Introduction

Quickly assess your knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology Prep, and identify gaps in your education. See below for assessments on these subjects:

1. Tips for Studying & Teaching Anatomy
2. Anatomy & Study for Safety and Accommodations

Purpose

Offer a series of free quizzes for yoga teachers to:

1. Provide an effective way to assess knowledge of each of the Teaching Knowledge Standards.
2. Make it easy to self-assess privately, on your own time.
3. Help teachers who identify educational gaps to bolster their knowledge with accessible and practical lessons.

More Self-Assessments

For more self-assessments, see the Standards & Self-Assessment Hub.

Tips for Studying & Teaching Anatomy

Teaching Standard

Become familiar with priorities and guidelines for studying and utilizing knowledge of anatomy and physiology in teaching.

Assessment

1. Define “anatomy,” “physiology” and “biomechanics.”
2. Discuss the importance of recognizing that anatomy uses models to convey information.
3. What guidelines can help you to effectively utilize knowledge of anatomy in yoga teaching?
4. What trick might help ensure that when teaching with anatomy-related terminology, you take care to use it properly?
5. What specific things can you do to help ensure you’re being clear when referencing anatomy while teaching?
6. Continuing to develop your understanding of anatomy and physiology is quite likely to make you a stronger teacher. How?
7. Provide five wise tips for effectively sharing anatomy teachings with students.
8. Give an example of a cue that is actually anatomically impossible. What might you say instead?

Anatomy & Study for Safety and Accommodations

Teaching Standard

Be clear about what specific steps you can take to better understand various conditions and to support students with such conditions.

Assessment

1. Describe a common and unspoken assumption regarding the health and ability of students in drop-in asana
2. Note conditions that may be expected among students in drop-in classes.
3. It’s inevitable that you will encounter situations that are beyond your skill or comfort level. What can you do?
4. How can you prepare yourself to better understand various conditions and support students with such conditions?
5. What outcomes can you expect from methodically studying foundational anatomy and physiology?
6. Provide a recommended list of foundational anatomy, biomechanics and physiology knowledge for yoga teachers.
7. The list of foundational anatomy and physiology lessons seems quite long. Are those all really necessary and if so, why?
8. Which injuries and conditions might reasonably be expected to be safely accommodated in any yoga class?
9. Provide learning priorities when studying injuries and conditions.

Next Steps

1. To view more self-assessments, go to the Standards & Self-Assessment Hub.
2. To bolster your knowledge and be recognized as a YTC teacher, enroll in the Yoga Teacher Central Study Program (details below).
3. Members, view clear and concise lessons:

• Tips for Studying & Teaching Anatomy
• Anatomy & Study for Safety and Accommodations

In a Nutshell

• The enrollment fee is $25 and is open to Yoga Teacher Central members, past members and non-members.
• Members receive current membership benefits plus additional benefits listed below.
• Enrollment in the Study Program qualifies you for lifetime YTC Teacher status.

Benefits

Enrolling in the Study Program gives you:

1. A downloadable Knowledge Standards Lesson Guide to walk you through a structured study path toward certification.
2. Selection of 5 downloadable lessons of your choice (from a library of nearly 500).
3. Recognition as a YTC Teacher (for life; no expiration).
4. Professional marketing kit for highlighting your YTC Teacher status on social media and your website.
5. Excellent preparation for taking certification exams.

Members

• Your current membership gives you online access to not only thousands of pages of organized study and teaching knowledge, but also sequence breakdowns and teaching notes, theme plans, injury cheat-sheets, and so on.
• When you enroll in the Study Program, you get these additional benefits: a Knowledge Standards Lesson Guide, selection of 5 downloadable lessons of your choice, and a professional marketing kit for highlighting your YTC Teacher status on social media and your website.

See here for information about exams, badges and certification. Get links for each exam, and for a no-risk trial exam.

We think you’ll enjoy taking the exams. The questions are well-thought-out and the subject matter is quite engaging and significant for teachers. You’ll get an inspiring teaching after answering each question. At the end of the exam, you see a summary of wrong answers and the relevant teachings,  giving you a personal study guide targeted to your needs.

This is an hour well-spent!

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