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This accredited Functional Anatomy course counts toward your Continued Professional Development (CPD) hours with Yoga Alliance UK — but more importantly, it helps you teach yoga with greater clarity, safety, and confidence. You can now explore a free preview of the course before committing. No jargon. No pressure. Just real lessons from the full CPD, so you can see exactly how it works and whether it's for you. This isn’t a medical anatomy course filled with Latin terms and rote memorisation. It’s practical, movement-focused, and designed for yoga teachers who want to understand how the body moves and why certain cues work — or don’t. For example, when a student asks, “Where should I feel this stretch?” you won’t need to name the semitendinosus. You’ll be able to speak in simple, body-aware terms your students actually understand. This course shows you how to teach anatomy through everyday language — the kind that lands in the body, not just the brain. You’ll get lifetime access and can complete it in your own time. Whether it takes you 15 or 50 hours depends on how deeply you want to go. There’s optional homework, but no pressure. After 20+ years in the fitness and yoga world, I’ve seen how overcomplicated anatomy can become — and how powerful it is when taught simply. This course distils everything I’ve learned into a digestible, flexible format that gives you both confidence and clarity. I'm Zahir Akram — winner of the 2024 OM Yoga Teaching Award and multiple regional awards. I hope this course gives you the same depth of understanding it gave me, and that it makes you fall in love with teaching all over again. Let’s make yoga anatomy usable, not overwhelming. Namaste — Zahir 🙏🏽
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