Anatomy Module I - Creating Space & Freedom: Hips + Legs

Carlsbad, CA

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Purpose

Early in our teaching career, most of us realize that we need additional, higher-level training to be more confident and skillful.

This training deepens your knowledge and gives you practical tools you can immediately use in your classes.

What to expect

Most advanced teacher trainings give you information.
This program is designed to support you throughout your entire teaching career.

Here are just a few things that make this training unique:

Ongoing Mentorship with Jason
Graduates are invited to monthly live mentoring sessions where you can ask Jason questions about teaching, sequencing, anatomy, and the real challenges of being a yoga teacher.
Flexible Modular Structure
The program is divided into three 100-hour modules that can be taken in any order and completed at your own pace.
Modern Approach to Strength & Longevity
Each module includes bonus content on strength and resistance training so you can help students build resilient, balanced bodies.
25+ Years of Teaching Experience
Jason brings decades of experience training teachers around the world.

Style/Lineage

This program is for you if...

You're excited to gain a more profound understanding of yoga beyond a 200-hour foundational training.
You're looking for support! You want ongoing guidance and mentorship as you continue developing as a teacher.
You’re interested in a modern approach to yoga practice that includes strength, longevity, and injury-aware movement.
You are a student or teacher of any yoga lineage looking for more depth, skill, and inspiration in your yoga practice.

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

Yoga History & Theory	Explain the style of writing in the upanishads, along with the upanishads primary themes Explain the yogic concept of the “ocean and waves” metaphor by describing its representation of the relationship between individual experience and universal consciousness Explain the non-dual relationship between brahman and atman as presented in the upanishads Explain the concept of maya as the incompleteness of sensory perception and apply this understanding to self-inquiry and embodied practice. Apply the bhagavad gita’s teaching of action without attachment to outcomes by demonstrating non-attachment in personal practice and teaching
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Identify the primary structural features and functional purposes of major joints used in yoga practice (foot, ankle, knee, hip, si joint, spine) and primary movement capacities. Identify major muscle groups and connective tissues (quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors, gluteals, deep rotators, plantar fascia, it band) and their primary actions in yoga postures Explain how joint structure, skeletal geometry, and tissue behavior influence range of motion, stability, and injury risk by describing key anatomical factors, differentiating between structural limitations and adaptable tissues Explain the difference between muscular stretch, joint compression, ligamentous strain, and nervous-system guarding as distinct experiential phenomena in practice Explain why distributing stress across multiple regions of the body is biomechanically safer and pedagogically preferable to isolating or fixing body parts and applying this understanding to cueing, sequencing, and modification in yoga practice and teaching
Practice Skills	Practice backbends based on the functional movements of the hip joint Practice standing poses based on the functional movements of the hip joint Practice a wide-range of pranayama and mindfulness meditation with proper technique, appropriate posture, and understanding of intent Practice foward folds based on the functional movements of the hip joint
Lifestyle & Ethics	Evaluate the ethical and professional boundary between teaching yoga and diagnosing or treating medical conditions by distinguishing scope of practice limitations, identifying scenarios that require referral to qualified healthcare providers, and communicating these boundaries clearly and appropriately to students in a professional setting
Teaching Skills	Design cohesive class sequences that reflect a clear anatomical and experiential intention using purposeful pose selection, repetition, and progression rather than random variety. Explain the rationale behind sequencing progressions (openers → salutations → peak → resolution) based on tissue preparation and fatigue management