What Is Biomechanics?
Key Principles For Yoga Teachers
Are you the type of yoga teacher that asks “why?” whenever you hear a claim about the effects of a certain pose? Do certain alignment rules seem arbitrary and contradictory?
If you love the study of anatomy but are looking for the missing link to understanding how the body works, you are in the right place. This free e-course will show you how the answers to all your teaching yoga questions can be found in the study of biomechanics. Once you start, you won’t stop studying with Jules.
What Is Biomechanics: Course Objectives
This course is for yoga teachers and committed students who wish to develop a basic biomechanics vocabulary and make better sense of your previous anatomy training.
- Do you have a lot of questions about anatomy?
- Do you worry about keeping your students safe?
- Have you heard that yoga is good for bone health?
- Are you hyper-focused on teaching a neutral spine?
- Were you taught the patella’s purpose is to protect the knee?
- Are you familiar with Wolff’s Law and Davis’s Law of adaptation?
- Do you want to know more about the principle of Progressive Overload?
- Do you have questions about fascia and what happens when you stretch it?
- Are you wanting to learn more about the differences between tendons and ligaments?
- Have you heard the terms force, applied loads, stress, and understand how tissue adapts to these variables?
- Are terms like biotensegrity, viscoelasticity, and the stress-strain curve unfamiliar and you want to know more?
If you answered yes to any of these questions you will love the information I introduce in this e-course. I’m confident you’ll love the entire lecture and will enthusiastically ignite your passion for the human body and how it works.
In What Is Biomechanics? you will learn:
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Distinguish the differences between anatomy and biomechanics
- Determine specific outcomes for selected poses
- Learn to adjust load parameters to meet desired outcomes
- Challenge the conventional script and with confidence
Course Description
Asana meets biomechanics. This e-course approaches asana through a biomechanical lens, exploring how the musculoskeletal system responds and adapts to asana. Learn basic terminology in the field of biomechanics to help clarify what biomechanics is and how it can influence the way we teach and practice yoga. Through a combination of instructional slides and video clips of live teaching moments, key messages come to life, providing practical and useful tools for anyone curious about human movement.
Course Topics
- Analyze common cues, popular buzzwords, and pervasive alignment instructions to improve accuracy and clarity
- Evaluate the benefits and dispel many myths of yoga based on exercise science research
- Practices in somatic education and breathing
- Neural aspects of asana practice and the importance of developing a rich movement repertoire
This Course Includes
- Video-based lecture content
- Downloadable PDF slide decks to support video content
- 24/7 streaming access to course materials
- Easy access from any device via the Kajabi mobile app
About The Instructor
Jules Mitchell
Jules Mitchell leads advanced continuing education programs in biomechanics for intellectually fearless yoga teachers. She helps them integrate principles of exercise science and applications of pain science into their classes. Jules is the author of Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined, a unique, evidence-based exploration into the complexities of tissue mechanics and the human body’s resilience and adaptability. She leads workshops and courses online and worldwide, runs a popular 300 hour yoga teacher training, frequently serves as guest faculty, and hosts a comprehensive mentoring program to support teachers in both education and business. Her passion is bringing the most useful and applicable research-based concepts into the yoga community, even when it invokes a discerning analysis of popular opinions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will I access the course content?
You will get immediate access to your student portal, which is web based and can be accessed through any internet browser. To easily access your course via a mobile device, you can download the free Kajabi app. The app automatically saves your progress, even when you switch between sessions and devices.
How long do I have access to the course content?
You will get immediate access to your student portal when you sign up. You will have 24/7, evergreen access to the course content. Jules reserves the right to update or replace course materials or remove access to the course at any time.
Are there any prerequisites for this course?
There are no prerequisites. This course is open to yoga teachers as well as committed students who want to learn more about biomechanics.
