Course Description

This course will provide you with an overview of the muscles that flex the hip, including the major flexor of the hip, the psoas. General anatomical terms, an outline of the muscles involved in hip flexion, sequences, red flags and applying the information to teaching will all be reviewed. The course will conclude with a short quiz to test your knowledge.


You will get a Completion Certificate after full completion of the course that you can use for CEU submission.


After this course, you will be able to teach yoga and practice yoga with a better understanding of the muscles that flex the hip.

Founder, Bare Bones Yoga Karen Fabian

Yoga teacher, Podcast Host, Author and Founder of Bare Bones Yoga, Karen Fabian has a background in rehabilitative medicine and healthcare. Her passion for anatomy and human movement is behind all she does, including her work with yoga teachers inside her coaching and training programs. Along with her qualifications as a yoga teacher, she also earned her Certified Personal Trainer certification in 2017 and Corrective Exercise certification in 2019 with the National Association of Sports Medicine to deepen her knowledge of human movement. Her mission is to empower and educate yoga teachers so that they can confidently teach yoga in their communities, online and in a variety of settings. Her podcast, “Conversations for Yoga Teachers” has over 400 episodes and in it, she shares lessons in anatomy, cueing, sequencing and mindset. She’s written several books including “Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Grow Your Teaching Techniques,” and “Structure and Spirit.” Karen has her B.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Boston University and her Master’s in Health Care Administration from Simmons College. She is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider and was one of the first Certified Baptiste Yoga Teachers. She has been teaching since 2002 and lives in Boston.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. About Karen Fabian

    3. What We Are Going to Cover

    4. How To Apply This To Your Teaching

    5. Introductory Statement from Karen Fabian

    1. Anatomy Overview

    2. Key Anatomical Terminology

    3. Key Bones

    4. Involved Joints

    5. Major Muscles

    6. Chapter Summary

    1. Sequencing Overview

    2. How to Build A Sequence

    3. Poses that FLEX the hip on one side and EXTEND the Other

    4. Poses that FLEX both Hips

    5. Poses that EXTEND both Hips

    6. Themes for Classes Focused on Hips

    7. Sequence Sample 1

    8. Sequence Sample 2

    9. Chapter Summary

    1. Working with Tight Hip Flexors

    2. Working with Hypermobile Students

    3. Stretch and Strengthen

    1. "Sitting in" the Lower Back in Lunges

    2. Allowing the knees to widen beyond Hip Width in Backbends on the Belly

    3. Pushing the Shin Forward towards the front edge of the mat in Pigeon Pose

    4. Turning the Feet Out in Backbends on the Back

    1. Test Your Knowledge

    2. Summary

    3. Thank You!

    4. Thank You from Karen Fabian

About this course

  • $35.00
  • 31 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content