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Yoga for Functional Movement

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Challenge Overview

In Yoga for Functional Movement, a brand-new three-week program, you'll explore outside-of-the-box movements within the context of familiar flows. These practices are designed to help you cultivate more strength and mobility so that you can enjoy your life more fully off the mat. You'll get two classes a week, delivered directly to your inbox. Each class has a unique focus and builds upon the one before it. Get ready to squat, roll, lunge, balance, jump, and explore new forms of physical expression in practice. Sign up today to get started!

Certificate of completion

3 CEU’s Upon Completion

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Challenge Outline

3 Weeks to complete

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Section 1
  • This functional movement class is all about joint mobility! You'll begin by isolating specific areas of the body (neck, shoulders, wrists, hands, hips, knees, and ankles) and then transition to bigger whole-body movements. Class winds down with gentle supine practices, savasana, and meditation.
Section 2
  • This functional mobility class is themed around lunging and squatting. You'll start with a centering exercise from standing, then you'll warm up the whole body before transitioning into a strengthening and mobilizing lower body practice. Class winds down with gentle supine practices, pranayama, and meditation.
Section 3
  • Find physical and mental equilibrium with this functional movement class. After a short warm-up, you'll move into a slow and steady sequence that includes back-and core-strengthening balance practices. Class winds down with gentle supine practices and meditation.
Section 4
  • This functional movement class mixes familiar vinyasa flows with atypical rocking and rolling practices. You'll move in creative ways and even go beyond the borders of your mat! Class winds down with gentle supine practices, savasana, and meditation.
Section 5
  • In this functional movement class, you'll work on jumping back to chaturanga in sun salutes and jumping back to chaturanga from crow. Class winds down with gentle supine practices, savasana, and meditation.
Section 6
  • In this functional movement class, you'll learn how to transition to standing without using your hands. You'll start with a centering exercise from easy pose and then explore a strengthening sequence that features several core-powered stand-up exercises. Class winds down with gentle supine practices, savasana, and meditation.

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Jim Bennitt
Jim Bennitt—a former wrestler, massage therapist, and clerk at the Chicago Board of Trade—began his studies... Read more

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely, you can include this challenge in your Yoga Alliance training hours, with each hour equivalent to one continuing education credit.
This challenge is entirely self- paced, allowing you to learn at your convenience.There are no imposed deadlines or time constraints for Challenge completion.
No prerequisites are required; this challenge is open to anyone interested in deepening their knowledge and practice.
No, the challenge is accessible to all individuals interested in enriching their understanding and practice of yoga.Yoga teaching certification is not a prerequisite.

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