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Anatomy Education for Yoga Teachers

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

yoga certificationBy Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500

The study of Hatha Yoga involves many different aspects. Yoga teacher interns should study the history and philosophies of Yoga, the poses (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), meditation techniques, teaching methods, ethics, and guidelines for student safety. Anatomy and Kinesiology are also important areas of study for Yoga instructors. The study of human anatomy encompasses the placement of the body’s bones, and the specific systems within the body. Since every aspect of Hatha Yoga involves the mind and body, the study of anatomy makes sense for a well-rounded Yoga education.

When you are teaching a Yoga class, you must be able to help your students safely adjust into, or out of, poses, as necessary. Many of your students will come into class with prior injuries, health concerns, or other health issues. It is the Yoga instructor’s responsibility to ensure the safety of each student, as he or she learns the most about each technique. A competent Yoga teacher will need to accommodate the student by offering advice on modifications for a multitude of techniques. Therefore, a Yoga instructor will need to be extremely knowledgeable about each area of the body and how it will be affected by each technique.

Yoga teachers are often faced with a diverse class full of students. Some people are beginners, attending their first Yoga class ever, while some are quite experienced and quite comfortable in class. A teacher must be familiar with the limitations of every body type, ailment, and experience level. A study of Yoga, for human anatomy, will help the instructor understand how our muscles, joints, bones, and body systems work at all levels of physical fitness.

An understanding of human anatomy is a crucial piece of the puzzle of Hatha Yoga. Physical forms of Yoga involve moving and stretching the body, as well as increasing blood flow within the body. A study of Yoga anatomy covers the study of the body’s muscles, joints, tissues, membranes, cells, and more. It is important for all Yoga instructors to understand what is occurring within the body to increase the blood flow to each muscle, and how this will affect the body.

Many Yoga students like the way they feel after a good session of practice. They often feel light, loose, and invigorated. It is probably enough for the student to feel that way without knowing why, but a Yoga instructor must know what is causing these feelings within the body and mind. Many students have questions, and it is the instructor’s responsibility to answer those questions knowledgeably. In order to gain the respect of students, the teacher must present himself, or herself, as an informed source on the aspects of the human body related to Yoga.

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Why Yoga Teachers Should Study Anatomy

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

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Yoga teachers should study anatomy for many reasons. Having a thorough knowledge of human anatomy will help you to lead your students through a vigorous Yoga practice in a cohesive and safe manner. You will also be able sequence your Yoga classes to provide the most benefit to your particular group of students.

Many aspiring Yoga teachers wonder why they should study human anatomy. During Yoga teacher training, most interns want to expand their knowledge of the poses, not focus on technical terms for muscles, ligaments, and bones. However, it is essential for Yoga teachers to be knowledgeable about human anatomy, so that they can guide their students in and out of yoga poses (asanas) safely.

To be an exceptional Yoga instructor, you need to know how the muscles and ligaments function in order to sequence a Yoga class effectively, with reduced risk to your students. You will also be better prepared to offer sound advice regarding modifications to students who are healing from a variety of injuries. Competent Yoga teachers can help students work around any challenge.

If you are well-versed in the anatomy of the human body, you will understand exactly how a joint moves. When teaching Yoga classes, your instructions to your students must be clear in order for them to correct their alignments or safely go deeper into a pose.

You will also be able to teach your students which parts of their body should be relaxing and contracting in each asana. Additionally, if a student or a medical professional approaches you to discuss an injury and which asanas might, or might not, help the injury heal; you will be able to understand the anatomical structures being discussed.

As a Yoga teacher, the study of anatomy will also help to shed some light on the parts of your own body that are tight, weak, or injured, and the appropriate asana sequence to address those issues. Anatomical knowledge of the human respiratory system also allows a Yoga instructor to teach modified breathing techniques to their students with asthma and other respiratory disorders.

