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ACK! Rewind.

That’s certainly not what we have in mind.

We’re self-proclaimed anatomy geeks over here.

But even we know that the most important part about learning anatomy... is not the anatomy.

It’s not about the information.

It’s not about sounding smarter. 

Or cueing with exact bone and muscle names.

Or even about having a beautiful certificate hanging on your wall when you’re finished (though all these things can still feel great!)

It’s so you can FIND YOUR OWN YOGA. And when you’re teaching, you can help each student find theirs, even in a group class.

We’re not talking about creating a brand new style.

No matter where your practice is based: in a studio, a gym, an ashram or a YouTube channel...

Whether your lineage of study provides you with a zillion details, or you’ve quilted yourself a more eclectic tradition…

One thing will always be true...

There is no teacher who knows what’s best for you better than your own body.

Does that mean we can magically “tune in” and then we’ll have all the answers? 

I wish it were that simple.

Sometimes it’s not a matter of “listening,” but of “translating” the messages that bubble up.

Sometimes it’s all about learning how to ask the right question.

Does it sound complicated?

It can be.

Because we don’t know where our blind spots are.

After all, we don’t know what we don’t know.

And it can be difficult to see our habits for what they are, particularly if they’ve been helpful to us in one time or another.

That’s why, though we don’t need a teacher to tell us what to feel, it does help to have a guide.

Someone who’s been there. 

A teacher:

• whose mission is to encourage our curiosity about what is going on inside of us
• whose practice has developed in this area for over 35 years
• whose passion is teaching teachers the techniques to explore these depths
• and whose mentorship gives us tools to share these discoveries with others.

This is why you’ll never hear Leslie telling someone what a pose will do for them. But you will observe him doing a lot of listening.

This is also why “finding your own yoga” looks different for everyone. 

This has been Leslie’s mission for more than 35 years: discovering the subtle ways we as teachers can approach life and yoga with a spirit of playful inquiry, and then helping our students learn how to listen, decode, and use that information to transform their lives and practices.

This is our mission at YogaAnatomy.net - to help each and every one of you FIND YOUR OWN YOGA.

And then extend this out into your community.

You’re in the right place, and we’re so glad you’ve joined us.

All My Best,

Kelsey McKelfresh YogaAnatomy.net Director

P.S. If you check your email right now, that free workshop we mentioned should be there - enjoy!!!

P.P.S. If you’re interested in how the “blah blah blah” translates in our comic, here’s the whole silly shmorgisboard of anatomically correct, utterly confusing cues for Warrior 1:

“Point your distal phalanges to the sky, and join your metacarpi together, while keeping your humerus, radius, and ulna in balanced relationship. Now, spread your phalanges and press down into the ground, making sure not to over pronate or supinate. Use the ground reaction force gathered up in the space between your calcaneus and sesamoid bones to enliven the lifting action in your vertebrosternal ribs. Draw the posterior superior iliac spine of your front leg in an anteroposterior and medial direction, without losing the integrity of your front medial longitudinal arch. On an exhale, bend at your front patella to bring your back into extension by allowing the adductor magnus to act as a synergist. Notice the co-activation of your hip stabilizers in that front leg. Allow your hip flexors to relax and lengthen in order for the back iliac crest to come forward. Feel your ilio-psoas and rectus femoris opening into the pose... “

...Yeah, still not a good idea!