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Pilates Deconstructed® & Yoga Deconstructed® Embodied Anatomy Biomechanics

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A Science Based Approach to Sequencing

This workshop weekend is for movement educators and the general public. It can also be included as part of a 200 or 300 hour teacher training.

It includes four workshops taught over the course of two days and will include the exercises and sequences from my book Yoga Deconstructed®: Transitioning From rehabilitation back Into yoga studio. Participants may sign up for one or all of the workshops. However, it is highly recommended that you attend the first three workshops in preparation for the fourth one.

All four workshops are all levels and qualify for Yoga Alliance CEC’s.

Recommend pricing for this workshop is as follows:

Recommend pricing for this workshop is as follows:

Single workshop: $65 to $75 for early bird registration, $75 to $90 for late registration depending on location and number of attendees

All 4 workshops: $225 to $260 for early bird registration, $255 to $320 for late registration depending on location and number of attendees.

Please inquire about flat rate pricing and/or a percentage split. Pricing may vary for international workshops.

Suggested number of minimum attendees: 15

Workshop 1: Incorporating Somatics and Rolling Patterns in Classes

3 hour workshop

Somatic exercises serve as regressions for traditional yoga poses and allow us to teach osteokinematics in a way that is embodied and down regulates the nervous system. This workshop will teach you how to select and sequence somatic exercises in supine, side lying, and prone to help your students improve movement patterns and prepare their bodies to navigate external load and asana.

You will learn how to:

  • Incorporate somatic exercises into different styles of yoga classes, such as vinyasa and hatha.
  • Create mini sequences that include non-linear movement in the transverse plane and rolling patterns that transition from lying down to seated.
  • Prepare the body for seated, kneeling, and standing poses.
  • Use feedback from the ground to improve proprioception for students who are hypermobile, experience joint discomfort, or struggle to sense where their joints are in space.
  • Reduce feelings of stiffness or tightness through neuromuscular re-education.

Workshop 2: Using Primal Sequencing to Evolve Passive Postures into Active Movements

3 hour workshop

Traditional asana involves many passive kneeling and seated positions. While this alone is not an issue, many of our students are not well adapted to sit on the floor and find it difficult or uncomfortable to assume these postures and transition to kneeling or standing. This workshop will give you strategies and mini sequences to incorporate into your classes to improve mobility, strength, and power in a way that is fun and challenging!

Learn how to:

  • Use primal movement to reestablish better motor patterns by incorporating exercises that move through the early motor development stages
  • Flow together primal postures that relate to classical yoga asanas, including Sukhasana, Virasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana...and more!
  • Use mobility drills and preparatory exercises to self assess for joint limitations and prepare the body for loading in end ranges of motion.
  • Utilize bands, blankets, and blocks to adapt traditional kneeling and seated poses from passive to active ranges of motion.
  • Incorporate animal locomotion movements, such as beast pose and gorilla hops into your classes.

Workshop 3: Applying Progressive Load and Control to Standing Transitions

3 hour workshop

Many standing poses involve holding one position at your end range of motion for a sustained period of time. While this may promote isometric strength at your end range, it doesn’t build strength in the transitions. This workshop will explore how to apply strength training principles, such as progressive overload to standing poses and transitions.

This workshop will teach you:

  • How to prepare the body to transition through common vinyasa sequences, such as Warrior 2, Extended Side Angle Pose, and Half Moon with fluidity, stability, and ease.
  • Preparatory exercises using resistance bands, cork blocks, and blankets as external load to build strength in standing transitions.
  • Strategies to improve control and coordination in single leg balance movements.

Workshop 4: An Interdisciplinary Movement Approach to Yoga Sequencing

3 hour workshop

Are you struggling to connect the dots between yoga and all of the movement modalities that you’re studying? This workshop will teach you how to incorporate everything you’ve learned in the previous three workshops into full length classes. It will also draw on the sequences outlined in my book Yoga Deconstructed®: Transitioning From rehabilitation back Into yoga studio.

During this workshop, we will also create sequences as a group and you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers to create and practice teaching your own sequences.

Learn how to:

  • Develop your critical thinking skills for sequencing your classes and private sessions.
  • Expand your problem solving abilities when creating sequences and planning classes.
  • Teach from a skills based approach that prepares your students for asana and real life.
  • Incorporate progressions and regressions to meet the different levels of the students in the room.

*Please note, it is highly recommended that you attend the first three workshops in preparation for this one.

