Anatomy & Physiology for Yoga Teachers

Books

1. Aldous, Susi Hately — Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries  link
2. Biel, Andrew — Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones and More link
3. Calais-Germain — Anatomy of Movement  link
4. Calais-Germain — Anatomy of Movement: Exercises  link
5. Clark, Bernie — Your Body, Your Yoga: Learn Alignment Cues That Are Skillful, Safe, and Best Suited To You link
6. Coulter, David — Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners  link
7. Dowd, Irene — Taking Root to Fly: Articles on Functional Anatomy  link
8. Grilley, Paul — Anatomy for Yoga (DVD)  link
9. Kaminoff, Leslie — Yoga Anatomy  link
10. Kapit & Elson — The Anatomy Coloring Book  link
11. Keil, David — Functional Anatomy of Yoga: A Guide for Practitioners and Teachers  link
12. Koch, Liz — The Psoas Book  link
13. Lasater, Judith Hanson PhD, PT — Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana  link
14. Long, Ray, MD — Anatomy for Arm Balances and Inversions  link
15. Long, Ray, MD — Anatomy for Backbends and Twists  link
16. Long, Ray, MD — Anatomy for Hip Openers and Forward Bends  link
17. Long, Ray, MD — Anatomy for Vinyasa Flow and Standing Poses  link
18. Long, Ray, MD — The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume One  link
19. Long, Ray, MD — Scientific Keys, Volume Two: The Key Poses of Yoga  link
20. Moyer, Donald — Yoga for Healthy Feet: Practice from the Ground Up  link
21. Myers, Thomas W. — Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists  link
22. Petros, Peter — Unlocking the Female Pelvic Floor  link
23. Segarra, Kirstie Bender — Myofascial Yoga: A Movement and Yoga Therapists Guide to Asana  link
24. Todd, Mabel E. — The Thinking Body  link
25. Weiss, Steven MS, DC, RYT — The Injury-Free Yoga Practice  link

Teaching Tools

• Anatomy & Physiology Hub
• Tips for Studying & Teaching Anatomy & Physiology (for Yoga Teachers)
• How Yoga Supports Health & Affects Bodily Systems
• Respiratory Anatomy
• Musculoskeletal System & Movement
• The Spine, Back Muscles & Posture
• The Core
• The Pelvis, Hips, Pelvic Floor
• Knees, Lower Legs & Feet
• The Anatomy & Physiology of Flexibility & Stretching for Yoga Teachers
• The Psoas
• The Shoulder Girdle
• The Brain & Bodily Systems

Nervous System & Stress

Books

1. McGonigal, Kelly — The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for Your (And How to Get Good at It)  link
2. Sapolsky, Robert M. — Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping  link

Teaching Tools

• Nervous System Overview
• The Vagus Nerve
• Stress Response, Fight or Flight, Chronic Stress & Relaxation Response
• Why Yoga Works: Yoga’s Impact on the Nervous System & Stress

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