MODULE 1: FITYOGATHERAPY BAMA AND YOGA ASANA PRACTICE SCREEN

Description

In this module you are introduced to the foundational FYT Method for safe yoga practice entitled: BAMA (Breath, Awareness, MoStility and Alignment. You also are instructed in the application of YAPS (Yoga Asana Practice Screen) a 5-15 minute screening tool to assess the yoga student’s capacities to participate in a yoga practice.

You will learn:

• How to incorporate the principles of BAMA into the yoga practice to keep your student safe and efficient in addressing movement and movement impairments.
• To quickly assess general core stability and flexibility of a prospective yoga student
• To provide the yoga student with recommendations for modifications to their asanas with the use of appropriate props or pose variations to accommodate any musculoskeletal limitations.
• To provide recommendations for specific asanas to address any limitations in flexibility or core strength
• To give the student a “take home” chart of recommendations so they can incorporate them easily into a home practice or practice in another setting

This Module can be taken as a stand alone course or as a part of the 5 modules in the Yoga Corrective Exercise Specialist Program with FitYogaTherapy. 

Enhance your skills as a yoga teacher or yoga therapist. Help your students who have musculoskeletal and pain issues to enhance their yoga practice so they can move more easefully. This course earns 6 Yoga Alliance CEUS and 4 IAYT CEU's .

If you want to complete the full certification, take all 5 modules, complete the homework assignments and become a Certified Yoga Corrective Exercise Specialist!  The full certification will earn you 30 Yoga Alliance CEU's and 25 IAYT CEU's.

What You Will Learn!

• Incorporate the principles of BAMA into the yoga practice to keep your student safe and efficient in addressing movement and movement imp
• Quickly assess general core stability and flexibility of a prospective yoga student
• Provide the yoga student with recommendations for modifications to their asanas with the use of appropriate props or pose variations to accommodate any muscu
• Provide recommendations for specific asanas to address any limitations in flexibility or core strength
• Provide the student a “take home” chart of recommendations so they can incorporate them easily into a home practice or practice in another setting

Who Should Attend!

• Yoga Teachers interested in providing interested in learning biomechanical assessment skills to provide helpful recommendations to their student's practice.
• Yoga Therapists who want to learn more about biomechanical assessment and general yoga asana screening.
• Healthcare Practitioners with yoga experience

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