Functional Anatomy for yoga Workshop

Date: February 19-21, 2010
Time: Friday, 6-9pm, Saturday, 9am-5pm, Sunday, 9am-4pm
Location: Downtown
Instructor: Marinda Stopforth Tuition: $250 per person

Marinda has been fascinated by the study of the human body and has continued to study, teach, and apply this knowledge to her own yoga practice,as well as her yoga students and clinical patients.

“The study of the human body in relationship to yoga brings us to a
much deeper level of understanding of ourselves than merely the muscles and bones….”

Knowledge of anatomy brings greater understanding of how the body moves so that we approach yoga poses from “the inside out, rather than from the outside in”. It is a powerful tool for keeping our bodies safe and our minds grounded in reality. Marinda makes learning about anatomy fun, practical and applicable to the practice and teaching of yoga. Methods of teaching will include lecture, asana, pranayama, bio feedback practice and fun, interactive learning exercises.

This workshop is for yoga students, teachers, yoga enthusiasts and
meets the Yoga Alliance required hours for 200hr teacher training.

Recommended books:
1. “The Muscle Book” by Paul Blakey
2. “Yoga Anatomy” by Leslie Kaminoff
3. “Anatomy of the Moving Body” by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
4. “The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga” by Ray Long, Volume I
5. “The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga” by Ray Long, Volume II

About Marinda

Marinda Stopforth, OTR/L, CLT, CYT500 is an Occupational Therapist, specializing in the management and treatment of lymphedema. She has worked as an aromatherapist, reflexologist and is a Reiki Master Teacher. She is a residential trainer for the Monroe Institute in VA, and a certified 1:1 Provider for the HeartMath Institute in CA. She has worked as a Yoga Therapist in a complementary health clinic.

Marinda completed her 500 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Prairie Yoga, and has studied with master teachers Tias Little, Aadil Palkhivala and Gabriel Halpern.