Two descriptions
In space, and in the spine.
A forward bend in the room is not the same as flexion of the spine. Every pose here carries both readings, side by side.
Anatomy for yoga teachers
See the movement.
Understand
the body.
Learn the language of anatomy through familiar yoga poses. Explore a joint, look closer, and turn what you notice into clearer teaching.
18 pose studies. 18 short lessons. 95 terms with their sources.
Whole pose ↔ close-up
Look closer
Shoulder flexion
An arm-to-trunk relationship.
Not a direction in the room.
Downward-Facing Dog with softened knees. The shoulder region is selected, and the close-up holds the same figure and the same moment.
How this app reads a pose
Breath
Breathing is a change of shape.
Read what the breath is doing in a pose, and in each region of it, as movement rather than as a cue.
Process
A pose is a path, not a shape.
Each study begins with a starting position and a base of support, then follows the variations that change them.
Language
Describe before you correct.
Observation, obstacles and teaching language are kept apart, so what you say in class starts with what you saw.
Where to go
Explore posesWhole pose and close-up, region by region.Foundations lessonsShort readings on the language of movement.CompareSet two poses side by side by what the spine is doing.PracticeFive untimed questions about the illustrated examples.GlossaryTerms with their sources and review status.My notesWhat you noticed, kept on this device.
How to hold this material
The figures are schematic diagrams, not reviewed anatomical illustrations. Any invitation to move your own body is optional: stop at any point, and watching is a complete way to take part.
Every reading is credited to its sources and carries a review status you can inspect on the sources page.