Adapting Yoga for Common Musculoskeletal Conditions 50 hr
Deepen your understanding, expand your confidence, and learn to safely adapt yoga for your students. You will have already completed 200 hours yoga teacher training as a minimum. This course integrates yoga anatomy, physiotherapy principles, myofascial meridians and modern pain science — helping you teach with both knowledge and compassion.
Gain Knowledge, Practical Experience, and Embodied Wisdom
What You’ll Learn:
Essential Yoga Anatomy
Practical anatomy including an essential understanding of the underlying pathology for 20 + common musculoskeletal conditions; from spinal conditions, arthritis, shoulder, knee injuries and more. Help students avoid further injury and promote healing.
Learn to recognise key structures and movement patterns that influence safe practice.
Build confidence adapting yoga for pain, injury, and physical limitations.
Foundational Postures and Modifications
Explore 50 foundational yoga postures and variations with a downloadable manual, clear instructions, demonstration videos and class plans.
Use simple props to enhance stability, alignment, and comfort.
Develop adaptable teaching skills for diverse abilities and body types.
Principles of Movement with Physioyoga
Integrate physio principles with yoga to create mindful, intelligent movement sequences.
Learn principles that support balance, strength, mobility, and body awareness.
Apply evidence-based approaches that enhance both safety and therapeutic benefit.
Myofascial and Meridian Connections
Bring essential anatomy to life with a myofascial meridian lens. Explore how these energetic and structural lines influence posture and movement.
Deepen understanding of how myofascial meridians correspond with Traditional Chinese Medicine pathways.
Learn to design classes that weave together East–West understandings of healing to benefit the body and emotions.
Modern Pain Science and Physiotherapy Foundations
Discover how pain, the brain, and the nervous system interact.
Apply neuroplasticity and contemporary pain science in practical, accessible ways.
Emotional, Mental Health, and Trauma-Sensitive Practice
Explore the mind–body connection in movement and healing.
Incorporate trauma-sensitive language, pacing, and sequencing for psychological safety.
Cultivate presence, compassion, and inclusion in every class.
What’s Included:
Live Online group learning with 8 modules.
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Start now self-paced including 2 x 1:1 zoom calls with Rebecca Yoga Shakti to help you get started, answer questions and keep you on track. (Take advantage of this limited Offer!)
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Part scholarships available now.
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Ongoing access to the learning portal with 8 modules.
Comprehensive resources, including a downloadable manual, video classes, tutorials, quizzes, example class plans and case studies.
Who Is This Course For?
Yoga Teaches upgrading from 200 → 350 TT or 350 → 500 TT.
Yoga Therapists.
This course will deepen your understanding to work alongside therapists such as doctors, physios and osteopaths in the care of your students.
Why Study with Rebecca from Physioyoga?
Rebecca is a Senior Level 3 teacher and yoga therapist who integrates 30 years of clinical Physiotherapy experience with 35 years of personal Yoga and meditation practice, 25 years acupuncture practice and counselling skills, with 15 years of teaching Yoga to individuals and groups of all abilities.
“Teaching and healing with integrative yoga is my lifelong passion. I have overcome multiple life challenges including, trauma, sporting injuries and persisting pain with yoga as my compass. I am delighted to share my knowledge and experience to inspire and uplift others.”
Her teaching style blends practical functional anatomy, healing presence, and a trauma-informed lens helping you meet your students just where they are.
Adapting Yoga for Common Musculoskeletal Conditions blends traditional yoga wisdom with contemporary science, creating an embodied, intelligent, and heart-centred approach to teaching. You’ll leave with practical tools, deeper insight and confidence to support yourself and your students.
