Body of Knowledge - Hip Joint

You will learn about the following:

• Femoral torsion angles
• Femoral neck angulations
• Hip joint anatomy
• The difference between osteokinematics and arthrokinematics in hip movement
• What research shows us about the prevalence of structural variation of the hips
• How to modify common asanas to better accommodate variation of hip joint structure
• How to make your teaching cues more inclusive of the wide variety of structural variation your students will have in your group classes

This 40-minute class is designed to inspire awareness of uniqueness in yoga students' bodies, the kind of uniqueness we can't always see but that we nevertheless know is there.