From "The Anatomy Coloring Book" by Wynn Kapit/Lawrence M. Elson, this assignment was emailed to us the other week as we haven't begun the course yet (3 days and counting!). We don't have to do the coloring on every page they assigned, but a) I know I will learn better if I do and b) who can resist a coloring book!?
So far, the pages we have been assigned to pertain to anatomic planes and sections (how the body is divided), terms of position and direction (how we make reference to movements, etc in relation to the body), the systems of the body and then we dive deeper into the details of the skeleton and joint structure.
One of the reasons I am studying yoga is to better understand how the human body works. I am continually amazed by what we can do, especially now, watching the 2010 Winter Olympics. Athletes are exceeding expectations of what we thought the body was capable of and inspiring the world along the way. Yoga can help us to understand the connection of our physical structure. With that, we become more aware of what our body is telling us and asking for. This book, and the course, will help me to further develop the knowledge of which muscles, bones and joints are integrated into which poses and movements, allowing me to have a safer practice and safely direct others with theirs.
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