Happy Back Yoga Professional Training 25+ hours

Learn how to teach therapeutic yoga for spinal conditions, including scoliosis, SI joint dysfunction, sciatica and disc issues in the lower back and neck.

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Understand your students' bodies better.

Unless you truly learn anatomy and embody it, it is hard to know what you are seeing in your students. An excellent teacher is able to see what their students are doing wrong and provide the ideal correction to bring them back into alignment.

Learn modifications for common back conditions.

This course will teach you skills to design your own sequences that will leave your students feeling taller, freer and lighter. You will learn ways to adapt postures for people in class who have back, knee, shoulder and hip injuries, so that they can still practice safely with you.

Specialize in yoga for spinal health

Become an expert at working with individuals struggling with back and neck pain. Yoga has been proven to help decrease back pain, but can only be taught effectively by a teacher who has more knowledge than your average yoga teacher. You will feel confident to help others with the wisdom and skills gained from this course.

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Who this is for

The Happy Back Yoga Professional Training (25+ Hours) is a comprehensive therapeutic yoga course designed for yoga teachers, movement professionals, and bodyworkers who want to work safely and effectively with spinal conditions.
This training bridges yoga, anatomy, and therapeutic application, helping you understand how the spine functions, how injuries develop, and how to adapt yoga practices to support healing rather than cause harm.

What you will learn

Learn how to teach therapeutic yoga for spinal conditions including scoliosis, SI joint dysfunction, sciatica and disc issues in the lower back and neck.

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01
Part I - Practical Anatomy of the Spine
Happy Back Yoga Manual
Foundational Concepts – Part I (4:01)
Foundational Concepts – Part II (7:10)
Lecture: The Natural Curves of the Spine (22:56)
Lecture: Anatomy of a Vertebrae (33:54)
Lecture: Spinal Movement and Yoga (26:15)

Lecture: Common spinal conditions – Pathology (51:07)

Acute Lower Back Pain & Yoga (9:16)
The Pit of the Abdomen (4:10)
The Purna Yoga Low Back Series (13:35)
Tadasana & the importance of finding the natural spinal curves (5:43)
How to sit so your back is happy (4:44)
How to do Cobra (Bhujangasana) for low back pain (9:14)
Practice 1: Creating Space & Finding Neutral Spine (49:29)
Supta Padangusthasana with 2 straps (7:45)
Traction in Downward Dog on a Door (3 ways) (6:53)
Lumbar Traction with Straps and a Block (6:54)
Traction techniques with one strap and a door (6:23)
Introduction to the Yoga Wall (10:44)
Muscles Surrounding the Hips (36:01)
The Infamous Iliopsoas (29:09)
The Purna Yoga Hip Series (23:15)
The hip series with adjustments and modifications (11:03)
Introduction to the Yoga Wall (10:44)
Psoas Releasing techniques (6:34)
Practice 2: Letting Go of Tension in the Pelvis and Hips (68:22)
Functional Anatomy of the SI Joint (22:30)
The SI joint and Asana (4:54)
Solutions to SI Pain in Asana Practice – Trikonasana & Parsvakonasana variations (9:02)
Postures to stabilize the SI joint (15:09)
Ways to relieve SI Joint Pain (12:28)
Practice 3: SI Joint Stability & Grounding (55:45)
Understanding Scoliosis: Anatomy & Pathology (31:33)
Adapting Asana to your Curve (13:51)
Working with Teens – Considerations (4:28)
Traction techniques for scoliosis on the yoga wall (15:51)
Practice 4: Yoga for Scoliosis – Finding Length & Symmetry (58:55)
The Cervical Spine – What goes wrong? (37:46)
The Purna Yoga Morning Series (23:07)
Asana for Forward Head Posture (43:31)
Asana for a Flattened or Reversed Cervical Curve (11:23)
Cervical Traction Techniques (13:27)
Manual Technique to Release the SCM (4:22)
Savasana Face Adjustment (5:31)
Practice 5: Releasing the Weight of the World (63:21)
The Cervical Spine – What goes wrong? (37:46)
SI Joint Stability Practice (61:01)
Releasing Tension in the Iliopsoas (76:20)
Neck and Shoulders Practice (76:32)
Core and Pelvic Floor Practice Sequences (249:31)
Releasing tension in Lower Back and Hips (76:14)
Happy Back Yoga – Standing Poses (75:39)

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Why a “Happy Back” Certification?
Today, more people seek Yoga as a way to rid the body of pain and injury. The 25 hour Happy Back Yoga Training is designed to help Yoga teachers have a clear understanding of the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine and surrounding areas and how those relate to both posture and movement. By including varied learning modalities such as Yoga practice, lecture, hands-on lab, practice teaching and adjustments this certification gives Yoga teachers what they need to work comfortably and correctly with people experiencing specific conditions, injury or pain.
Today, more people seek Yoga as a way to rid the body of pain and injury. The 25 hour Happy Back Yoga Training is designed to help Yoga teachers have a clear understanding of the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine and surrounding areas and how those relate to both posture and movement. By including varied learning modalities such as Yoga practice, lecture, hands-on lab, practice teaching and adjustments this certification gives Yoga teachers what they need to work comfortably and correctly with people experiencing specific conditions, injury or pain.

Today, more people seek Yoga as a way to rid the body of pain and injury. The 25 hour Happy Back Yoga Training is designed to help Yoga teachers have a clear understanding of the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine and surrounding areas and how those relate to both posture and movement. By including varied learning modalities such as Yoga practice, lecture, hands-on lab, practice teaching and adjustments this certification gives Yoga teachers what they need to work comfortably and correctly with people experiencing specific conditions, injury or pain.

Today, more people seek Yoga as a way to rid the body of pain and injury. The 25 hour Happy Back Yoga Training is designed to help Yoga teachers have a clear understanding of the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine and surrounding areas and how those relate to both posture and movement. By including varied learning modalities such as Yoga practice, lecture, hands-on lab, practice teaching and adjustments this certification gives Yoga teachers what they need to work comfortably and correctly with people experiencing specific conditions, injury or pain.

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Best Selling Books

Aged 16, Rachel Krentzman was diagnosed with scoliosis. At 32 she suffered a herniated disk and was told she would have to modify her activities for the rest of her life – instead, Rachel is now a walking testimonial for how yoga can be used therapeutically to heal your back pain.
Her books are companions to the Happy Back Yoga Professional Training and Yoga Therapy for Scoliosis respectively.