Be the yoga anatomy expert. This Buy-A-Lesson curriculum provides you with everything you need to teach yoga anatomy with confidence. See all available lessons here.

Estimated teaching time: 2 hours

What’s Included

• Google Slides | PowerPoint for in class presentation (60 minutes)
• Classroom Integration | Apply anatomy concepts to yoga teaching and practice (30 minutes)
• Student handouts in Word and PDF
• Trainer notes to guide you every step of the way
• Curriculum specially designed to make anatomy relevant for yogis
• Fun and interactive discussions and activities to drive learning home

What You Need

• Computer
• Projector
• Internet connection (if you’re using Google Slides)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, your students will be able to:

• Describe the general anatomy of the nervous system
• Compare and contrast the enteric, sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
• Describe how the Relaxation Response validates the therapeutic effect of yoga
• Landmark the following nerves:
  • Sciatic Nerve
  • Brachial plexus
  • Median nerve
• Create a brief sequence that alternates activating and pacifying the nervous system
• Lead a partner through a meditation designed to elicit the parasympathetic nervous system response