MODULE 1: FITYOGATHERAPY BAMA AND YOGA ASANA PRACTICE SCREEN
Principles of Safe Yoga Practice (Breath, Awareness, MoStility and Alignment) Yoga Student Screening Assessment
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What You Will Learn!
- Incorporate the principles of BAMA into the yoga practice to keep your student safe and efficient in addressing movement and movement imp
- Quickly assess general core stability and flexibility of a prospective yoga student
- Provide the yoga student with recommendations for modifications to their asanas with the use of appropriate props or pose variations to accommodate any muscu
- Provide recommendations for specific asanas to address any limitations in flexibility or core strength
- Provide the student a “take home” chart of recommendations so they can incorporate them easily into a home practice or practice in another setting
Description
In this module you are introduced to the foundational FYT Method for safe yoga practice entitled: BAMA (Breath, Awareness, MoStility and Alignment. You also are instructed in the application of YAPS (Yoga Asana Practice Screen) a 5-15 minute screening tool to assess the yoga student’s capacities to participate in a yoga practice.
You will learn:
• How to incorporate the principles of BAMA into the yoga practice to keep your student safe and efficient in addressing movement and movement impairments.
• To quickly assess general core stability and flexibility of a prospective yoga student
• To provide the yoga student with recommendations for modifications to their asanas with the use of appropriate props or pose variations to accommodate any musculoskeletal limitations.
• To provide recommendations for specific asanas to address any limitations in flexibility or core strength
• To give the student a “take home” chart of recommendations so they can incorporate them easily into a home practice or practice in another setting
This Module can be taken as a stand alone course or as a part of the 5 modules in the Yoga Corrective Exercise Specialist Program with FitYogaTherapy.
Enhance your skills as a yoga teacher or yoga therapist. Help your students who have musculoskeletal and pain issues to enhance their yoga practice so they can move more easefully. This course earns 6 Yoga Alliance CEUS and 4 IAYT CEU's .
If you want to complete the full certification, take all 5 modules, complete the homework assignments and become a Certified Yoga Corrective Exercise Specialist! The full certification will earn you 30 Yoga Alliance CEU's and 25 IAYT CEU's.
Who Should Attend!
- Yoga Teachers interested in providing interested in learning biomechanical assessment skills to provide helpful recommendations to their student's practice.
- Yoga Therapists who want to learn more about biomechanical assessment and general yoga asana screening.
- Healthcare Practitioners with yoga experience