THERAPEUTIC WISDOM OF YOGA | Anatomy, Physiology & Intelligent Alignment
With Doug Keller
Online Course
Understanding Why Yoga Works
Many yoga teachers learn poses.
Far fewer learn to understand the body.
Why does a movement help one student and aggravate another? How can we adapt yoga for different bodies, limitations and needs? And what is the relationship between movement, breath, pain, the nervous system and resilience?
In this online immersion, Doug Keller takes you beneath the surface of yoga practice to explore the principles that help us understand why yoga works—and why the same approach doesn't work for everyone.
Drawing from anatomy, physiology, movement science, myofascial research, breathwork and traditional yogic understanding, Doug brings these different perspectives together in a practical way that can transform how you see bodies, movement and yoga.
Known for his remarkable ability to make complex subjects accessible, Doug helps teachers move beyond memorizing anatomy or collecting alignment techniques.
Rather than memorizing anatomy, you'll learn to recognize patterns.
Rather than collecting techniques, you'll learn principles.
And rather than teaching poses in isolation, you'll begin to understand how movement, breath, alignment and awareness work together—and how to adapt these principles to the individual in front of you.
Yoga for Real Bodies
Yoga teachers increasingly meet students experiencing back pain, neck and shoulder tension, joint issues, limited mobility, chronic pain, stress or recovery from injury.
Supporting these students skillfully requires more than knowing the "correct" alignment of a pose. We need to understand how bodies move, compensate and adapt—and how breath and the nervous system influence our experience of movement.
This course gives you a practical framework for observing students more clearly, making intelligent choices and adapting yoga to different bodies and needs.
What You Will Explore
The Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga
Explore yoga through both traditional and contemporary perspectives, including the relationship between movement, breath, nervous system regulation and wellbeing. Doug introduces the Vayus alongside modern physiology and considers how yoga can support resilience, recovery and self-regulation.
Joint Health & Functional Movement
Develop a clearer understanding of mobility, stability and healthy joint function. Learn to recognize common restrictions and compensation patterns and explore principles that support sustainable movement over time.
Myofascial Lines & Intelligent Sequencing
Explore the myofascial lines described by Tom Myers and how different areas of the body influence one another. Learn how these relationships can inform posture, movement, sequencing and therapeutic applications of yoga.
Spine, Hips & Sacroiliac Joint
Investigate the foundations of spinal and pelvic health, including flexion, extension and rotation. Explore common patterns associated with low back discomfort and sciatica, and the balance of mobility and stability around the hips, pelvis and sacroiliac joints.
Shoulders, Neck & Upper Body
Understand the principles of healthy shoulder mechanics and common patterns of restriction. Explore mobility and stability of the shoulders alongside considerations for the neck, wrists, elbows and hands in yoga practice.
Breath, Nervous System & Resilience
Explore the intimate relationship between breathing, movement and the nervous system. Learn about common breath patterns, the vagus nerve and ways conscious breathing can support regulation, recovery and wellbeing.
What You Will Take Into Your Teaching
You'll leave with a deeper understanding of anatomy and functional movement, greater confidence observing different bodies, and practical strategies for adapting yoga for common limitations and challenges.
Most importantly, you'll develop a framework for thinking rather than a collection of rules—helping you make more intelligent teaching choices based on the person in front of you.
The Most Effective Yoga Teachers Understand People—Not Just Poses
Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga brings modern science and traditional yoga wisdom together to help you understand the relationships between anatomy, movement, breath and awareness.
The aim is not to turn yoga teachers into therapists. It is to help you see more clearly, understand more deeply and teach with greater intelligence, adaptability and care.
Dive into The ‘Big Picture’ of the
Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga
“Doug connects the science of anatomy and physiology to the ancient wisdom of yoga. It maken it all so logic what we experience. I even use his teachings in my medical practice.”
About Doug
Doug came to teach hatha yoga by way of meditation and years of academic study: philosophy, both western and eastern approaches spirituality, anatomy, movement and yoga. His depth, intelligence and accessibility for translating hard concepts into digestible ones is profound.
Join Doug from anywhere in the world and discover many tips and insights into practicing yoga.
This course will start run for 6 weeks in the fall on Wednesday (evenings in Amsterdam) and you will have access to the recordings for over a year. (So no problem if you miss it)
You will also enjoy some on-demand practices from Doug to help you integrate the material.
Make It Part of Your 300-Hour Journey
Take this module on its own, or join it as part of our 300-hour Advance Your Yoga Training - a thoughtfully curated 20-month journey to deepen your practice, expand your skills, and grow into a more confident, creative and authentic yoga teacher.
YACEP: 25 hrs of Continuing Education
“Ik vond de workshops fantastisch. De dagen zitten tjokvol met kennis die ik direct kan gebruiken in mijn lessen maar ook voor mijn eigen practice...het een fijne combinatie is tussen theorie en praktijk... ”
Dates & Times: 6 Wednesdays in the fall of 2027 | 18.30-19.30 (Amsterdam local time) each day
Start date coming soon.
Location: This course is 100% Live Online (when you miss a session, a recording will be made available)
On Demand Practices will also be included for your digestion.
Prices*
Early bird specials before:
> 1 June 2027 €320
> 1 July €345
> 1 August: €370
After: 1 September: €395
*Prices are exempt from VAT (BTW) as we are CRKBO-registered.
Bundle & Save
This module is one of 9 required 25-hour modules in our Advance Your Yoga 300-hour program. Choose this one plus any 2 others from that group of 9 for one flat price: €945 — any time, no early-bird deadlines to track. That's at least €240 off paying for 3 modules individually. (Doesn't include Inner Compass or Integration — those are priced separately.) [See all 9 modules & full program pricing →]
Online Event Info
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