The physics of the human anatomical system clearly defines the angles that a human body can rotate within. If you do not have an adequate knowledge of human anatomy, you may teach a series of asanas in such a way that is dangerous to your students. For example: The knee is a hinge joint, which operates much like a door, but some teachers with no comprehension of anatomy instruct their students to do knee circles with both feet on the ground. The end result will be many students with knee problems later in life.

I was present at a lecture where Paulji had a diagram of the knee and a door to compare “body mechanics.” Doors open and close in the same way as a knee is designed to move. He asked us to visualize circling the door on the frame at an angle it is not designed for. Think about it: The door will break off the frame. The reason why the knee can take so much abuse is that it is living tissue, but an abused knee is a major skeletal problem.

Teaching an asana or posture in an incorrect manner, without an awareness of human anatomy, can injure your students. However, teaching a great Yoga class based on a solid knowledge of human anatomy will support your students in creating both health and well-being for the rest of their lives.

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Yoga Teacher Training – Understanding the Anatomy of Pranayama

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

By Sanjeev Patel, CYT 500

Three muscle groups are involved during Pranayama. The understanding of anatomy is crucial for Yoga teachers who wish to improve their teaching skills. As Yoga teachers, we don’t learn anatomy to impress our students with big words, but it helps to understand what is happening under the surface of a technique.  As a result of these efforts to understand anatomy, Yoga classes will be a safe environment for all students.

Muscle Groups Involved in the Function of Pranayama

1. The function of the intercostal muscles during breathing are as follows: located between the ribs, the intercostal muscles operate as a unit to expand and contract the chest. Two sets of these muscles, one under the other, act on the rib cage. The external intercostal muscles run between the ribs in the same direction as the most external sheet of abdominal muscles, they lift and expand the rib cage for inhalation, like the movement of an old fashioned pump handle as it is lifted up from its resting position. The internal intercostal muscles run right angles to the external layer, they pull the ribs closer together as well as down and in for exhalation (usually a forced exhalation). If you place your hands on your chest with the fingers pointed down and medially (toward the midline of the body), this approximates the orientation of the internal intercostal muscles. The external intercostal muscles do not always act concentrically to lift the rib cage, during quiet breathing they also act isometrically to keep the rib cage from collapsing inward when the respiratory diaphragm creates the vacuum that draws air into the lungs.

2. The abdominal muscles function mainly in deep and forced exhalations, as when you try to blow up a balloon in one breath. For that task the muscles shorten concentrically, pressing in the abdominal wall inward, which in turn pushes the abdominal organs up against the relaxed (or relaxing) diaphragm. In combination with the action of the internal intercostal muscles, this forcibly decreases the action of the abdominal muscles by pursing the lips and forcing the breath out through the tiny opening. In yoga the abdominal muscles are important for what yogis refer to as even breathing, and they are also key elements for many breathing exercises.

3. The diaphragm is a domed sheet of combined muscle and tendon that spans the entire torso and separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. Its rim is attached to the base of the rib cage and to the lumbar spine in the rear. The diaphragm is shaped like an umbrella, or an upside down cup, except that it is deeply indented to accommodate the vertebral column. It consists of central tendon, a costal portion and a crural portion. The dome of the ‘cup’ including the central tendon, descends and flattens during inhalation, putting pressure on the contents of the abdomen and creating a slight vacuum in the chest that draws air into the lungs. By contrast, the dome of the diaphragm is drawn upward during exhalation by the inherent elasticity of the lungs, and as that happens air escapes into the atmosphere.

