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Trina Altman

Pilates Deconstructed® & Yoga Deconstructed® Embodied Anatomy Biomechanics

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Yoga Deconstructed® Workshop Weekend

This workshop weekend is for movement educators and the general public. It includes four workshops taught over the course of two days. Participants may sign up for one or all of the workshops.

This workshop weekend can also be included as part of a 200 or 300 hour teacher training.

Put Some Swoosh in Your Toosh

3 hour workshop

Your booty doesn’t have to be a beast. Having strong gluteal muscles can help prevent injury and decrease back pain. But too many times, we’re getting lax in the back – letting our butts develop “gluteal amnesia,” a muscular imbalance that can overwork the hamstrings, hip flexors, and lower-back muscles, leading to pain and weakness. This Yoga Deconstructed®workshop will dispel myths about what to do with your derriere in yoga poses and help you put some swoosh back in your tush. Free your hips so that you can sashay your way to a better behind.

  • Learn how, why, and when to use your glutes during your yoga practice, daily life, and other fitness endeavors.
  • Explore self-massage techniques, targeted stretches, and preparatory exercises
  • Connecting the upper and lower extremities to your spine and pelvis

Rotation: Move More Like A Human & Less Like A Yoga Paper Doll

3 hour workshop

Discover how to build mobility without sacrificing stability using novel exercises that explore dynamic multi-directional movement in the transverse plane. If you’ve ever been afraid to use a kettlebell or a sandbag, didn’t have access to equipment, or were afraid of hurting yourself, this workshop is for you.

Perhaps you’ve wanted to hire a personal trainer to become more educated about building strength. However, it’s too expensive, you don’t like the gym, and you struggle to find someone you connect with and can trust. This Yoga Deconstructed® workshop will teach you the foundational principles for adding load, improving strength, and enhancing coordination, so you can master new motor patterns in a slow, mindful way, and be better prepared to load in the transverse plane.

You will learn about the subtle nuances of rotation that go beyond a passive yoga twist, including:

  • Creating segmental rotation.
  • Using rotation to improve balance and stability.
  • Accessing rotation through cross body patterning (crawling and gait).

P.S. Soothing somatic exercises and myofascial release techniques are included!

Creative Progressions for Dynamic Pelvic Stability

3 hour workshop

Pelvic stability is necessary for pain free movement during your yoga practice and activities of everyday life. Old school yoga taught us that all you need for core stability was to engage mula bandha and uddiyana bandha during your asana practice. However, many practitioners still experience SI joint and low back pain, despite adhering to this practice.

Modern movement science is now finding that pelvic stability requires more than drawing the navel to the spine and engaging the transverse abdominis. While isolated strength training for the pelvis and core can be beneficial, you also need to practice connecting the upper and lower extremities to your pelvis in a coordinated and functional way to experience true stability and address SI joint dysfunction.

In this Yoga Deconstructed® workshop, you will learn preventative strategies as well as a vast array of dynamic and static exercises that will keep your SI Joint stable and strong. Whether you have sacroiliac dysfunction, or just want to keep the low back area safe during your yoga practice, this workshop is for you.

Soothing somatic exercises and myofascial release techniques are also included.

UnWreck Your Neck

3 hour workshop

The daily grind might just be wrecking your neck. Most of us spend a large portion of our days glued to a computer screen or texting on the phone.  Unfortunately your cervical spine bears the brunt of this repeated stress and strain which often leads to stiffness, painful tension and decreased range of motion. Unwreck Your Neck hands you the tools to undo the damage and prevent further injury.

Think of this workshop as a cervical oasis, a place where you’ll learn self-massage techniques using specialized balls to reduce tension in the muscles and fascia of your knotty neck and upper back.

Soothed, you’ll be ready to address all the tissues of your neck, shoulders and forearms with a detailed focus on your deep neck flexors—the “core” of your neck.  Expect to have “a-ha” light-bulb moments as you unveil body blind spots while learning how to change your daily habits to set a new foundation for a healthy, happy neck.

