WELLNESS | EMBODIMENT | CONNECTION
Injury Proofing and Practical Anatomy with Leslie Pearlman and Leslie Hopkins, February 7-9, 2025
This weekend module is designed for yoga instructors who want to deepen their understanding of anatomy through a hands-on, experiential approach. This is a learn-by-feeling training. Using therapy ball rolling and yoga poses, participants will explore the body from the inside out,
developing a practical and intuitive understanding of anatomy, biomechanics, and common injuries so your classes are safe, healing, non-injurious, and pain-free (bye-bye feeling like an imposter).
● Therapy Ball Rolling for Body Mapping: Learn to feel the body's musculature, fascia, and joint structures. By applying pressure through rolling, gain real-time feedback about tension patterns, areas of restriction, and where injuries may commonly arise.
● Therapy Ball Rolling for Muscle and Fascia Exploration: Target key muscle groups and fascia lines, and learn the functions of the tissues while simultaneously feeling how these structures operate in the body.
● Therapy Ball Rolling for Sensory Awareness and Proprioception: Tune into sensory feedback and develop a heightened awareness of joint mobility, muscle length, and overall body mechanics.
● Yoga Poses to Understand Functional Anatomy: Explore the most common yoga poses as a framework for understanding the mechanics of movement, alignment, and injury prevention. Study how different muscle groups engage, stretch, and stabilize the body.
● Active Application of Anatomy: Break down key yoga poses to identify which muscles are lengthening, contracting, or stabilizing. Demystify how the body functions as an integrated system.
● Injury Awareness: Understand common yoga-related injuries (e.g., rotator cuff strain, lower back pain) and how to work in a healing way.
● Somatic Learning: Practical learning (feeling it in your body) is the best way to understand the relationship between structural alignment, functional movement, and injury prevention.
● Integration into Teaching: Learn how to translate this embodied knowledge into teaching cues, class themes, and injury modifications for students of all levels.
Why Train with Leslie:
Part anatomy nerd, part embodiment coach, and part straight-talking spiritual cheerleader, Leslie has inspired thousands of students to stand their ground, heal their chronic pain, and take charge of their lives.
A retired Forrest Yoga Guardian (one of the most senior Forrest Yoga teachers in the world), Leslie has certified and mentored hundreds of the most sought-after teachers in the industry earning her the reputation of the “teacher’s teacher" for the past three decades.
Whether it's using her seeing skills to uncover a teacher’s blind spot, knowing the exact thing to grow a hidden gift, or relentlessly causing a quantum shift, Leslie’s trainings are ALIVE with teachers celebrating their wins and stepping into their greatness.
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Price:
Early Bird: $475
Regular: $350