Preventing and Healing Injuries with Yoga

Learn about the 6 most common orthopedic conditions, how to avoid these in your yoga practice and how to use yoga to heal them. These include: Shoulder pain, neck conditions, “yoga butt”/hamstring tendonitis, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, lower back pain and knee injuries.

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“Yoga is not to be performed, it is to be lived.” Aadil Palkhivala, Purna Yoga Founder

In this course, we will cover the most common yoga injuries and the reasons why they happen. We will also go through each injury, understanding the anatomy and learning specific techniques to help promote healing. You will also learn proper ways of practicing postures so that you can prevent these injuries from reoccuring. You will feel more confident as a teacher and practitioner that you are doing what is best for your body and your students’ bodies too.

What will you Learn

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Learn how to identify SI joint pain and adapt your practice appropriately

Knee Pain

Learn easy postures to heal from knee pain and understand common causes

Lower Back Pain

Understand why back pain happens in yoga and what you can do about it.

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4 payments of $32.50/month

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Course Curriculum

A structured path to mastery.

Understanding Injuries

Introduction (1:35)

Anatomy of 6 common injuries & how they relate to Yoga (99:29)

Shoulder Pain - Impingement

Common causes of shoulder pain in yoga & what to do (6:11)

Chest Openers (14:41)

Strengthening For The Shoulders & Upper Back (7:45)

Improving Shoulder Mobility (10:34)

Neck Pain & Yoga

The two main reasons for neck problems (2:29)

How to practice sarvangasana (shoulderstand) safely (8:54)

Therapeutic Techniques to relieve neck pain (20:56)

Cervical Traction Techniques (13:27)

How to restore the cervical curve (11:05)

Neck and Shoulder Practice (76:32)

Pain in the Butt Syndrome (AKA "Yoga Butt")

How to stretch the hamstrings safely (6:26)

Considerations in Asana – reducing strain on the tendon (4:22)

Myofascial release technique (3:21)

Strength & Stabilization – taking the pressure off the hamstring tendon (9:17)

The SI Joint Demystified

SI Joint Anatomy & Considerations in Yoga (6:40)

Self-adjustment technique (3:48)

Relieving pain in the SI Joint (11:18)

How to practice asana to take the strain off (9:02)

Strength & Stability for the SI Joint (12:42)

Low Back Pain

Different causes of back pain & considerations for practice (6:57)

How to Stand & How to Sit (10:27)

The Purna Yoga Low Back Series (13:35)

The Purna Yoga Hip Series (23:15)

Spinal Traction Techniques (14:12)

Knee injuries and Yoga

Common causes of knee pain in yoga (2:44)

The importance of alignment (5:08)

Hyperextension & Malalignment (6:47)

Lotus Pose- to do or not to do? (4:15)

What to stretch (10:45)

What to strengthen (6:56)

Yoga Practices

Neck & Shoulders Class (76:32)

Yoga for SI Joint Stability (61:01)

Lower Back Class (76:14)

Strength & Stability for the Hips & Knees (60:12)

What's Next?

Know your students’ bodies better (0:59)

Testimonials

What Students Are Saying

The Yoga for a Happy Back training has deepened my understanding of back pain and the many reasons we suffer from it; from anatomy through lifestyle, down to the emotional and even biographical causes of our pain. This knowledge was made tangible through the practices themselves, which perfectly exemplified the theory we were given. Taking this course has deepened both my personal practice and my teaching, and the benefits and impacts of what Rachel skilfully and soulfully teaches have created positive change for both me and my students.

Michelle Rochwerger

Jerusalem, Israel | Graduate 2020

Rachel Krentzman

Yoga Expert

Michelle Rochwerger

Jerusalem, Israel | Graduate 2020

Rachel Krentzman

Yoga Expert

Michelle Rochwerger

Jerusalem, Israel | Graduate 2020

Rachel Krentzman

Yoga Expert

Enrich your study

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.