yoga asana physiology
with Dr. Hermann Traitteur
Theory, Practice + Therapeutic Applications
september 12-14
in person + live online with recordings
World-renowned Yoga Anatomy Expert, Dr. Hermann Traitteur comes to Calgary to share his in-depth knowledge of yoga anatomy and physiology and its applications to healthy practice, promoting physiological health and working intelligently with common conditions.
The structure of this weekend workshop will be a mixture of theory and practice through power point presentations, followed by asana practice, connecting the theory. The content of the workshop is based on Dr. Traitteur's new book, Yoga Asana physiology.
this workshop is for:
+ active, health conscious people
+ yoga students of all levels and traditions
+ yoga teachers and apprentices looking to deepen their understanding of physiology and applications
+ those looking for intelligent approaches to health for the body systems as we age
+ those looking for ideal ways to work wisely with common health conditions
+ those interested in yoga as therapy
+ those looking to promote physiological health
Don't miss out on this exceptional opportunity to study with an orthopedic doctor, director of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Berlin and a leading expert in the integration of anatomy, physiology and yoga.
september 12-14
Friday 6-8pm mst
Saturday/Sunday 8-11am, 12-2pm mst
Friday and Saturday: the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and urinary systems
Sunday: the immune, endocrine and nervous systems
each session will include practice Applications, Addressing Common health conditions and ways to promote physiological health.
$360+gst
3 options for attendence:
In Person at CIY house of yoga | Live Online | via recordings
*recordings included with all registrations (available for 14 days)
Once registered, please check your email for confirmation and important information regarding the workshop, including the zoom link.
*in person location address: ciy house of yoga: #200, 208 - 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AlBerta
*live online means this event is hosted through zoom and is interactive.
About Dr. Hermann Traitteur
Dr. Hermann Traitteur grew up in the southern German town of Munich, where in the late 1980s, he first came into contact with Iyengar Yoga. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, he moved to Berlin in 1990, where he studied medicine and began his medical career at an orthopedic clinic. When he was studying medicine in Berlin, he also participated in a Teacher Training Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Following his certification with the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS), he furthered his education through annual stays at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India.
In 1994, Hermann Traitteur and Claudia Böhm established Yoga Mitte — the first Iyengar Yoga studio in the former eastern part of Berlin. In the early 2000s, Hermann and Claudia were joined by Annette Herrenleben, who had been studying and assisting under the guidance of the Iyengar family at RIMYI in Pune for more than a decade. With B.K.S. Iyengar’s blessings, Yoga Mitte was renamed the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Berlin.
In addition to teaching regular yoga classes, Hermann Traitteur opened a yoga therapy practice in the same location. Since the end of the 1990s, Hermann has been a lecturer and assessor for Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training Programs throughout Germany. His dissertation, published in 2012, is a study of the effects of Iyengar Yoga on chronic neck pain.
dr. traitteur’s newest book: Yoga asana physiology
available november / december 2025
The book Yoga Asana Physiology consists of ten chapters. What makes this book special is its easy-to-read text and specially created illustrations.
The first chapter deals with the effects of asanas on our organs. It introduces a series of asanas that are used as examples in later chapters and cites BKS Iyengar and Geeta S. Iyengar regarding the physiological effects. A distinction is made between classic asanas and asanas supported by props.
The second to ninth chapters explain eight different body systems (respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, reproductive, immune, endocrine, and nervous). Each of these chapters highlights the various organs, the effect of the musculoskeletal system on the organs, and how the organs are controlled and regulated. The central question here is the effect of different asanas.
The last chapter deals with Ayurveda and yoga.
pre-order your copy of the new book! order here
Dr. traitteur’s first book: Yoga Asana Anatomy
In the late 1990s, Hermann Traitteur began to teach anatomy and physiology through the nascent German Iyengar YogaTeacher Training Program. He developed handouts for the courses as he found the majority of anatomy textbooks were too complicated for the purposes of Iyengar Yoga and too difficult to understand for those without a background in medicine. From these emerged the book „Yoga Asana Anatomie“ first published in 2016, in German. Three years later came the English translation, which has gained greater depth and scope due to useful contributions made by Lois Steinberg and others. Yoga Asana Anatomy aspires to be readable and accessible to those without extensive medical knowledge. It is also intended to be a fascinating and informative guidebook for those with medical expertise. The text is constructed so that each theme’s anatomical explanations are coupled with corresponding color pictures. References are made to asana and to pathology, or, different health problems that can arise in the musculoskeletal system. Tips are provided about asanas that can be practiced as preventative measures. The explanations continually return to those found in the standard works of Iyengar Yoga. The book begins with a presentation of different concepts of the human, from the natural sciences to yoga philosophy.
