Training OverviewThrough 20 hours of detailed video lessons, readings, activities, and knowledge-check quizzes, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Pelvic Floor Yoga™ and how to teach students with pelvic floor issues. After completing this training, you will be able to:
Leslie Howard – Pelvic Floor Yoga™ Teacher Training
Explain basic pelvic floor anatomy to your students.
Develop an awareness of the three muscular layers of your pelvic floor and explain to students techniques to develop awareness of their own pelvic floors.
Practice a variety of breath techniques for pelvic floor health and guide students in exercises that incorporate these practices.
Analyze pelvic floor complaints and symptoms and determine how they relate to common pelvic floor conditions.
Design asana sequences that address pelvic floor muscles that have too little tone (hypotonic) and too much tone (hypertonic).
Instruct students with appropriate language and clear, easy-to-understand cues.
Course Curriculum
1. Course Overview
• Welcome to My Course!
• How to Use the Course Learning Platform
• My Book
• Important Course Policy and Contact Information – PLEASE READ!
• A Note About Gender-Inclusive Language
• Introduce Yourself
• Course Q&A Forum and Office Hours
2. Module 1: Anatomy
• Module 1 | Overview
• Module 1 | Video Lesson (49 mins)
• Module 1 | Reading
• Module 1 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 1 | Knowledge Check
3. Module 2: The Breath
• Module 2 | Overview
• Module 2 | Video Lesson (25 mins)
• Module 2 | Reading
• Module 2 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 2 | Knowledge Check
4. Module 3: Developing Pelvic Awareness
• Module 3 | Overview
• Module 3 | Video Lessons Part 1 (43 mins)
• Module 3 | Video Lessons Part 2 (13 mins)
• Module 3 | Reading
• Module 3 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 3 | Knowledge Check
5. Module 4: Hypertonic Poses – Part 1
• Module 4 | Overview
• Module 4 | Video Lessons Part 1 (49 mins)
• Module 4 | Video Lessons Part 2 (27 mins)
• Module 4 | Reading
• Module 4 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 4 | Knowledge Check
6. Module 5: Hypertonic Poses – Part 2
• Module 5 | Overview
• Module 5 | Video Lessons Part 1 (43 mins)
• Module 5 | Video Lessons Part 2 (25 mins)
• Module 5 | Reading
• Module 5 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 5 | Knowledge Check
7. Module 6: Working Therapeutically with Ropes
• Module 6 | Overview
• Module 6 | Video Lessons (51 mins)
• Module 6 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 6 | Knowledge Check
8. Module 7: Everyone Needs Stability – Pelvic Floor & Core
• Module 7 | Overview
• Module 7 | Video Lessons (27 mins)
• Module 7 | Reading
• Module 7 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 7 | Knowledge Check
9. Module 8: Hypotonic Poses and Moving Beyond Hypertonicity
• Module 8 | Overview
• Module 8 | Video Lessons Part 1 (36 mins)
• Module 8 | Video Lessons Part 2 (29 mins)
• Module 8 | Reading
• Module 8 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 8 | Knowledge Check
10. Module 9: Glute Health – Part 1
• Module 9 | Overview
• Module 9 | Video Lessons Part 1 (32 mins)
• Module 9 | Video Lessons Part 2 (37 mins)
• Module 9 | Reading
• Module 9 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 9 | Knowledge Check
11. Module 10: Glute Health – Part 2
• Module 10 | Overview
• Module 10 | Video Lessons (50mins)
• Module 10 | Reading
• Module 10 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 10 | Knowledge Check
12. Module 11: Inclusive Teaching Practices
• Module 11 | Overview
• Module 11 | Video Lessons (59 mins)
• Module 11 | Reading
• Module 11 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 11 | Knowledge Check
13. Module 12: Teaching People Born with Prostates
• Module 12 | Overview
• Module 12 | Video Lessons Part 1 (67 mins)
• Module 12 | Video Lessons Part 2 (79 mins)
• Module 12 | Optional Reading
• Module 12 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 12 | Knowledge Check
14. Module 13: Mudras and Head Wraps
• Module 13 | Overview
• Module 13 | Video Lessons (34 mins)
• Module 13 | Reading
• Module 13 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 13 | Knowledge Check
15. Module 14: Working with the Changing Pelvis
• Module 14 | Overview
• Module 14 | Video Lesson (55 mins)
• Module 14 | Optional Reading
• Module 14 | Inquiry and Practice
• Module 14 | Knowledge Check
16. Module 15: Working with Physical Therapists
• Module 15 | Overview
• Module 15 | Video Lesson (22 mins)
• Module 15 | Optional Reading
• Module 15 | Optional Inquiry and Practice
• Module 15 | Knowledge Check
17. Next Steps
• Video: Where to Go from Here (17 mins)
• Get Certified!
• More Resources for You
• Course Evaluation Survey
• Video and Course Credits
• Final Exam – Prerequisite for Pelvic Floor Yoga™ Teacher Certification Course/ Requirement for CE Credit
