About
100 Hr Yoga Anatomy with Hugo Abecassis
April 17th- December 21st 2026 / 4 weekends
https://www.hugoabecassis.com/yoga-functional-anatomy-course
This program can be completed in entirety or individual modules may be taken. See Below
SCHEDULE :
Fridays : 18h to 20h30
Saturdays and Sundays : 9h30 to 12h30 14h30 to 17h
Mondays : 9h to 12h and 14h to 16h30
- Mornings - Practice around the seminar's theme / observation of the asana's anatomy / alignment and adaptations
- Afternoons - Theory around the seminars theme / functional anatomy and bio-mechanics / body reading / palpatory anatomy
- The content of this schedule is liable to changes according to the Course requirements.
PROGRAM
This Course was design for practitioners and yoga teachers who wish to develop their knowledge in Yoga Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics.
The study doesn't follow any specific yoga tradition nor defends any method, all students and yoga teachers are welcome.
The main purpose of this program is to help the student use the body intelligence in a functional way so he improves his asana practice and understands the mechanics, mobility and limitations of his and other bodies.
The Course is mainly practical and contains an adequate amount of theory to follow that practice. It might be seen as a laboratory of anatomy in Yoga.
This Course is NOT a Yoga Teachers Training. It's a specialization for students and practitioners that wishes to develop their knowledge and study in Yoga Functional Anatomy and Bio-mechanics -
YOGA FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY
Understanding the anatomy and body's mechanics is one of the essencial tools for the yoga practice, as for teacher as for practitioners.
One of the main purposes of this study is to learn and adapt the yoga practice to the structure, condition and limitations of the body. Anatomy will be approached in a very concise way so It will be easier to apply It in your yoga classes.
Learning the function of the body in depth on various levels we potentialise our practice and our yoga classes. With this foundation we can look at yoga in a more therapeutic way and adapted to the individual. We will learn how to apply the adequate adaptations and modifications for all levels of practice and student conditions.
This could also be a way for the teachers to enrich the communication and intervention with their students in the yoga classes.
Function can never be separated from the structure, that's why It's necessary to study the human body's anatomy and physiology
Osteology, Myology and Arthrology will be approached in this course by sections depending of the area of the body that we'll be studying and the corresponding asana.
We'll learn to define what limits the body movement through researching and studying muscular chains, bio mechanic relations, mio fascial tensegrity and articular blockages.
We'll study some of the most common pathologies and how to prevent injuries in the yoga practice. We'll approach some asana alternatives to help with those issues.
The comprehension of the human's anatomy and bio-mechanics allows us to develop and engage in the physical realm of the yoga practice (asana) but also works on the mind, emotional and energetic body.
This program also teaches how to use yoga props such as bricks, belts, bolsters, chairs, etc and how to apply these materials in an intelligent way to develop our practice and help students execute yoga postures without committing certain areas of the body and advance to a more mature and smooth practice.
Individual Modules available: more about the individual modules here
SPINE I : November 27/28
SHOULDER GIRDLE : November 29/30
HANDS, WRISTS & FOREARMS : December 18/19
Posturology and Body Reading : December 20/21
https://www.hugoabecassis.com/yoga-functional-anatomy-course
PRICING
FULL WEEKEND (two modules, Friday to Monday) - 700 chf
HALF WEEKEND (one module, Friday to Saturday) - 375 chf
HALF WEEKEND (2nd module, Sunday to Monday) - 425 chf
Please note that only the students doing the full Course will get a certificate after concluding the program.
REFUND POLICY
The Course payment will be refunded if:
- The cancellation is made up to 60 days before the Course starts. 20% of the Course's full price will be retained for administrative expenses.
- 30 days before the start of the Course and until the end of this Course, no refund will be guaranteed.
- In exceptional cases of a doctors note submitted for medical absence, the refund can be applied towards future classes or workshops.
- Please note that there's a minimum number of students required to proceed with this Course, If that number is not achieved the teacher and school reserves the right to cancel or postpone the Course one month before It starts and refund the students that already applied -
More info:
+41.79.859.3924 | awakentothepath@gmail.com | www.thelookingglassbasel.com
READING
Mandatory:
. The Anatomy of Movement - Blandine Calais-Germain
Recommended:
. Anatomy of Hatha Yoga – H. David Coulter
. The key poses of Yoga - Ray Long
. The key muscles of Yoga - Ray Long
. Anatomy Trains - Thomas W. Myers
. Atlas of Human Anatomy - Frank H. Netter or any other Atlas of Anatomy
TEACHER : www.hugoabecassis.com
Hugo Abecassis is a Yoga instructor and a professional Osteopath from Portugal.
He teaches Yoga courses, workshops and anatomy lectures in different countries all over Europe and Asia.
Every year he travels to Asia (mainly India) to continue his exploration, study and practice of Yoga.
Founder of the Embodied Yoga Anatomy and the Yoga Functional Anatomy Course.