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

RETURN TO EVENTS

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  • Yoga Deconstructed®
  • Break it Down: Regress to Progress
  • UnWreck Your Neck
  • Pilates Deconstructed®
  • Movement Logic
  • Yoga Anytime

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Thank you for creating the art for my book @design Thank you for creating the art for my book @designedbydg ! Ya’ll definitely need to check out Dionna’s incredible work!.
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Thank you for having me back on your podcast @kath Thank you for having me back on your podcast @kathrynbruniyoung ! Check my stories for the link to listen to our conversation ⬆️
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@trinaaltman is back on the podcast this week talking about her new book Yoga Deconstructed and we talked a little bit about pain and teaching (because I can’t not).Trina is a super creative teacher who integrates ideas across modalities to find something that works right here right now.We talked about the biopsychosocial perspective and how there’s a difference between thinking about these ideas and being able to actually integrate them into teaching.To listen to the full episode click the link in my profile then select podcast.Or find the Mindful Strength Podcast on any of the big podcast apps.And go order Trina’s book, it’s pure gold.#mindfulstrength #mindfulmovement #functionalmovement #yogadeconstructed #pilates #somatics
I get asked this question over & over again no mat I get asked this question over & over again no matter what I am teaching. While I know that this question comes from a desire to keep our students safe & it is important to have an understanding of general contraindications, I think it also stems from the “correct & protect” philosophy, rather than the “exposed & adapt framework.”⁣
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Another problem with being concerned with a specific set of contraindications is that it is rooted in binary black & white thinking & being overly attached to labels & diagnoses. ⁣
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As teachers, we know that we are not our label or our injury. We are whole & complete human beings who deserve to recover & grow strong based on our unique individual experiences. ⁣
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By the time I am working with a private client one on one, they have already done their physical therapy or are doing physical therapy in conjunction with their sessions with me. At that point, if contraindications are an issue, I will ask them to check with their physical therapist for guidelines about what they should or should not be practicing. However, my scope of practice is to teach movement & not to fix people or solve their pain, so if a specific joint needs medical attention, I will refer out.⁣
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When it comes to teaching, if someone has a diagnosis that dictates the types of movements we do, I will consider their stress levels, movement or loading history, & beliefs around what they perceive as safe.⁣
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What we work on together will change depending on the individual & what stage they are in the healing process. So with this in mind, I would propose that we be less concerned with contraindications & more concerned with using our critical thinking skills to ask our clients what movements feel good or bad that day?⁣
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If you do need someone’s contraindications, then have them consult their medical provider. However, know that they are simply guidelines & not hard and fast rules & that long term, most students will experience the most success through pain science education, progressive loading, graded exposure, & self-inquiry.⁣
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How do you approach working with folx who are stuck in binary black-and-white thinking and/or are overly attached to labels/diagnoses?⁣
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“IT IS EASIER TO BUILD STRONG KIDS THAN IT IS TO REPAIR BROKEN ADULTS.” - F. Douglass⁣
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⚡️ In one of @trinaaltman’s workshops yesterday, we did this thing called “Supine Roll Reach” which is the first move in my video post-dog cuddles. Trina cued, “Now reach out like a baby just saw their toy. Like they just saw their mom or dad.” And I tried my best to lose my tendency to overthink. Always (over) thinking about alignment, what joints need to be stacked over each other, 90 degree angles and such. I tried to do just that- move like a baby. And it occurred to me how we, as Yoga students, have become zombies to our teachers’ cues. It’s become more like, “Simon says...” and we have given ourselves permission to lose the ability to be self-directive. As a teacher, I am guilty as charged.⁣