Whenever the chest and spine position, the top of the dome of the diaphragm is pull straight downward during inhalation, like a piston, with the chest wall acting as the cylinder. During a supine inhalation the fibers of the diaphragm shorten concentrically and pull the central tendon inferiorly. During a supine exhalation its fibers lengthen eccentrically as the central tendon is both pushed from below and pulled from above, pushed by gravity acting on the abdominal organs and pulled by the elastic recoil of the lungs. The abdominal wall remains relaxed, it stretches out anteriorly as the dome of the diaphragm descends during inhalation, and it moves back posteriori (toward the back of the body) as the diaphragm relaxes and rises during the exhalation. Only in supine and inverted postures do we see the diaphragm act with such purity of movement. This kind of breathing is carried out in its entirety by the diaphragm, but it is often referred to as abdominal breathing, or belly breathing, because it is where movement can be seen and felt. It is also known as deep diaphragmatic breathing in recognition of its effects in the lower abdomen. Finally, we can call it abdomino-diaphragmatic breathing to indicate that the downward movement of the dome of the diaphragm not only draws air into the lungs, it also pushes the lower abdominal wall anteriorly.

In contrast to the pump handle analogy for intercostal breathing, diaphragmatic breathing has been linked to lifting a bucket handle up and out from its resting position alongside the bucket. Without the resistance of the abdominal organs, the diaphragm cannot create this result. The intercostal muscles serve to support the action of the diaphragm, not so much to lift and enlarge the chest but to keep it from collapsing during inhalation.

To summarize, diaphragmatic breathing occasions an expansion of the rib cage from its lower border. To differentiate it from abdomino-diaphragmatic breathing, in which the rib cage remains static, we can call it thoraco-diaphragmatic breathing.

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Practicing Yoga – Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

By Tiffany Stone

As a yoga instructor, the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is essential for practicing safe and healing yoga. Once we understand that no two human skeletons are alike, our practice becomes freer and non-competitive. We understand that it is impossible to look or feel the same in a pose as the person next to us. The frustration which can sometimes be present in our practice when we hope to achieve a specific appearance in a pose dissipates because we realize our unique make up gives us a unique experience in yoga, as unique as our finger print. Understanding the principles of compression; tension; proportion; and orientation is what helps us understand how our individual skeletons impact our yoga practice. With these principles in mind, it makes for a much more peaceful experience as both teacher and student.

I know for myself, there have been many times in my practice where I have literally felt stopped in a pose, as though nothing could be done for me to move deeper. I can only assume that others have experienced a similar feeling and have asked these same questions, “Why can’t I go further in this pose?”, “Am I not practicing yoga enough or doing it right?” “Why can the person next to me do this pose so much better than me?” Without the knowledge of compression, this feeling of being stopped in a posture can be exasperating, all-consuming, very distracting and for some people it can be the reason they leave yoga altogether. So what is compression? It is bone pressing on bone, or tissue pressing on tissue. No amount of yoga can change compression. As a teacher, compression offers a possible explanation to why a student may not be in a pose “correctly”. It is possible the student has misunderstood the instructions, but it is also very possible that he/she is making adjustments in his/her body to avoid painful or limiting feelings of compression. If a teacher ignores the possibility of compression it can lead to injury, either by unsafe hands on adjustments or encouraging students to be in poses in ways that do not suit his/her skeleton. It is also important to understand that just because we have reached compression within a pose, it does not mean we have reached the end, physically we may have, but emotionally and energetically it continues.

If the restriction a person experiences in a posture is not compression, then it is tension. Tension is the stretching of muscles and connective tissue. Yoga can heal and transform feelings of tension. The challenge is to not resist the stretch or be forceful in the deepening of the stretch. With compression, it is felt in the bones or tissue pressing on to tissue, whereas tension is felt in the muscles. For example in seated forward bend, a person may feel resistance in the hamstrings, this would be tension. An example of compression in this pose would be if as the person bent forward he/she became stopped because the tissue of the abdomen pressed on to the tissue of the thighs. As a teacher, asking questions to find out whether or not a person is experiencing tension or compression is crucial in determining how to proceed. Questions like: “Where in your body do you feel the challenge of this pose and what does it feel like?”, “Have you ever been able to move deeper in to this pose than you are today?”, “I see you have made adjustments to be in this pose, how does this help you feel more comfortable?” With the answers to these questions not only do you find out the root cause for resistance, you also empower the student to become more aware of his/her own body and the messages being given.

