Yoga Asana Anatomy – Hermann Traitteur

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Hermann Traitteur to Manchester, both virtually and in person.

There are 3 workshops in 3 parts with the online workshops recorded:

Part 1 – 12th April  – 9.30am – 12pm online

Part 2 – 12th July – 9.30am – 12pm online

Part 3 – 31st Oct – 2nd Nov – in person at MDIY

The course can be purchased as individual workshops or as a package.

Part 1 & 2 – £30 each members/ £35 non-members

Part 3 – £125 members/£140 non-members

Package – £160 members/£210 non-members

What to expect at the workshops:

Hermann will cover the skeletal system, muscular system, digestive system, circulatory system and nervous system over the course of these three workshops. Recordings will be available for the two online workshops.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and apply your knowledge to the practical elements of Iyengar Yoga practice. If you want to know more about the functioning of the body and the relationship Iyengar Yoga plays then you will benefit from these educational and practical workshops.

About Herman:

Dr. Hermann Traitteur grew up in the southern German town of Munich, where in the late 1980s, he first came into contact with Iyengar Yoga. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, he moved to Berlin in 1990, where he studied medicine and began his medical career in an orthopedic clinic. When he was studying medicine in Berlin, he also participated in a Teacher Training Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco.

Following his certification with the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS), he has furthered his education through annual stays at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India.

Since the end of the 1990s, he has been a lecturer and assessor within the nascent Iyengar Yoga teacher training programs throughout

Germany.  His dissertation, published in 2012, is a study of the effects of Iyengar Yoga on chronic neck pain.

At the end of the 1990s, Hermann Traitteur began to instruct anatomy and physiology within the nascent German teacher training of Iyengar Yoga. During this time, he developed handouts for the courses as he found the majority of anatomy textbooks too complicated for the purposes of Iyengar Yoga and too difficult to understand for those without a background in medicine.
From this “reader” emerged the German book “Yoga Asana Anatomy” first published in 2016. It took three more years to realize the English translation, which has gained greater depth and scope due to useful contributions made by Lois Steinberg and others. Geeta S. Iyengar kindly contributed a beautifully written foreword.

Booking Help

It is essential you tell us of any illnesses or injuries days in advance of the workshops. Email clare@mdiiy.org.uk. Online booking closes the day before the event.

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If you are attending online/in-person:

• If you have not booked online but want to check whether you can come on the day, please call Clare on 07747200411
• Payment is required in advance.

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• When attending this or any online yoga class, livestreamed or pre-recorded, it is up to the individual attending to assess whether or not they are ready to attend the class in which they have chosen to participate.
• As the participant, if you suffer from specific injuries or disease, it is best to consult with your physician prior to attending.

By booking, you acknowledge that:

• You understand that this program/sequence is presented for use by existing yoga students only
• You understand that this online class does not cover any liability or loss, personal or otherwise, incurred by you resulting from your participation in the online yoga class(es) offered.
• During the online yoga class(es), livestreamed or pre-recorded, you will be asked to complete the recommended activities to the best of your ability.  The yoga activities can and may be recommended to be adapted to suit your condition, insofar as possible. Should you experience any symptoms, pain, discomfort, or other concerns that may occur or change at any point during the class, you will immediately abstain from the recommended Activities. You will proceed only at your sole discretion and at your own risk.
• You further understand that you take full responsibility for participating in and completing the recommended yoga positions to the best of your ability.
• We will not tolerate behaviour that our members or volunteers find intimidating or inappropriate, including refusing to leave when asked.  We reserve the right to remove membership and/or refuse future entry in the event of such behaviour.

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MDIY members will take priority over non-members. MDIY will refund the cost of tickets (less a £5 administration charge) if notice of cancellation is received more than 7 days before the event. Cancellations received less than 7 days before the event will not be refunded.

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