Prop Lab

Prop Lab

Yoga Props for Anatomy, Biomechanics & Creative Teaching

Who this is for

A self-paced online training for yoga teachers and curious practitioners who want to experience anatomy and movement, not just memorize it.

Benefits

What if props could do more than modify a pose? Most of us are introduced to props as tools for support. A block brings the floor closer. A strap extends your reach. A bolster makes a pose more accessible.But props can also be powerful teaching tools. They can create resistance, provide feedback, change sensation, and make an anatomical action easier to feel. They can help students experience what we’re teaching instead of relying on more verbal cues to explain it.

What to expect

Across more than 80 guided movement explorations, you’ll discover 100+ creative prop applications covering the body from the ground up: ANKLES • KNEES • HIPS • PELVIS • SPINE • FOREARMS • SHOULDERS • SCAPULAE 

​You’ll then bring these individual pieces together to explore how the body works as an integrated movement system. The goal isn’t to memorize 100 prop setups. It’s to develop a process you can use to understand movement, make purposeful choices, and create explorations of your own.

We'll move through the body from the ground up, exploring the major joint actions and movement patterns you encounter in yoga. Along the way, you'll explore:

Anatomy Simplified

Understand the joint action and key anatomy without getting lost in terminology

Hands-On Prop Explorations

Experience movement through guided explorations using blocks, yoga straps, walls, blankets, bolsters, resistance bands, and more

Yoga Pose Applications

Take what you discover in the explorations and apply it to familiar yoga poses

Teaching Applications

Learn how to turn an anatomical concept into something your students can actually experience

Whole-Body Integration

Explore how individual joint actions work together as part of a larger movement system

Reflection & Self-Study

Notice what changes in your body so you can teach from experience rather than assumption

More information

Through creative, hands-on explorations, you’ll use blocks, straps, blankets, walls, bolsters, resistance bands, and more to investigate anatomy, biomechanics, and movement. Moving through the body from the ground up, you’ll discover how props can help you and your students notice what is happening and understand why. 

On demand
$249.00

Your instructor

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Heidi Kassner
CYT-L2
Level 2 Yoga Teacher Badge

Heidi teaches accessible, intentional yoga that blends biomechanics, breath, and philosophy to support students in building strength, resilience, and connection both on and off the mat.

Meet Heidi Kassner, a seasoned E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance certified instructor and Yoga Teacher Trainer, with a yoga journey spanning over 25 years. As the owner of The Yoga Barn, home of classes with Heidi Kassner, a published author, and host of the Theme Weavers Podcast for yoga teachers, Heidi's mission is to empower you to gain fresh insights into your body during each class while fostering self-reflection. In her classes, Heidi encourages you to experience and reflect, making choices that suit your unique needs. Her impact goes beyond the studio walls leading Yoga Teacher Trainings and as a Lead Teacher and Mentor in the global Chromatic Yoga Community, enriching yoga teachers and practices worldwide. Heidi's dedication ex...

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