Anatomy Essentials- 15 hours

Experience a playful yet professional full-spectrum tour of the human body from a yoga- based perspective. Yoga Anatomy offers a visually engaging, movement-focused exploration of the body’s five main regions—spine, pelvis, shoulders, arms/hands, and legs/feet—giving you the knowledge to refine your practice and teach with confidence.

This course brings anatomy to life with stunning full-color 3D renderings, dynamic muscle-movement videos, and real-time demonstrations using a skeleton model. Beyond learning how the body works, you’ll discover why skillful yoga techniques are essential for movement efficiency, injury prevention, and optimal performance.

In this course you will receive:

Immersive 90-minute recorded sessions—study at your own pace.
Beautiful custom 3D anatomy visuals for clear comprehension
Dynamic video clips showing muscles in motion
Live-recorded demos illustrating key concepts with a skeleton model
Breakout videos & printable handouts for review & strengthen your understanding
Recorded Q&A sessions to clarify essential principles.

What you'll learn

You will receive in-depth instruction into the anatomy and kinesiology of each of the five main body regions through two 90-minute sessions each as follows.

Sessions 1 & 2: The Spine
Sessions 3 & 4: The Pelvis
Sessions 5 & 6: The Shoulder Girdle
Sessions 7 & 8: The Arms/Elbows/Wrists/Hands
Sessions 9 & 10: The Legs/Knees/Ankles/Feet

Course Logistic

Ten 90-minute recorded sessions are yours to watch at the time and pace that works for you and on the viewing platform of your choice. Upon registration, you will receive an email with your course instructions.

Each session is recorded and archived – available to watch anytime
All sessions are accessible by computers, tablets, and mobile devices
Sessions consist of In-depth lectures with printable handouts
Full-color anatomical images in custom 3D renderings
Dynamic muscle-movement video clips
Breakout videos that clearly illustrate the concepts presented
A recorded question & answer section that clarifies key concepts

Reviews

“Martin’s Anatomy Training is fantastic! He is exceptionally skilled at deciding what is most important and as a result his teaching is focused, succinct, and clear. He has a wealth of knowledge and practical examples of how the body functions, as well as how to apply principles of yoga alignment to help clients move out of pain, improve posture, and learn techniques to stabilize their body in healthy patterns.”

– Betsey Downing, Ph.D., E-RYT500 Certified Yoga Instructor

“Your knowledge, passion & integrity were inspiring. I have studied anatomy before but this time I came away a real understanding of how our bodies work & how to use my muscles to bring ease & grace into my practice, my teaching & my life.”

– Rachel – Dublin, Ireland

“I’ve had the opportunity to learn from Martin in “real life” – his video series has been extremely helpful for myself and my students in training. He uses real life situations and conversations that help show what we can do as teachers to help.”

– Julia McCabe Yoga, Whistler, BC, Canada

“Thank you so much! It was really great. I would never have imagined Anatomy could be so much fun. "

– Sarah, Berlin, Germany

“I’m so glad to see Martin answer questions like these! Thanks so much for your continuous efforts, best courses I’ve taken by far!!”

– Sylvie – Canada

"Your way of teaching is so clear and joyful. I have integrated the alignment principles into my teaching and many of your words as well and my students have benefited immensely. "

– Michelle, Athens Greece

“Wow, great presentation and lots of really good information to digest.”

– Pamela – Knoxville, TN

Yoga Alliance Accreditation

Anatomy Fundamentals 101 fulfills 15 on-line Yoga Alliance required hours for Yoga Teacher Trainings or eligible for Continuing Education Credits

300/ 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training & Continuing Education

300/500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training and Continuing Education Kirk Yoga offers a number of courses to support the demand for yoga anatomy and therapeutics in 300- and 500-hour teacher trainings. Already a growing number of yoga teacher trainers are including these extraordinary teaching tools in their trainings to fulfill the educational hunger and enrich/deepen the skill level of their students. Anatomy Fundamentals- 101, Therapeutic Essentials – 201 (our most popular!) Therapeutic Biomechanics of Healing – 202 and Advanced Anatomy & Therapeutic Essentials – 301. Yoga Alliance accredited – these courses fulfill Yoga Alliance non-contact hour requirements.

Start your course

$298

Anatomy Fundamentals

15 hr

Access to the full course for 8 months.

Martin Kirk

Martin Kirk, MSBME, BSEE, ERYT-500 is an accomplished biomechanic therapeutic specialist who holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering. Martin brings his engineering skillset and his vast knowledge of biomechanics to the field of injury therapeutics with unmatched skill and precision. His easily accessible nature helps to make human biomechanics, anatomy and the principles of yoga therapy available to everyone. As a certified yoga instructor, he has directed over 230 trainings in 18 countries. He has authored the best-selling book, Hatha Yoga Illustrated which has been translated into seven different languages and is utilized widely for yoga teacher trainings.

As a Biomedical Engineer, Martin teaches how a skillful balance of alignment can be interwoven with a deep understanding of anatomy and therapeutics. He brings a passion for the latest in Biomedical Engineering technology such as 3D bioprinting and Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine directly into his sessions to keep his clients abreast of the latest options in healing technology. He has been able to share these teachings to a very wide audience through his extensive travel as well as through online courses.