Exploring the Knees

About the class

Anatomy, latest research, and lots of practical explorations.

So often in yoga, we are told to do something a certain way to keep our knees safe. Here is one example: For many years the standard advice for tree posture was to either have the foot above or below the knee joint of the standing leg to prevent injury. Recent theories contradict this: unless stability and awareness are exceptionally poor, it appears that the extra load on the knee joint might contribute to greater resilience. This is just one example of how yoga teaching is moving in new directions. Recent research on knee arthritis has also been extremely interesting. Nevertheless, there are situations where we need to make adaptations, and possibly add special exercises.

The workshop will cover some basic anatomy, things that might go wrong with our knees, reference to recent research, and an exploration of how our knees are affected by the rest of our body in yoga and everyday life.

Much of the time will be given to practical work: somatic explorations as well as specific exercises and ways to adapt postures and movements for our knees to function well.

There will be slides and detailed hand-outs.

The workshop is for all interested yoga practitioners, teachers and student teachers.

About Susanne :



Susanne has been teaching yoga since the early 1990’s. Her own practice started with Ashtanga, Iyengar and Scaravelli yoga. She gradually began to evolve her unique style of teaching vinyasa flow classes based on somatic principles, creative practice as well as addressing current research in anatomy and biomechanics.

 Susanne holds a Yogacampus level 2 teaching qualification accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga. She also has a BSc in Movement Studies and Sports Science, an MA in Dance, and advanced certification in Pilates, fitness, gyrotonic, and the Alexander Technique. In addition, she has attended many courses on movement improvisation, Feldenkrais, breath work and myofascial techniques. Susanne previously ran a Pilates Foundation teacher training course, and, for many years, has taught at London Contemporary Dance School, and previously at the Circus Space and Trinity Laban.

Susanne teaches vinyasa flow classes at OrangeYoga in Cheltenham, she contributes to the OrangeYoga teacher training course and also holds regular workshops at the studio. 

She also is a teacher for experiential anatomy and sequencing on the Yogacampus Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Diploma courses.

 Her teaching philosophy is to respect individual variations , whilst encouraging personal challenges and continuous growth and learning.

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