Compression and tension are not the only reasons yoga poses look different from one person to another, proportion is another cause. Length and width of a person’s body and all of its parts has an enormous impact on the yoga practice. The proportion we have can serve us really well in one pose and possibly make things more challenging in another pose. As both student and teacher, we need to slow down and really understand the body proportions we are dealing with. In doing so we can understand why this person finds a particular pose difficult or even impossible. Once it is determined that proportion is the cause, poses can be altered or props can be used. With the right modifications, all of a sudden a pose that was once resented or feared becomes more open and healing.

It is also important to analyze the orientation involved in the pose; where is one body part relative to another or are we working with or against gravity? Changing the orientation of a posture can dramatically change the experience of the pose. Often times we need to think outside of the box and find new ways of being in poses where individual needs can be met. What if a person would experience a better back bend if he or she wasn’t working against gravity, as it happens in cobra? As a teacher, it would be worth asking the question what do I hope the student will achieve or receive from this pose and can I offer a different pose which would be more suitable for him/her while offering similar benefits?

To practice yoga with the belief that there is only one right way to do each pose or that a room full of yogis should all look the same is to practice completely outside of reality. The reality is that no two humans are created alike and for this reason no two people doing a yoga pose would look exactly alike or experience the pose in the same way. Most yoga poses are complex, with many muscles and joints involved. It takes careful analysis to determine if compression, tension, proportion or orientation is the reason behind the resistance or challenges a person may be encountering. Once the cause(s) has been determined a person can better understand his/her own body and any limitations it may present and begin to practice with an open heart and acceptance. Yoga teaches us about living in the moment and about accepting ourselves exactly as we are.

Tiffany Stone teaches Yoga classes in Ennismore, Ontario, Canada.

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Teaching Hatha Yoga for Back Pain Relief

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500

When you considered becoming a Yoga teacher, did you ever think about the amount of students, with pre-existing back pain, who will show up to your classes? This is one of many reasons why anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology are an essential part of Yoga teacher training and continuing education courses for experienced Yoga teachers.

If anyone understates the value of anatomic knowledge for Yoga instructors, in physically-oriented classes, he or she has not considered student safety, preventative health, and the number of students with pre-existing injuries, who will participate in Yoga classes.

At a time when professional medical care is a financial burden to most families, Yoga for back pain is very inexpensive, in comparison to the many alternatives. This does not mean that students should join Yoga classes the moment they encounter back problems. It is wise to visit your family physician, specialist, or a chiropractor for professional advice, and detailed information, concerning the exact cause of your pain.

With that said – the anatomical source of back pain can evade the best medical instruments and some of the most brilliant minds of our time. Back pain can be much like a sporadic haunting. For some of us, it may be here one day and gone the next. Yet, it can also be a chronic and continuous pain for others.

When medicine can only base advice on a symptom, previous history, and random factors, it may not be clear to medical science how the therapeutic application of Yoga makes a difference. One student may have optimum results in the reduction of pain, while another student may have minimal results.

When looking deeply at the therapeutic application of Yoga, there are other factors worthy of consideration. When you compare one group of students, who have various types of back pain, and who attend classes regularly, to another group who attend classes sporadically, you will likely see different results.

At the same time, a Yoga teacher’s anatomy knowledge is also a factor in students getting the best results out of their practice. With this in mind, students with various forms of pre-existing back pain should consider attending specific Yoga classes, with an instructor who has anatomic knowledge. There are many situations to be considered when we address student safety and the reduction of constant back pain.

Proper labeling of Yoga class types should be noted. Students should understand that a boot camp fitness Yoga class may not be in their best interest – if they suffer from chronic back pain. Students should address their concerns before entering a class. This means that students with back pain should arrive well before their initial class starts and explain their concerns about pre-existing injuries.

For the Yoga studios and fitness centers, it would be wise to close the doors, and lock them, once a class has started. This prevents a student from being put at risk for injury. How can Yoga teachers know if a new student has a pre-existing ailment, when we allow them to arrive late to class, without exchanging our mutual health concerns?

