Denise Rouleau

Oh the variety of ways of teaching anatomy in Yoga Training!
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When I was a student in YTT training, my anatomy teacher was a physiotherapist specializing in pediatric neurological issues. Most days we spent half the class following her around the room reciting chants and playing musical instruments.
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That was fine for me, because I already had a strong foundation in anatomy and physiology which I was teaching at a massage therapy college.
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I knew the body, and I was confident in my ability to guide to my students. But I felt for the others in the class.
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This experience seemed to result in one of two outcomes:

1. Either it made these teachers in training think that learning about the body was unimportant to teaching yoga and they were content to remain blissfully unaware of the ramifications.
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2. They immediately developed imposter syndrome knowing their students thought they were well-educated about the body since they were teaching a physical practice.
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Neither place is a good one to teach from!
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When I became a YTT trainer, I knew from the start that you can’t teach anatomy to Yoga teachers, the way you teach to massage or pre-med students.
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I developed a better way. See the rest of the story in my Blog! Click the link below!

deniseyogaco.com/tales-of-anatomy-in-ytt/

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1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Denise Rouleau

The other day I was asked, “What drives you?” It caught me off guard and I had to sit with it a while.

I’m definitely driven. I feel that I am living my dharma, doing what I came here to do and fulfilling my purpose, but what is fueling that?

Whenever I think about why I love teaching about mindful movement, what comes up is that the experience of vibrant embodiment, even for a moment, can shock us into a new awareness.

The first time I had this awakening was when I was 5 years old. My dear father would “play gymnastics” with us on the lawn and we would try all kinds of “tricks” – sort of like acro yoga. One day he held me over his head while I stood up on his hands and opened my arms wide. I woke up suddenly. “Oh! This is who I am!” was the thought that struck me.

That awareness never left me. In that brief moment I learned decades worth of lessons. I was intensely focused inward and outward at the same time. I watched myself choose to not be afraid. I saw I was expandable, spacious, I could do things I hadn’t even imagined being able to do. And I felt “myself”, my being, the thrill of a spirit being embodied and full of potential.

I was able to return to this state of awareness during activities like walking in nature, swimming in a lake, writing, giving birth, and finally asana practice.

My area of expertise is in applying the laws and principles of the body to asana. I feel called to bridge this gap so that teachers are not in a position where they have to worry about whether they are harming their students. They don’t have to avoid student questions after class. They know exactly how to help a private student or teach a special group.

But what fuels my fire is my wish for humankind. I want people to know they can heal and adapt, they can do things they never imagined, they are full of potential. Activated Asana is my way of bringing this to people of all abilities.

See the full story on my BLOG - deniseyogaco.com/what-drives-my-dharma/

What fuels your Dharma?


Come work with me to become the true teacher you know you can be!

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1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Denise Rouleau

Great Method = Great Results!



And by results I'm not talking about doing handstands or pancake flat forward folds - I mean helping a student with a concussion learn how to balance on one leg again and get her life back.



I wrote more about this on my BLOG - deniseyogaco.com/great-method-great-results/

See my playlists for educational Yoga videos! - youtube.com/playlist/PLpelpF5APaGdT1ePbWz2TkgJkjY8…

For more info on my Activated Asana Apprenticeship Academy check here - deniseyogaco.com/itstime/

1 year ago | [YT] | 3

Denise Rouleau

New Activated Asana podcast tomorrow, December 14th! Go to ‪@DeniseRouleau‬ to watch!

2 years ago | [YT] | 3

Denise Rouleau

New Activated Asana Podcast out TOMORROW, December 7th! Go to ‪@DeniseRouleau‬ to watch!

2 years ago | [YT] | 1

Denise Rouleau

Upcoming to the Activated Asana podcast on November 30th!

Visit ‪@DeniseRouleau‬ to watch!

2 years ago | [YT] | 2

Denise Rouleau

Upcoming to the Activated Asana podcast, November 23!

Visit Denise Yoga Co to see the Activated Asana Podcast!

2 years ago | [YT] | 2