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👶🏾 While imitation plays a part in babies and toddlers learning movement, acquiring different types of movements by themselves as they go through motor development stages make babies the ideal case studies for intuitive movement. As we grow to be adults, in time we start to lose our ability to move by intuition. We are told how a lunge *should * look. Where all the limbs should be in any pose. That having parallel feet when standing is ideal. How to make sure our knees don’t get past our ankles (God forbid, we get “injured!”) and so many more. We have lost the ability to be self-directive and have subscribed to being told what to do and how to do it. And while being taught proper form and execution is key to having a pain-less and efficient practice, a one-size-fits-all prescriptive approach will not work for every body because every body is different. ⁣
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🧘‍♀️ This is why I have really grown to love Somatics. It just allows the person or student to be, moving though inquiry-based cues and truly embracing a movement as an experience without caring about aesthetics. Somatics puts the student in charge of their practice and what they want to make out of it, which promotes movement autonomy in a low stress environment. If you have not tried Somatics, give @trinaaltman a follow and check out
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I promised this review a week ago, but I am still reading the book. A small preface for those who are with me recently or do not know me at all. My name is Anastasiia. I am a cardiologist and yoga teacher. I did my 200 hours with Yoga International and 340 hours with Yoga Circle Aсademy in Berlin.
We studied biomechanics, the principles of progress and regression in asanas to help students cope with limitations and prepare for asanas. As the author of the book well emphasizes, people have many channels of information perception. For example, I do not perceive information well by audio  and it is much better when several sensory systems are involved in training. Therefore, this book has become for me a visual instruction that involves all systems.
After completing the courses in independent practice, I was faced with the fact that my students, like me, have different dominant communication channels. I was wondering how to improve contact? How to combine different sensory systems for a better result? How to write your program based on the principles of regression and progress? How can you help students feel better about their body?
In this book, the terminology is given step by step, the essence of the principles is revealed, tasks are given, the reader receives and simultaneously works with the material. At the end of the book, chapter 8 is devoted to creating a yoga class.
This book can be useful for physiotherapists, sports doctors, yoga coaches. It is an excellent base for beginning teachers and those who open up new horizons of awareness of their body in movement and rest.
Trina @trinaaltman thanks for the book, I've been waiting for it for a long time.P.s. You can order this book on Amazon or go through link trinaaltman.com
Thank you @dannipomplun for having me back on your Thank you @dannipomplun for having me back on your podcast! I’m so grateful for your support my friend 💙.
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I've always considered myself an asana-based teacher. And, for the most part, I just “get it” when it comes to postural alignment. As a vinyasa junkie, I am always looking for new ways to apply modern movement science to the way I teach classes and lead my yoga teacher trainings.My teaching completely changed a few years back thanks to the lovely human behind Yoga Deconstructed®. She made me fall in love with asana all over again!If you're not following Trina Altman @trinaaltman, you should start now. This week she's back on the SEEKER + SAGE pod and she's got some big news! I for one am super proud of her and selfishly so happy that she WROTE A BOOK!I picked her new read up and truthfully could not put it down until I finished it. One of my favorite parts about hosting this podcast is hosting amazing yogis and business minds with so much knowledge to pass on.Trina is no exception! Tune into the show and listen to her amazing journey! Oh, and pick up the book! You'll thank yourself later. Listen and enjoy.Checkout Seeker+Sage on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and my website at www.dannipomplun.com/podcast (link in bio).⁠⠀⁠⠀⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁠⠀⁠⠀
And If you love the show, please take a second to subscribe and leave a review! It helps get the word out, so more people can listen and share.⁠⠀⁠⠀
Want to win a FREE copy of my book?Hey ya’ll! Want to win a FREE copy of my book?Hey ya’ll!I wanted to let you know that Erika Belanger, the host of On and Off Your Mat Podcast is running a giveaway for my book Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement Science Principles for Teaching. All you have to do to enter the giveaway is to leave a review for the On and Off Your Mat Podcast in general or for any episode you enjoyed on iTunes or on your iPhone podcast app by February 21. If you want to listen to the episode about my book, it’s #57.Erika will announce the winner on her next podcast episode and on Instagram @onandoffyourmatpodcast.And if you don’t win, you can always purchase the book by clicking the link in my bio ⬆️
 
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