Anatomy

Learn essential concepts in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and kinesiology as it applies in the yoga classroom.

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Shannon Crow on Pelvic Health

Shannon Crow on Pelvic Health

Episode 93: Shannon Crow on Pelvic Health Mado speaks with Shannon Crow about what yoga teachers should know about pelvic health and how she built her one to one consultation business. Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released?  Episode Highlights...

Yoga philosophy for pain care with Marlysa Sullivan

Yoga philosophy for pain care with Marlysa Sullivan

Episode 83: Yoga philosophy for pain care  with Marlysa SullivanMado and guest, Marlysa Sullivan, discuss philosophical and neurophysiological perspectives for people in pain. Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released?  Episode Highlights...

Yoga for People in Pain with Shelly Prosko

Yoga for People in Pain with Shelly Prosko

Episode 82: Yoga for People in Pain  with Shelly ProskoPart two in a three-part series on yoga and pain, Mado and guest, Shelly Prosko explore tangible ways yoga teachers can think about pain and specific yogic practices for people with pain. Psst. Want to get an...

Pain Science Basics with Neil Pearson

Pain Science Basics with Neil Pearson

Episode 81: Pain Science Basics  with Neil Pearson In part 1 of a 3 part series about yoga and pain science, Mado talks with Neil Pearson, a physiotherapist and yoga therapist and one of the editors of the book, Yoga and Science in Pain Care about the basics of pain...

Science of yoga with Ann Swanson

Science of yoga with Ann Swanson

Episode 61: Science of yoga with Ann Swanson Yoga therapist Ann Swanson shares insights on the intersection of science and yoga.  Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released?  Episode Highlights This week’s episode is a conversation with Science of...

Movement Positivity with Jules Mitchell

Movement Positivity with Jules Mitchell

Episode 57: Movement Positivity with Jules Mitchell Jules Mitchell, author of Yoga Biomechanics, Stretching Redefined, joins Mado for a conversation about teaching yoga and how her personal yoga journey lead her to where she is today. Psst. Want to get an email each...

Sequencing Warm Ups

Sequencing Warm Ups

Episode 48: Sequencing Warm Ups with Mado Hesselink Learn a simple but effective approach to creating warm up sequences for your yoga classes. Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released?   Episode HighlightsWarm ups are an essential part of your...

Anatomy of Stretching

Anatomy of Stretching

Episode 40: Anatomy of Stretching with Cat Matlock Trigger point therapist and yoga teacher Cat Matlock takes us on a tour of the human muscular system and the way it interacts with the nervous system. Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released?...

The myth of stretching vs strengthening

The myth of stretching vs strengthening

Episode 39: The myth of stretching vs strengthening with Ferris FakhouryDo you (really) understand the relationship between stretching and strengthening? Yoga teacher and physical therapist Ferris Fakhoury sets us straight about the relationship between these two...

The Truth About Anatomy

The Truth About Anatomy

Episode 38:The Truth About Anatomywith Mado Hesselink Is knowing anatomy really essential for being a great yoga teacher?  Psst. Want to get an email each time a new episode is released?  HighlightsMany of the yoga teachers I talk to believe that anatomy is their...

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