Yoga Anatomy for Teachers

Trish Corley Author

A Simple Way to Learn and Apply Yoga Anatomy for Teachers

Yoga Anatomy for Teachers: A Simple Way to Learn and Apply Anatomy

If you’re a yoga teacher, you’ve likely felt the pressure to understand anatomy. But for many teachers, it can feel overwhelming and confusing. When I began teaching anatomy to yoga teachers, I quickly noticed that most yoga teacher trainings (YTTs) weren’t providing teachers with a clear, practical way to use anatomy in their classes. Even healthcare professionals like physiotherapists often get bogged down by the complexity of anatomy.

This led me to develop a simpler approach that’s specifically designed for yoga teachers. It’s called the Balanced Posture Alignment (BPA) framework, and it’s all about giving you the essential anatomy knowledge you need to feel confident when guiding your students—without drowning in jargon or unnecessary details.

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I've created a lot of great yoga anatomy courses and programs...and I have never been so excited about a course as I am with this one!!

Enlightened is the best Online Yoga Anatomy Course designed for Yoga Teachers who want to teach Safe & Empowering classes with confidence!

This program is based on the BPA framework and provides a clear, step-by-step approach to learning anatomy that you can directly apply to your teaching.

Why Yoga Teachers Struggle with Anatomy

For many yoga teachers, the thought of learning anatomy feels intimidating. Maybe your YTT covered some anatomy, but you still feel unsure of how to apply it in class. Or perhaps you’ve tried to learn on your own, only to be overwhelmed by the amount of information out there.

Common struggles I hear from yoga teachers include:

- “I’m not confident giving anatomical cues in my classes.”

- “Anatomy feels too complicated to really understand.”

- “I worry about teaching postures in a way that could injure my students.”

The truth is, most YTTs don’t have the time to go in-depth into anatomy in a way that’s meaningful for teachers. They often skim over it, or present anatomy in a way that feels disconnected from the yoga practice itself. As a result, teachers leave their training feeling uncertain about how to cue students safely.

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The Balanced Posture Alignment Framework: Simplified Anatomy for Yoga Teachers

That’s where my Balanced Posture Alignment (BPA) framework comes in. I created BPA to help yoga teachers learn anatomy in a way that’s simple, clear, and directly applicable to yoga practice. 

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You don’t need to know every muscle or bone in the body.

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Instead, BPA focuses on the essential anatomy you need to safely guide students through their practice.

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At the heart of the BPA framework are 16 Anatomy-Informed Cues that you can use in any posture. These cues take the guesswork out of alignment, helping you teach with confidence and ease, no matter the yoga posture.

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What You’ll Learn with the BPA Framework

1. Anatomy that matters: Focus on the key concepts that directly affect how your students move in and out of postures.

2. Practical application: Learn how to use simple anatomy-based cues that can be applied across all postures, so you don’t have to memorize complex instructions for each individual pose.

3. Teaching with confidence: Empower yourself with the tools to help students avoid injury, feel strong in their practice, and trust your guidance as a teacher.

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Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Anatomy as a Yoga Teacher

Many teachers think they can get by without fully understanding anatomy. But the truth is, not knowing the basics can hold you back. It can leave you feeling unsure, lacking confidence in your cues, and worried that you’re not giving your students the best experience possible.

In the long run, this can lead to burnout. You may start to feel drained by the constant doubt, or worry that your students aren’t progressing as they should. But when you have a solid understanding of anatomy and how it applies to yoga, everything changes. You feel confident, your students trust you more, and you become the impactful teacher you’re meant to be.

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✅ Join Enlightened: Yoga Anatomy for Teachers

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I’ve shared this framework with hundreds of yoga teachers, and they’ve seen incredible success in mastering yoga anatomy without the overwhelm. Now, you can be next. Join the waitlist for my upcoming course, Enlightened and get exclusive access to the course at 40% off when it launches later this month.

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This isn’t just another anatomy course—it’s a solution designed specifically for yoga teachers who want to simplify their approach to anatomy and cue with confidence. The 16 Anatomy-Informed Cues that you’ll learn are the foundation of the BPA framework, and they’ll make your teaching stronger and more effective right from the start. If you are already familiar with the 16 cues, you will dive deeper into why they work and how they support the anatomy and biomechanics of yoga postures!

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"You know the 16 cues you have, the alignment cues; I really like those cues and I want to keep going back to that, especially the cues down by the feet. I've really been thinking about them and I taught them in my class. Just really getting grounded in mountain pose feels so good. And to be able to transfer that gift to other people feels so good!"

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Ready to ditch the overwhelm and become the confident, trusted yoga teacher you want to be? Click below to learn more about Enlightened. Let’s make learning anatomy easy and fun—so you can teach yoga with clarity and confidence.

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