Functional Anatomy Fluency Forum I

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

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

Shanna H

Course drove home role of nervous system in learning new patterns of movement.

Jane A

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

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

Valuable takeaway:

1) You need to be sure to be activating the correct muscles in order to increase length in the antagonist.
2) More for myself as I’m an LMT, but occasionally I advise clients on these things to help them when they aren’t getting desired body results.
3) It is relevant to massage vs. yoga (although I understand it is meant mostly for yoga instructions.
4) It has been beneficial to understanding the way the muscles work more efficiently.

I was most surprised by the value and applicability of the intrinsic muscles within my modality. As a Pilates instructor, we are looking for engagement of many intrinsic muscles and the clarity from the course about them has allowed me to cue them more efficiently.

Danielle H

A new well thought out way to think about our bodies & how they work.

Ronda T

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

Laura T

The material is extremely helpful to help clients safely.

Eva M