Yoga & Anatomy Course
Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th July 2010 at Lendrick Lodge,
Scotland www.lendricklodge.com
Thursday 30th September - Sunday 3rd October 2010 Islington,
London
www.yogacampus.com 

25 hour course
Tutors: Dr Ruth Gilmore PhD & Paul Fox

This 4 day course is for teachers and serious students of yoga who want to
deepen their knowledge of anatomy and physiology. We will look at how
asana, pranayama, meditation and relaxation practices tie into the systems
of the body. The programme for the week (which is subject to revision and amendment) is as follows:-

Mornings 9.30-1pm – 2 lectures by Ruth + 1 hour yoga practice with Paul themed to the day's study
Afternoons 2-5pm – 1 lecture by Ruth + 2 workshops led by Paul, including analysis of a different category of yoga asanas each day (how they work the body and appropriate modifications) and other yoga practices related to anatomy and physiology. There will be a themed
relaxation every day after lunch.
Course length: 30 hours - can be used for your Continuing
Professional Development. Attendance certificates will be issued.

Day 1
AM - Musculoskeletal System and connective tissue, including
common ailments of the joints, bones and muscles.
PM – Forward bends and the modification of asana when working
with a range of conditions to ensure safe practice. 

Day 2
AM – Respiratory system and cardiovascular system.
PM – Back bends. Working with the breath in yoga,
including breath awareness, basic breathing and
classical pranayamas and their benefits and dangers.
 

Day 3
AM – Nervous system and endocrine system
PM – Side bends and balances. Strategies and practices to de-stress students, lead them towards a meditation practice and effective
relaxation techniques.

Day 4
AM – Immune system, lymphatic
system and cancer
PM – Restorative yoga practice using bolsters, blocks and blankets

About the Tutors
Ruth Gilmore was a full-time lecturer at
the Queen's University of Belfast for many
years, first in Physiology and then in
Anatomy. She took early retirement in order to devote more time to yoga. 
Ruth has worked for over a decade with the Yoga Biomedical Trust (YBT) at
the Yoga Therapy Centre in Islington, London, and for several years with the
Life Centre, London (LC). She is responsible for Anatomy and Physiology
tuition on the YBT/LC's revised fully modular Yoga Therapy Diploma course,
one of the world's leading yoga training programmes.

Paul Fox is a BWY Diploma Course Tutor and teaches Ashtanga Yoga and
Core Strength Yoga in West Somerset. He holds the VTCT qualifitication in
anatomy and physiology.

Comments from those on
the previous three courses:-

"I found it all inspiring. Ruth's enthusiasm and colourful
language gave a sense of
admiration and wonder for the human body"

"I feel privileged to have
experienced the teaching from
 the course tutors"

"It has been the best course I have been on, well planned and paced"

"The mixture of different teaching styles and knowledge was fabulous"