Functional Movement Injury Prevention

Yoga Farm Ithaca: Foundations of the Pose

Name: Yoga Farm Ithaca: Foundations of the Pose
Price: 79 USD
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A self-paced anatomy and sequencing course that reviews a vinyasa yoga sequence through the lens of biomechanics. Designed for yoga teachers and practitioners who want to teach safer classes with clearer cues and transitions. Qualifies for 10 Yoga Alliance continuing education hours.

Lessons: 10 Lessons
Duration: 3h
Certification: CE credits
Format: self-paced
Skill level: intermediate, advanced
Career pathway: advanced training

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Course program

Foundations of the Pose is a short online anatomy and sequencing course from Yoga Farm Ithaca, taught by movement specialist Zarra Leonard. It walks through a vinyasa yoga sequence from a biomechanics perspective, helping teachers and dedicated practitioners understand what is happening in the body during common poses and transitions.

This course is for yoga teachers and enthusiastic practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of the physical practice, especially those with some yoga experience and curiosity about body mechanics. It is particularly useful for currently registered yoga teachers needing continuing education hours. No prior anatomy background is required.

The curriculum reviews a full vinyasa yoga sequence through a scientific lens, breaking down the structure of the human body and how different poses load the joints, muscles, and fascia. Students learn safer sequencing principles and how to choose cues that respect each body’s mechanics.

The course also offers new teaching tools: fresh verbal cues, transitions between poses, and anatomy lessons that can be woven directly into class planning. The aim is practical rather than academic, so teachers leave with language and sequencing choices they can use in their next class.

The course is taught by Zarra Leonard, a movement specialist who earned her RYT-200 and RYT-500 through Yoga Farm Ithaca and holds a degree in Exercise Science from Ithaca College. Her teaching blends biomechanics with a yogic sensibility for the subtle body.

The format is fully self-paced. Students receive access after purchase through an email from Yoga Farm Ithaca and can move through the 10 lessons on their own schedule. Total content runs roughly three hours, so the course can be completed in a single focused afternoon or spread over several sittings.

Meet your teacher

Zarra Leonard

Zarra Leonard is a movement specialist and yoga teacher at Yoga Farm Ithaca. She holds RYT-200 and RYT-500 certifications earned through Yoga Farm Ithaca, a degree in Exercise Science from Ithaca College, and a NETA personal trainer certification.

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