Grasp the modern complexities of guiding students towards healthy alignment in yoga, beyond traditional ideas of "bad posture" and fragility warnings.

The last few years I have had to radically rethink what my role as a teacher is! Because research seems to show that "bad posture" does not cause pain, that yoga injuries in terms of strained ligaments are hard to come by with gentle poses and that warning students their bodies are frail causes injury! Helping students find healthy alignment is much more nuanced than we might assume. Participants will explore foundational movement science concepts related to pain, injury prevention, strength, and flexibility, along with references for further study and an invitation to delve deeper into the subject. Here's a tiny overview for you and an invitation to join me on a deep dive into the movement science of pain, injury, strength, stretching and much more.
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Course curriculum

    1. Everything I Knew About Teaching Yoga That Was Wrong

About this course

  • Free
  • 1 lesson
  • 0 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Laura GILMORE

Senior Yoga Teacher, TrainerPRO

I share an evidence based approach to yoga, based on the current research into body and mind. This is integrated with yogic wisdom and a trauma sensitive framework. My teaching style has evolved over the last 30+ years of practice and 20+ years of teaching. My asana teaching and practice is playful and creative. I weave elements from many traditions together. Yoga has always been based on truth and this gives us ways to integrate movement science, pain science and neurology. I share yoga as a way to move from self-limiting beliefs, and to find greater ease in this life, through acceptance of ourselves and each other. "Laura strikes the balance beautifully between profundity and humour. If you want to experience the true meaning of yoga this is the teacher for you." recent trainee, Lesley-Ann Eaton.