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Julie Gudmestad, a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and a licensed physical therapist, integrates the healing powers of yoga with Western medical knowledge. She is director of the Gudmestad Yoga Studio in Portland, OR, and writes Yoga Journal’s Anatomy of a Yogi column.
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Instructor: Julie Gudmestad
Friday, May 16
9:00am-12:00pm: CET Conference
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Protect yourself and your students from common injuries and strains. We’ll discuss gravity’s effects on the body and how certain positions put leverage and strenuous loads on the spine and other joints. Then we’ll work on poses and teaching techniques so teachers can use proper body mechanics as they demonstrate and adjust students. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.3 CECs.**
Instructor: Julie Gudmestad
Saturday, May 17
9:00am-10:30am: Main Conference
Code: M1GUDM
All Levels, Therapeutic
Learn how yoga poses can help prevent knee problems. We’ll discuss the basic anatomy of knee function and then practice a variety of postures and modifications. Bring a mat, block, and strap. Lecture and asana. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.1 CECs.**
Instructor: Julie Gudmestad
Saturday, May 17
11:00am-1:00pm: Beginners Conference
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Beginners
Build a solid foundation for your practice. We’ll begin with an introduction to the language that describes anatomy and movement, teaching you how to “see” the structures that lie beneath the skin. Then we’ll put that knowledge into practice with poses that illustrate fundamental principles of movement and alignment. Lecture and asana. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Instructor: Julie Gudmestad
Sunday, May 18
8:00am-10:00am: Main Conference
Code: M4GUDM
All Levels
Tight hips can limit your progress and contribute to knee and low back pain in a wide variety of yoga poses. We’ll look at a little hip anatomy as you learn poses to open and prepare your hips for some commonly practiced asanas. Discussion and asana. **This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Instructor: Julie Gudmestad
Monday, May 19
9:00am-4:30pm: Yoga as Medicine Intensive
Code: AMGUDM
All Levels
In this class on kinesiology—the study of how the body moves—we’ll focus on the relationship between the shoulder joint and the scapula. We’ll start with a review of their anatomy. Then we’ll look at how their movement patterns and alignment in poses can help keep the joint healthy—or contribute to injuries and pain. Lecture and asana.
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