Mini-Course: The Biomechanics of Asana
Join us on the mountain for this in-person experience!
Join Kamalesh, M.A., Ayurveda, YTT 700, colleagues, and our Advanced Yoga Studies (YTT 300) students for an in-person exploration of the biomechanics of asana (postures). This weekend workshop is designed for folks who have completed a YTT 200 or are long-term practitioners with an interest in anatomy and kinesiology. We will dive deeply into each of the joints of the body and explore how asana can stabilize and strengthen or destabilize and weaken if performed improperly.
Perhaps you aren’t ready to commit to the whole YTT 300 program, but you’d like to spend a long weekend in a hands-on experience diving into the idiosyncrasies of the physical body. Join us on the mountain for this in-person opportunity.
Course Schedule
| Thursday, September 5 | |
| 10:00 - 11:00am | Opening Circle |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Clinic |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 3:30 - 5:00pm | Samkhya & the Body |
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Asana Sequencing |
| Friday, September 6 | |
| 7:30 - 8:30am | Sadhana (spiritual practice): pranayama (breathing techniques) & meditation |
| 9:30 - 11:00am | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Clinic |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 3:30 - 5:00pm | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Asana Sequencing |
| Saturday, September 7 | |
| 7:30 - 8:30am | Sadhana: pranayama & meditation |
| 8:30 - 10:00am | Asana Biomechanics Clinic |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 3:30 - 5:00pm | Kinesiology |
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Asana Biomechanis Theory |
| Sunday, September 8 | |
| 7:00 - 8:30am | Sadhana: pranayama & meditation |
| 9:30 - 11:00am | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Clinic |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Asana Biomechanics Theory |
| 3:30 - 5:00pm | Closing Circle |
Presenter
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Kamalesh Ginger HoovenM.A., E-RYT 500Kamalesh teaches Samkhya Philosophy, Ayurveda, Core Asana, Asana Biomechanics, Hatha Yoga and meditation, and the Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. She serves as Chair, School of Yoga; Program Director, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy; Program Coordinator, Advanced Yoga Studies (YTT 300); and Program Coordinator, Certificate: Ayurvedic Practitioner and MA. She has been leading and teaching Mount Madonna Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2005. She lives in Guatemala and in Watsonville, CA.
