Know how to speak simply and accurately of the nervous system and how it relates to movement practice, and more specifically to yoga practices. This is a general presentation of concepts that movement teachers should be familiar with to understand the impact of what they offer. It encourages students to deepen their knowledge in different branches of neurological studies related to movement practice.
 
Here is a general presentation of what we will be exploring, and how it relates to movement practice.
. Embryology and the development of the nervous system.
• Neural Tissues: different type of neurons and the glial cells.
• General presentation of Central Nervous system (CNS). – Practice around the brain -
• Focus on the impact of Yoga on the brain, and neuro-circuits involved.
• General presentation of the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
• Focus on the Autonomic nervous system (ANS).
• Focus on the polyvagal theory and the vagus nerve. – Practice -