Yoga Anatomy & Biomechanics I: From the Parts to the Whole – Introduction
Sun, Nov 1
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tuition: $35
Option to add-on Ashram lodging for a weekend retreat experience
The word anatomy comes from the Greek anatomḗ, meaning “dissection” or “cutting up”: separating the body into parts in order to understand its structure. This analytical perspective is essential to the study of anatomy and biomechanics. Yoga, however, invites us to bring those parts back into relationship and experience the body as an integrated whole.
This theoretical and experiential masterclass explores functional anatomy and biomechanics through the lens of Yoga practice. We will examine how yoga practice can affect the joints, muscles, fascia, skeletal structure, organs and glands. The importance of alignment, stability and mobility. By separating to understand, we can then integrate to experience, developing a more intelligent, functional and individualized practice.
Pedro Franco has been teaching Yoga since 1992. He is a physiotherapist and physical educator with postgraduate studies in Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Psychopathology and Mental Health. His work integrates traditional Yoga, Haṭha Yoga, Kriyā, meditation and contemplative philosophy with contemporary perspectives on the body, breath and nervous system.
Over more than three decades, Pedro has taught and shared Yoga in 18 countries, including India, and has spent extended periods studying, practicing and living within traditional Yoga communities such as the Bihar School of Yoga, Parmarth Niketan and Auroville. He also served for five years as a resident teacher and board director at Brahmananda Ashram and the Yoga Society of San Francisco.
A martial arts practitioner for 48 years, Pedro has trained in Judo, Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Capoeira, and holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He integrates this discipline into his work in Yoga, neuropsychology and mental health.