The bottom line is that Yoga classes and student education can be even safer, if we continuously educate ourselves, and create firm guidelines, that prevent the public from putting themselves at risk.

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Yoga Teacher Certification Courses – The Importance of Yoga Anatomy

Monday, May 31st, 2010

By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500

Recently, there was a discussion related to the importance of anatomy in a Yoga teacher training course. Some teachers are taking anatomy courses for the sake of continuing education, but they don’t know why. When considering teaching Hatha Yoga, we should design our classes to be as safe as possible for each student.

This is the main purpose for pursuing knowledge in relation to Hatha Yoga and anatomy. Granted, Hatha Yoga is much more than a physical exercise class; but teachers should be aware of contraindications, faulty alignment, and unsafe practices that have been going on for centuries.

One example would be Tree Pose. How often have you seen a picture of a group of Yoga students, with one foot placed against the inside knee of the balancing leg? All you have to do is visit a few different Yoga web sites, and you will see a similar photograph.

Placing pressure against the side of the knee is unwise and invites injury. If pressure is applied with the foot that is against the inside knee, of the balancing leg, this can push your knee out of alignment while your knee is trying to bear the weight of your entire body.

Add to this fact, that a new student may have a pre-existing knee injury. In such a case, a Yoga teacher would want to help a student avoid making a bad situation worse. Students are supposed to feel better after the class – than they did when walking into the class.

During an anatomy for Yoga class, one learns that the knee is a hinge joint. It is not made to take weight, or pressure, from the side. For that matter, the knee is really not designed to take much pressure from any direction. It is also not designed to rotate in circles.

This is the type of knowledge, which is discussed within Yoga anatomy courses. The purpose is to make our Hatha Yoga classes safe for our students. It should be noted that those, who become proficient in anatomical jargon, share their knowledge, with their students, in an easy-to-understand manner. The reason is that, dedicated students will practice, independently, and should know how to avoid injuries.

Yoga anatomy not only applies to asana, but also applies to pranayama and bandha techniques. It goes without saying that bandha, or pranayama, practiced unsafely can cause harm to a Yoga practitioner.

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SIMPLE EXERCISES FOR THIGH BONES-FEMUR

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

By Dr. Rita Khanna

The thigh bone, in anatomy, is called the “Femur.” The word “Femur” is the Latin word for thigh. There are two femur bones; one in each thigh. The femur has a hollow area; it contains morrow within it. The production of white blood cells (WBCs) and red blood cells (RBCs) occurs in the bone morrow of the bones of the thigh.

From this bone marrow, about 180 millions of RBCs are produced every day. During our daily life, innumerable RBCs get destroyed, and they are replaced by this factory inside the femur. Some production also occurs in the liver and the spleen during early life; but it is negligible later on. The mass production is inside the femur. RBCs and WBCs, of the immune system, protect the body against both infectious diseases and foreign materials.

Out of the 208 bones in the adult human body, the femur (or thigh bone) is the longest, biggest, and the strongest bone. It extends from the hip to the knee. It has great amount of minerals and essential elements, such as 99% of calcium, 88% of phosphorus, a low amount of copper, cobalt, and other trace elements. Both the ends of the femur are attached, on each side, with different bones.

The head of the femur joins with the cavity in the ileum. It is known as a ball and socket joint. At its lower end, it joins with the tibia, fibula, and with patella. These bones have two types of bones – compact outer part, which is stronger and cancellous, and the inner part, which is lighter in weight and contains pores. This structure has extra- ordinary strength.

The functions of the femur include creating the structure of the thigh, bearing weight, supporting movement of the legs, creating insertion points for muscles, and forming blood cells within its bone marrow. Like in a big factory, continuous uninterrupted production of protective elements goes on for all 24 hours.

