B.2.1 The Spine and its Curves
Yoga Teacher Training Material - Winter 2018 – 14m
Covered in 2.1
-Introduction to the 24 vertebrae and 4 sections of the spine
-How the spinal curves develop from infancy to adolescence (primary and secondary curves)
-Lordosis and kyphosis
-How the curves of the spine work sympathetically
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B.2.2 The Vertebrae Up Close & Personal
Covered in 2.2
-What your vertebrae look like
-The parts that make up each vertebra (vertebral body, spinous and transverse processes, and pedicles of the thoracic spine)
-What happens to the intervertebral discs of the spine in flexion, extension, and rotation
-How twists compress the spine... -
B.2.3 The Spine: Section by Section
Covered in 2.3:
What the lumbar vertebrae are good at (and not so good at)
Why the lumbar vertebrae are better at extension than the thoracic vertebrae
What’s special about T6, T11 and T12
Why the thoracic vertebrae work best as a team
Atlas and axis and why they’re unique
Inversions and ... -
B.2.4 Muscles of the Back and Torso
Covered in 2.4
-The erector spinae
-Quadratus Lumborum (QL)
-The abdominal muscles: rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, and the transverse abdominis
-Scalenes and the SCM
-The intelligence of the breath and the muscles involved
