Anatomy Module III - Cultivating Strength & Movement: Shoulders, Neck + Upper Back

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…

Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Identify the four joints of the shoulder complex (sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, scapulothoracic) and their roles in arm elevation and load bearing Identify the primary muscles involved in shoulder stability and motion including the rotator cuff, serratus anterior, trapezius (upper/middle/lower), rhomboids, pectoralis minor, latissimus dorsi, and deltoids Describe the basic characteristics of common shoulder pathologies, including frozen shoulder, labral tears, impingement, and rotator cuff injuries and apply this awareness to inform safe modifications, appropriate precautions, and referrals within a yoga teaching context Explain why the shoulder is inherently vulnerable due to limited bony stability and reliance on soft-tissue coordination Explain glenohumeral rhythm and why full arm elevation requires lateral rotation and elevation of the scapula rather than fixation of the shoulder blades Identify the four joints of the shoulder complex (sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, scapulothoracic) and their roles in arm elevation and load bearing Identify the primary muscles involved in shoulder stability and motion including the rotator cuff, serratus anterior, trapezius (upper/middle/lower), rhomboids, pectoralis minor, latissimus dorsi, and deltoids Describe the basic characteristics of common shoulder pathologies, including frozen shoulder, labral tears, impingement, and rotator cuff injuries and apply this awareness to inform safe modifications, appropriate precautions, and referrals within a yoga teaching context Explain why the shoulder is inherently vulnerable due to limited bony stability and reliance on soft-tissue coordination Explain glenohumeral rhythm and why full arm elevation requires lateral rotation and elevation of the scapula rather than fixation of the shoulder blades
Teaching Skills	Explain how common cueing errors (e.g., “draw shoulders down with arms overhead”) contribute to compression, impingement, and rotator cuff irritation Create anatomically coherent class sequences that progressively prepare the shoulders for load bearing and overhead work Describe the central learning objective or thematic intent of a yoga class before creating a sequence (e.g., what physical, mental, or emotional qualities are you focusing on) Use backward design by determining the desired outcomes first and then structuring the sequence to lead students toward that intention logically and progressively
Practice Skills	Demonstrate safe and consistent shoulder-wrist-cervical integration in plank, chaturanga, arm balances, inversions, and jump-backs Demonstrate the purpose of preparatory actions and slow openers in developing strength, coordination, and neuromuscular awareness without excessive load.
Yoga History & Theory	Explain the eight limbs of yoga as an interconnected, cyclical framework rather than a strictly linear progression, and describe how multiple limbs may be cultivated simultaneously through asana practice Apply non-dogmatic language when teaching philosophy avoiding prescriptive emotional outcomes and allowing students to have their own subjective experiences of practice.