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Want to better understand how to use exercises fro Want to better understand how to use exercises from multidisciplinary movement modalities and exercise science concepts to create sequences for your classes?Join me in my upcoming Yoga Deconstructed® Online Book Club: A 6 week online discussion group to help you understand the science and practical application behind Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement science principles for teaching.Over the course of 6 weeks will also discuss applying the principles of progression and regression, proprioception and pain science, exercise science principles, and somatics to your teaching. 

The book club starts on Saturday, April 17th and space is limited, so I would suggest signing up soon. 😉Click the link in my bio to learn more and join⬆️
Pain science is a nuanced and complex topic. ⁣ Pain science is a nuanced and complex topic. ⁣
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Want to better understand how to apply it to your teaching? ⁣
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Join me in my upcoming Yoga Deconstructed® Online Book Club: A 6 week online discussion group to help you understand the science and practical application behind Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement science principles for teaching.⁣
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Over the course of 6 weeks we will also discuss applying the principles of progression and regression, proprioception and pain science, exercise science principles, and somatics to your teaching. ⁣
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The book club starts on Saturday, April 17th and space is limited, so I would suggest signing up soon. ;-)⁣
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Click the link in my bio to learn more and join.⁣
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This book club is for yoga teachers and enthusiasts, like yourself, who are interested in connecting with a like minded community of teachers and want to deepen their understanding of how to apply exercise science to their teaching. ⁣
Over 6 weeks, we will explore and discuss a number of concepts from my book, including:⁣
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* Using somatics to prepare for asana⁣
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* Preparing to load with preparatory exercises⁣
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* How to sequence and design your classes⁣
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The book club will take place on the following dates and times. Please note that attendance is mandatory for 5 of the 6 meetings and space is limited, so I can answer all of your questions.⁣
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4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/29 ⁣
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Incorporate somatics into your yoga classes to offer your students access to deeper relaxation and a better mind/body connection. In this episode @trinaaltman  shares the story of how she fell in love with somatic movement and offers advice for yoga teachers who want to incorporate somatic principles into their classes.Episode Highlights:✨How somatics can make yoga more accessible for people with persistent pain or hyper/hypomobility✨The 3 types of somatic movements
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Trina Altman was just on The Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to talk about how to incorporate somatics into your yoga classes to offer your students access to deeper relaxation and a better mind/body connection.⁠⠀
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We are giving away 2 copies of her fantastic book Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement science principles for teaching & there are 2 ways to enter.⁠⠀
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The deadline to enter is 11:59PM on Wednesday March 31st. We will notify winners on April 1st, by email if we have your email or via the social media platform you used to enter.⁠⠀
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👉🏼Follow me and @Trinaaltman on Instagram, then comment on the post about the giveaway. You can receive an extra entry for each friend you tag in the post.⁠⠀
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Celebrating our 13th anniversary, Nowruz & my mom’s birthday and Farzad’s father’s birthday 🥳 🎊
If you haven’t listened to my interview with @fr If you haven’t listened to my interview with @francescacervero on the @thementorsessions yet get on it;).
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It’s a total geek fest filled with nerdy movement science nuggets that will make your day brighter 🤓☀️.
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I was just interviewed by @francescacervero on The I was just interviewed by @francescacervero on The Mentor Sessions Podcast and you can listen anywhere you get your podcasts! 
 
As teachers we know that there’s nothing universal about the way people experience movement.For example, as much as I love learning and teaching people about regressions and progressions, we need to know that for every modification that could be considered a regression there is an example of the kind of body or situation in which that version is actually a progression and vice versa. ⁠
 
Understanding why this is the case will help you teach in a way that students feel 100% agency to make autonomous, empowered, educated decisions about their own movement practice which is something that Francesa and I are both super passionate about!
 
In this episode we talked about:* what the research shows about why yoga-related injuries are quite common

 
* the difference between internal and external cueing and when you might use one rather than the other

 
* the nine different factors to consider when regressing or progressing a movement

 
* various movement adaptations based on these nine factors and when they would likely be regression and when they are more likely to be a progression

 
* what yoga teachers listening can do to integrate these ideas into their teaching

 
After you’ve listened to the episode Francesca and I want to hear how it landed with you! We’d love it if you took a screenshot of the episode and tagged us in your Stories to tell us what your key takeaways are.Click the link in @thementorsessions bio to listen to episode 86 🎧
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To celebrate the release of the book, Strength Training for Yoga is on sale for 40% now through midnight on March 21st! ⁣
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