Functional Anatomy Fluency Forum I

I liked how I can apply this immediately to my yoga students.

Laura T

The primary and inter-woven and over-riding role of the nervous system to the 8 anatomy principles of movement.

Anna C

Patterning and how things I learned from my first yoga teacher (10+ years ago) are still with me today, including some alignment issues and how the discomfort (and some injuries) have resulted over time. In many cases, I can tell now that recurring injuries around my QL are from the mis-alignment.

Freddie M

I was skilled and knowledgeable before the program but I felt like a dime a dozen Pilates instructors. Now I have a specialty and a deeper understanding about the nature of muscles & function. I can recognize weakness, structural issues, and bring more to any session than just stretch a tight muscle. Now it’s so obvious. In a traditional Pilates or yoga sequence, we would just work through – or stop if a client couldn’t work without discomfort. Now, I find a different way to address muscles and know more about what’s happening to provide results instead of modifications or eliminating part of a sequence.

I have a vocabulary now due to this program. I feel very confident now that what I’m doing is the right thing, and I have the words to explain so clearly what’s happening. I wasn’t able to do that before. I would have even referred them back to their doctor.

Now I have conversations with colleagues (physical therapists and physicians!) about what I do and what they do. I feel like an equal player in helping our shared client on the same goals. I feel more professional as a practitioner, like I have more to say than “I just do Pilates”. I’ve worked on torn labrums with success since learning the information in this program. I have the words to explain why an exercise needs to be done and get them to really do their homework. I’m definitely more confident in everything – even the business side of things. My pitch is so clear now!

There are so many teachers out there that do not know enough about functional anatomy. I think they all need this material! And I can’t believe I’m not even done with this program, there is more coming!

Danielle O

The information is very useful for helping your clientele in many fields.

Shanna H

That there were 8 different principles to movement. I didn’t realize that there were so many more parts to it than just moving the muscles and joints

Carliann S

I liked how I can apply this immediately to my yoga students.

Laura T

I am not a yoga instructor, but do self-practice yoga on a daily basis. I was surprised that I wasn’t always doing asanas correctly because I was often “dumping” into a pose instead of contracting the correct muscles. This was groundbreaking for me and has changed my yoga practice. I also have been able to better articulate to my clients’ anatomical ways they can help improve their posture and alleviate pain by the “stretching doesn’t exist” principle.

Dyan B

In breaking each principle down and why it is important for safety can be really beneficial to knowing how to best help our clients.

Carliann S

The 8 anatomy principles of movement are laid out in a clear and succinct manner – easy to follow and understand. They are the building blocks to not only how the student moves but what we need to remember when cueing.

Anna C