Movement at the Pelvis: Standing Knee Lifts
- Exploring Movement at the Pelvis: Bridge
- Exploring Movement at the Torso: Dynamic Rotating Lunges
- Exploring Movement at the Shoulders: Cactus Arms
- Exploring Movement at the Shoulder Girdle: Isolating the Scapula
Total Video Viewing Time:
- 1hr 17 minutes
Props/Equipment:
Mat, and Blocks.
EMBODY
Unit Objective:
Explore how to utilize loading strategies in your body to facilitate greater dynamic movement control, efficiency and fluid strength.
Bitesize videos:
- Introducing How to Switch on Your Postural Power
- Embodying the Polarity Principles of Load Distribution
- Foot / Ankle: Postural Power Sequence
- Knee / Thigh: Warrior 1 & Dynamic Knee Lunges
- Pelvis: Bridge & Dynamic Standing Knee Lifts
- Torso: Standing Twisted Lunge Pose + Dynamic Rotation Technique
- Shoulders: Activating Scapula & Standing Cactus Twist
Total Video Viewing Time:
- 1hr 41 minutes
Props/Equipment: Mat, Blocks and thera-band.
APPLY
Unit Objective:
Apply what you've learned on the mat via our yoga micro-sequence emphasizing these loading strategies. Utilizing force for stability, generating and initiating movement, integrated breath, balanced dynamic control for flow and distributing load evenly and in a sound structural way.
Sequence video:
- We take our yoga micro sequence onto the football (soccer) pitch to show an example of how a sequence can be applied off mat.
Video Duration:
- 6 minutes
1 Pdf:
- Downloadable sequence plan
Playlist
Mini Course # 3: Education Credits + Bonus
Continuing Education Credits
BONUS
Force, Flow & Postural Power Course Fee: $125
You can purchase each Course individually or get ALL 3 Courses at the bundle price of $299.
I want this Course & I'm ready to start!
Wendy Donley
Yoga Teacher
'Thank you Hayley and Team! I really feel like you've made the science accessible in a way that allows me to incorporate helpful cues and language into my teaching!'
Dr. Abby Hoffmann
Yoga Educator & Dance Scientist
'Hayley Winter is the Yoga Teacher's Yoga Teacher!'
Lee Derrick
Yoga Teacher & Yoga Sports Coach™οΈ
'Hayley and the YSS Team is where I started my yoga journey almost 10 years ago. Great to be getting this amazing content to keep my yoga momentum going!
Get all 3 Courses for $299
You will have access to this unique training for a year. π Also comes with YSS Community support. π
I'm in! I want access to all 3 Courses! π€Έπ»ββοΈ
Hayley Winter, (MSc, BWY Dip, ERYT-500, YACEP), is the founder of the Institute of Yoga Sports Science® (YSS). For over a decade Hayley and her team at YSS have been teaching yoga online working with yoga teachers, physiotherapists and exercise professionals wanting to specialize in delivering the benefits of yoga to athletes.
As a Yoga Sports Scientist, Hayley has combined her 30 years of yoga teaching with a Masters in Sports & Exercise Biomechanics applying yoga to athletes bridging the gap between the ancient art of yoga with modern exercise science.
In 2018, Hayley was invited to joined the Yoga Alliance Working Group exploring the role of online education in yoga. She was awarded a lifetime honorary membership with the British Wheel of Yoga for her pioneering work to bring yoga education online.
YSS HQ is in New York, with the academic faculty in the U.S, UK, France and India.
