200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Study Guide Graded A+

Muscle fascia is {Ans: the third connective tissue that affects flexibility, and by far the most important. Fascia makes up as much as 30 percent of a muscle's total mass, and, according to studies cited in Science of Flexibility, it accounts for approximately 41 percent of a muscle's total resistance to movement.}Tibia {Ans: is the main bone of the leg, forming what is more commonly known as the shin.}shallow breathing {Ans: - when taking a shollow breathe you are only really using you neck mucles and your first to ribs which is why your shoulders and cavlicle go up when breathing or just stressed - keep shoulders in check!! - breathe from the belly to solves this - a little bit of movement is ok but severe shoudlers up and down is a sign of shollow breathing}Supination {Ans: movement that turns the body part up. Ex palm}Torque in yoga {Ans: -torque is used to describe the force applied to our joints by the bones. For instance, in standing poses where the legs are close together, lifting one leg requires less force (tadasana to vrksasana) -This concept becomes important in a yoga class when we are