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Yoga Academy

From a conscious first step to a mature practice: postures, breath, philosophy and safety, taught lesson by lesson.

This academy was written in Turkish and is being translated into English lesson by lesson, in reading order. Lessons not yet translated can be read in Turkish.

105 of 548 lessons are in English so far.

Lessons in English

Yoga Academy — Y0 A Mindful Beginning to Yoga

  1. Y0.01What will this course give you?
  2. Y0.02Instructor, scope of practice, and scope of competence
  3. Y0.03Yoga is not just poses
  4. Y0.04The four knowledge labels
  5. Y0.06Effort, tension, and pain are not the same thing
  6. Y0.07Signs to stop immediately
  7. Y0.08When is it a teacher, a physical therapist, or a doctor?
  8. Y0.09Mat, wall, chair, and props
  9. Y0.10The four ways to adapt the lesson to yourself
  10. Y0.11See the poses: seven foundational movements
  11. Y0.12Observing the natural breath
  12. Y0.13Spine exploration on hands and knees
  13. Y0.14Standing on your feet: base and balance
  14. Y0.15A 20-minute beginner practice
  15. Y0.16What should you observe after practice?
  16. Y0.17Practice, anatomy, philosophy, and teaching tracks
  17. Y0.18Congratulations, and a seven-day mini plan

Yoga Academy — Y1 Yoga Foundations

  1. Y1.01Course roadmap and evaluation criteria
  2. Y1.02Why isn't "being flexible" a good goal for this course?
  3. Y1.03Purpose, process, and behavior goal
  4. Y1.04Daily check-in: energy, stress, pain, sleep
  5. Y1.05The starting movement observation: not a performance test
  6. Y1.06How do you keep a practice log?
  7. Y1.07Anatomical position and direction terms
  8. Y1.08Sagittal plane
  9. Y1.09Frontal plane
  10. Y1.10Transverse plane
  11. Y1.11Flexion and extension
  12. Y1.12Abduction, adduction, and rotation
  13. Y1.13Planes of motion mini-lab
  14. Y1.14Multiple joint actions in the same pose
  15. Y1.15The diaphragm and rib movement
  16. Y1.16What does "breathing into your belly" mean?
  17. Y1.17Nasal and mouth breathing: context matters
  18. Y1.18Noticing that you're holding your breath
  19. Y1.19Options for pairing breath with movement
  20. Y1.20Natural breath practice
  21. Y1.21Introduction to the extended exhale
  22. Y1.22What to do about dizziness and air hunger?
  23. Y1.23The foot's basic zones and pressure
  24. Y1.24Tadasana: not a rigid stance, but an observation
  25. Y1.25Urdhva Hastasana and the rib–pelvis relationship
  26. Y1.26Utkatasana: taking load in the chair
  27. Y1.27Malasana: depth is not success
  28. Y1.28Reading the knee–foot relationship in context
  29. Y1.29An 18-minute standing foundation practice
  30. Y1.30What is the hip hinge?
  31. Y1.31Why isn't bending the knee "cheating"?
  32. Y1.32Uttanasana: block, chair, and wall
  33. Y1.33Ardha Uttanasana and torso control
  34. Y1.34Dandasana and seat height
  35. Y1.35What is the purpose of Paschimottanasana?
  36. Y1.36A twenty-minute exploration of the back of the body
  37. Y1.37The shoulder joint vs. the scapula
  38. Y1.38The myth of always pulling the shoulder blades back
  39. Y1.39Load preparation for the hands and wrists
  40. Y1.40Downward-Facing Dog at the Wall
  41. Y1.41Hand–scapula coordination on all fours
  42. Y1.42Incline plank
  43. Y1.43Knees-down plank
  44. Y1.44Options for wrist sensitivity
  45. Y1.45An 18-minute upper-body foundation practice
  46. Y1.46Stance length and width
  47. Y1.47Anjaneyasana: support under the knee and for the hands
  48. Y1.48Virabhadrasana I: do the hips have to be “square to the front”?
  49. Y1.49Virabhadrasana II: front knee and torso
  50. Y1.50Balance systems: visual, vestibular, proprioceptive
  51. Y1.51A safe exit from Vrksasana
  52. Y1.52Supported Virabhadrasana III
  53. Y1.53A 25-minute warrior and balance practice
  54. Y1.54Preparing the prone position
  55. Y1.55Low Cobra
  56. Y1.56One-sided Salabhasana preparation
  57. Y1.57Setu Bandha: the difference between active and supported
  58. Y1.58Supine rotation options
  59. Y1.59Is Savasana comfortable for everyone?
  60. Y1.60Resting in a chair and on your side
  61. Y1.61A 25-minute integrated floor practice
  62. Y1.62The 10 components of a sequence
  63. Y1.63Warm-up and specific preparation
  64. Y1.64The main skill and the myth of the mandatory peak pose
  65. Y1.65The 12 variables that increase intensity
  66. Y1.66The de-intensifying laboratory
  67. Y1.67The 20-minute sequence template
  68. Y1.68The 30-minute sequence template
  69. Y1.69The 45-minute sequence template
  70. Y1.70A full 35-minute guided practice
  71. Y1.71Frequency, duration, and intensity
  72. Y1.72Progress isn't linear
  73. Y1.73Signs of fatigue and recovery
  74. Y1.74Weekly light–moderate–hard distribution
  75. Y1.75Starting over when practice breaks down
  76. Y1.76A 12-week sample plan
  77. Y1.77Course-end skill check
  78. Y1.78Congratulations and the next tracks

Yoga Academy — Y2 Yoga Anatomy

  1. Y2.01The difference between the anatomical model and the living body
  2. Y2.02Structure, function, capacity, and symptom
  3. Y2.03The missing piece in "work the muscle"
  4. Y2.04Skeletal ratios and individual variation
  5. Y2.05The anatomical certainty fallacy
  6. Y2.06Separating the traditional subtle body from modern anatomy
  7. Y2.07The basic roles of muscle, tendon, ligament, joint capsule, bone, and nerve
  8. Y2.08Tissue capacity and progressive loading
  9. Y2.09The difference between a sensation of tension and evidence of injury
  10. Y2.10Acute load and chronic load