Bianca Machliss & Simon Borg-Oliver – Yoga Synergy – Advanced Yoga Fundamentals – Essentials for teaching Yoga

Bianca Machliss & Simon Borg-Oliver – Yoga Synergy – Advanced Yoga Fundamentals – Essentials for teaching Yoga

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• WHAT each pose entails including internal actions usually undetected visually
• WHERE to focus activity in the body to reach the desired outcome of the pose
• WHEN a pose is best performed in the sequence/when the body is ready for more challenge
• WHY the pose affects movement of energy and information in the body’s deep pathways
• HOW the body can achieve the greatest benefit from each pose through tips and mindsets

‘Advanced Yoga Fundamentals: Essentials for teaching yoga’ is part of Yoga Synergy’s 200h yoga teacher training course, so by completing this course you have done 20 non-contact hours towards 200h Teacher Training with Yoga Synergy. Advanced Yoga Fundamentals plus  ‘Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga’ online course are part of Yoga Synergy 300h Teacher Training.
Bianca and Simon’s combined expertise – as yoga teachers and physiotherapists – led to the development of the university course, Body, Breath and Movement, at RMIT in Melbourne. That course forms the basis of ‘Essentials for teaching Yoga’. The online yoga teacher training course blends modern science with traditional hatha yoga, with a focus on the practical application of anatomy and physiology to enhance your yoga practice. Topics covered include:

• History and philosophy of yoga
• Applied anatomy and physiology of yoga
• How to safely and effectively practise physical yoga
• Practice session on how to lengthen nerves
• Practice session on how to best move with the spine
• Practice session on one-legged poses
• Practice session on spinal twists
• Practice session on inverted postures
• Practice session on breath-control exercises
• Practice session on meditation and relaxation