art of yoga: a functional approach to the vinyasa practice
30 mar, 31 mar, 5 apr, 6 apr 2025
9.30am - 1.15pm
Hom yoga orchard central
FOR: TEACHERS, STUDENTS
Course investment: SGD125 (single sessiON), SGD450 (Full programme)
In this training, we look closely into some of the common injuries that occur in the yoga practice, namely the lower back, the sacroiliac (SI) joint, shoulders, and wrists. We will understand why these common injuries typically happen in the yoga practice and how we can prevent or actively manage these injuries in our classes.
By having a deeper understanding of the functional anatomy of these specific areas of the body, we explore how we can manage these injuries in the yoga setting to ensure a safe and inclusive practice for all through our sequencing, verbal cues, and physical adjustments.
Each day will start off a 60 minute practice, followed by a break, then a lecture where we will deep dive into the anatomy and physiology of the region of the body which corresponds to the day’s theme. Be empowered as students, or teachers, to better adjust your practice based on you or your students' needs.
You can opt to attend a single session, the full 4-day training, or any combination of the programme that best suits your needs.
This is also a Yoga Alliance-certified Continuing Education Training (CET) Programme. For yoga teachers, please note that attendance for all 4 sessions and completion of a 4 hour course work is required to clock your CET training hours.
week 1: the lower back module (30 mar)
Students often come to the yoga practice seeking relief in lower back discomfort or tension. Understand some of the common causes of lower back discomfort, and how you can effectively sequence your classes to manage these discomforts. You will also explore some of the ways you can minimise the possibility of exacerbating lower back discomfort in your practice. We will look at common misalignment patterns in some of these poses, as well as poses that are often taught incorrectly. You will also learn how to safely sequence, cue, and adjust yoga poses to ensure that they are safe for your lower back.
week 2: the SI joint module (31 mar)
Understand why SI joint discomfort is one of the most common yoga-related injuries. You will explore the hips and sacroiliac joints in various standing poses, warrior poses, and some seated poses. You will have a deeper understanding of the anatomy of the hips as well as the sacroiliac joint by looking closely at its structure and movement pattern. You will look at how you can sequence, cue, adjust, and modify these poses safely to ensure that they are safe for your hips and SI Joint.
week 3: the shoulder module (5 apr)
You will take a deeper look at the shoulder joint, the bones and movement that comprise the shoulder joint, and how the intricacies of the shoulder joint makes it one of the more vulnerable joints in the body–especially in vinyasa yoga. You will explore some of the stable positions of the shoulder joint, and how you can relook some of the alignment of common yoga poses to preserve the integrity and stability of the shoulder joint whilst building strength in a sustainable manner.
week 4: the wrist module (6 apr)
Through a deeper inquiry of the wrist joint, you will explore how you can bear weight safely on your hands–especially in the vinyasa practice, and including arm balances and inversions. This intensive is closely linked to the shoulder module. You will look at how you can emphasise safe weight placement on your palms for beginner practitioners who are less used to bearing weight on their palms, to more advanced practitioners looking to explore arm balances and inversions.
