Welcome to Integrated Yoga Anatomy (IYA) where an inspiring, integrated, and more expansive understanding of the human body, its potential, limitations, and healing ability are realized. Yoga teachers who are inspired by the body (the sacred whole, not just the physical), can connect their outer movements to the inner movements, and can integrate the reflections of yoga philosophy to their own body are profound teachers who can create safe, effective and inspiring classes.

 

Integrated Yoga Anatomy (IYA) is Haunani's signature yoga anatomy manual and curriculum specifically created for Yoga Teacher Trainings (YTT 200hr or 300hr). IYA is constantly evolving and incorporates over 20 years of study, application, and instruction in the topics of bio-medicine (anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, pathology) and Asian Medicine (anatomy, physiology, Yoga & Samkhya philosophy,  asana, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine).  

 

Due to the increase of yoga asana related injuries Haunani was seeing in her Acupuncture clinic, she was motivated to create positive change.  As a licensed healthcare provider who believes Yoga is powerful medicine, Haunani created a more comprehensive yoga anatomy curriculum that inspires yoga educators to realize the human potential from the inside-out in easy-to-understand ways so teachers can apply their knowledge immediately to their own practice, life and students.    

 

Haunani uses visual, auditory, and kinesthetic instruction to meet the needs of different learning styles found within a training.  Creating fun and memorable explorations into the human body and its wholeness, students don't just learn anatomy, they begin to embody, have huge a-ha moments, and apply the knowledge immediately.

Because IYA keeps yoga anatomy connected to the sacredness of Yoga teachings.

IYA was born in 2011 out of a need -- the need to improve the yoga anatomy education in Yoga Teacher Trainings (YTT).  As an anatomy geek, Haunani always looked forward to studying yoga anatomy.  Unfortunately YTT after YTT, she found herself underwhelmed.  She recognized a massive gap between yoga anatomy education and the future of yoga as a healing modality in the U.S.  As she mentored more and more YTT students and began seeing more injuries in her Acupuncture clinic, Haunani's pitta nature was ignited.  Coupling her undergraduate background in pre-med, sports medicine, and athletic training with her post-graduate studies in Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, Integrated Yoga Anatomy was born.  

 

IYA integrates the anatomy basics of modern bio-medicine and Asian medicine to the sacred practices of Yoga.  Keeping the divine wholeness of body, mind, and spirit at the core, Haunani's focus is to educate, empower, and inspire students to find deeper understanding, awareness, mindfulness, and connection in their own bodies. She encourages self-exploration as she moves through the topics.  During IYA it is common for students to have moments of realization and deep healing.  By deepening their relationship with their own body, they can begin to appreciate every-body while maintaining safety and effectiveness in the classes they facilitate.

 

Haunani's passion for modern bio-medicine and Asian medicine, anatomy, physiology, all things yoga comes through in this manual and her engaging workshops.  Whether you use IYA for your own personal learning journey or collaborate with Haunani as a guest instructor, you will be awe'd at her ability to bring the unconscious to the conscious so that healing, awakening, and liberation can occur.

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By registering for this course and downloading the materials, I am participating in classes or workshops with Haunani Chong Drake and Qi & Prana.  I am aware of the physical risks involved with exercise, yoga asana, and subtle body practices and understand it is my personal responsibility to consult with my doctor regarding my participation.  I have no medical conditions that I am aware of, which would prevent me from taking part in classes or workshops, and I assume responsibility for any risk or injury I may sustain as a result of my participation.  I have read the above release and waiver of liability and understand and agree to its contents.  I understand that it is my responsibility to find a pace that suits me.  I agree to the terms and conditions stated above.