These bones start degenerating at about 48 years of age, because of our being ignorant and negligent about this bone. For example – many of our daily chores are done while standing; we use the vacuum cleaner in standing position, clothes are washed in washing machines while standing, dishwasher cleans crockery while we stand, kitchens are designed to allow cooking while standing, and even toilets are having western style seats.

So, where do you have the occasion to sit with folded knees? Yes, if we go to attend a gathering to mourn the dead, we may have to sit with folded knees and legs. But these days, chairs are provided there too! So the exercise of the femur is lacking. Slowly, the functioning of the femur is reduced; and conditions that can afflict the femur include infection, trauma, rickets, osteoporosis, cancer, bone marrow disorders, and genetic conditions.

SIMPLE EXERCISES

The femur bone is a very important bone. We can’t stand without this bone, or walking, or running. If these bones are not given proper exercises, they will tend to contract, and there will be stiffness and heaviness in the body. Blood circulation and nerve force will, consequently, be impeded. Their malfunctioning will disturb the organs. We should remain conscious to protect it. If we make a habit to do the following exercises, for some time during the day, we can protect it all our life and maintain the right circulation in all the body parts.

BUTTERFLY AND ITS VARIATIONS:

1. Sit down on the ground, by keeping the legs straight. Bend the legs from the knees, in such a way that both the soles of the feet remain together; let the heels be nearer to the perineum. Interlock your fingers around the toes, and move the knees up and down (very slowly) like the wings of the butterfly. Do it for a minimum of 8-10 times. Breathe normally.

Note:

As we do butterfly, the heels move away from the body unconsciously. Each time, make conscious efforts to bring the heels closer to the body.

2. Same position – but instead of holding the toes, place both hands on the respective knees. Hold the right knee by the right hand, and the left knee by the left hand. Now, move the knees up and down (slowly) as done before. Do it for a minimum of -8-10 times. Breathe normally.

3. (a) Sit – by keeping the legs straight. Put the right leg on the left thigh. Hold the toes of the right foot by the left hand, and hold the right knee by the right hand. Move the right knee up and down (slowly) for eight to ten times. Breathe normally while doing this. Then, rotate the right knee by the right hand, clockwise first, for eight to ten times, and then anti-clockwise for eight to ten times. Inhale deeply, while the knee moves towards the body, and exhale, while the knee moves away from the body. Then straighten the right leg.

(b)The same exercise should be repeated, with the left leg, also. For that, put the left leg on the right thigh. Hold the left knee by the left hand. Move the left knee up and down (slowly) for eight to ten times. Then, rotate the left knee by the left hand clockwise, first eight to ten times, and then anti-clockwise for eight to ten times. Inhale deeply, while the knee moves towards the body, and exhale, while the knee moves away from the body. Then straighten the left leg.

Then, try to sit in Padmasana (Lotus), by keeping the right leg on the left thigh, and then the left leg on the right thigh, for some time. If you can’t, then try half Padmasana for a few days. Slowly, you’ll be able to sit in full Padmasana.

BENEFITS

These butterfly exercises are advantageous for the joints of hips, the knees, as well as the ankles. The working capacity of the legs increases, because stiffness of the joints decreases. Ladies get great advantages to their ovaries. When we perform this exercise, it gives flexibility to the inner thigh and pelvic muscles; and also, it is good for the lower hips, knees, and ankles. A number of joints get lubricated, and the chances for arthritis and joint pains, minimizes.

AUM SHANTI

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Dr. Rita Khanna

Dr. Rita Khanna is a well-known name in the field of Yoga and Naturopathy. She was initiated into this discipline over 25 years ago by world famous Swami Adyatmananda of Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh (India).

She believes firmly that Yoga is a scientific process, which helps us to lead a healthy and disease-free life. She is also actively involved in practicing alternative medicines like Naturopathy. Over the years, she has been successfully practicing these therapies and providing succour to several chronic and terminally ill patients through Yoga, Diet and Naturopathy. She is also imparting Yoga Teachers Training.

At present, Dr. Rita Khanna is running a Yoga Studio in Secunderabad (Hyderabad, India).

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