Practicing for Core Resilience

How pelvic floor health anchors your core
and your balance

A yoga practice series on the deep, coordinated system beneath the muscles you can see,
and what it means for stability, mobility, and everyday balance.

Four live sessions, Thursdays at 4:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm PT
September 17, 24, 29 & October 1

Your core is more than your abs

Most core training focuses on the muscles you can see. The abdominals in front, the back behind, and whatever a mirror rewards.

True core resilience starts deeper, in a system that works quietly and constantly whether or not you are thinking about it.

Think of your torso as a canister with four walls. Those walls manage the pressure inside your abdomen, and that pressure is part of how your spine stays steady while you move.

When the walls coordinate well, movement feels supported. When they do not, other structures tend to pick up the slack.

The Core Canister

Four walls, one system

These structures are usually trained separately. They work together, regulating pressure and reducing shear and bending stress on the lumbar spine as you move.

Above

Diaphragm

The breathing muscle that forms the roof and sets the rhythm the rest of the system follows.

In front

Deep abdominals

The front wall, wrapping the waist and responding to changes in pressure.

Behind

Multifidus

Small deep muscles along the spine that support it segment by segment.

Below

Pelvic floor

The base of the canister, and the wall most often left out of core work.

What's in the Course?

CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS

TRACK 1

FOUNDATIONS COURSE

Essentials of Practicing
Yoga for Osteoporosis

15+ hours of recorded videos with
Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman

TRACK 2

THE NEW SCIENCE OF
STRENGTH BUILDING

EVERYTHING IN TRACK 1 PLUS
Live Lectures and Practices

with Lynn Crimando, Melina Meza and Eva Norlyk Smith

35+ hours

TRACK 3

OSTEOPOROSIS YOGA
TEACHING CERTIFICATION

EVERYTHING IN TRACK 2 PLUS
Yoga Teaching Weekend Workshop and Yoga Teacher Mentoring

with Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando

75+ hours

What's Included in Each Track?

TRACK ONE - FOUNDATIONS

Wonder how to gain the benefits of yoga for osteoporosis, while still staying safe in your practice?

The Foundations Track gives you the essential knowledge you need to learn how to target your yoga practice to incorporate fracture prevention approaches.

This track includes 15 hours of recorded online lectures and yoga practices with Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman. It is based on the teaching techniques for osteoporosis developed and tested by Ellen Saltonstall over three decades of teaching.

BONUS!

The Vertebral Fracture Cascade

Keys to Preventing Vertebral Fractures

Vertebral compression fractures to many are one of the most disturbing aspects of osteoporosis since they can happen spontaneously with something as simple as a sneeze. In this Bonus course, learn about the factors that predispose you to vertebral fractures and how to stack the odds against them.

TRACK TWO: PREMIUM

The Complete Bone Health Blueprint:

A Multimodal Yoga Approach to Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention

35+ Hours Online and Live Study! This Track includes all the material in the Yoga for Osteoporosis Foundations Course PLUS:

In the Premium course, learn how to build a balanced approach to yoga practice and teaching that will enable you to address a wide range of risk factors for osteoporotic fractures.

For example, did you know that:

--> Most fractures - osteoporotic or not - are caused by a fall? More than 90% of hip fractures, for example, are associated with falls, and majority occur in adults over the age of 70.

--> Poor posture can increase the risk of fractures. In fact, research shows that hyperkyphotic posture—the forward curvature of the thoracic spine often called "dowager's hump"—represents an independent risk factor for future osteoporotic fractures.

--> Loss of neuromuscular control can increase fall and fracture risk. Proprioceptive function—the body's ability to sense position and movement—declines with aging. This affects joint biomechanics and neuromuscular control, resulting in impaired balance and increased risk of falls and fractures.

--> Chronic loss of breathing capacity can affect bone metabolism, adding another often overlooked risk factor for impaired bone health and faster loss of bone mass density.

As part of Track 2, you'll learn how to integrate progressive loading and strength training into your yoga practice, creating a multi-component approach to reducing fracture risk.

Also learn how to find the important balance, so you can keep making progress without risking injury.

Maximize the Benefits of Your Yoga Practice! This track includes eight 90-minute live immersion practices with Lynn Crimando and guest teacher Melina Meza - as well as workshops with Lynn Crimando and Eva Norlyk Smith on the latest findings in our knowledge on fracture prevention and how to integrate this into your yoga practice.

Which are the latest scientific findings on ways to optimize bone building?
How can we incorporate these findings into our daily yoga and/or exercise routine?
How can we integrate strength-building safely into a daily yoga practice while also addressing additional risk factors for fractures?
How can we prepare the body to build up to the added demands on our physical frame needed to strengthen muscles and stimulate bone growth?
How can we structure our yoga practice to enhance coordination, mobility and balance to prevent fractures and retain full mobility as we get older?

Track 3: Yoga for Osteoporosis:
75-Hour Teacher Certification

Everything in the Calendar above, PLUS this Exclusive VIP Content for Members of Track 3!

Want to Learn How to Teach the NEW Yoga for Osteoporosis? Join Our 75-Hour Certification Track!

In Addition to All the Sessions Above, Work with Expert Teachers Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando to Get Individualized Practice and Teaching Feedback

15-Hour Online Teaching Intensive with Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando

Yoga for Osteoporosis:

Learn How to Teach a 6-Session Course on Yoga for Osteoporosis

Are you a yoga teacher wanting to specialize in the most effective and safe teaching methodology for osteoporosis?

Then Track 3 is for you! Learn the key principles for sequencing and practice to safely teach yoga for students with osteoporosis.

In this intensive with Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando learn to teach yoga safely to students with osteoporosis.

Learn how to teach a 6-session course on Yoga for Osteoporosis using the time-tested principles developed by Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando over decades of teaching and practice.

Track 2 and Track 3: Practice With Us Live Online!

JULY PRACTICE SERIES

Yoga with Weights:
Building Strength for Bone Health and Metabolic Resilience

with Melina Meza

Traditional strength training comes with limitations. Isolated movements on machines don't train the integrated movement patterns you use in daily life. Heavy weights can stress aging joints.

What if you could build the muscle you need while also improving mobility, balance, and body awareness?

That's exactly what yoga with weights offers—and it's why this approach is uniquely suited to the needs of aging bodies. In this four-part practice series, renowned yoga teacher Melina Meza will help you discover the benefits of a yogic approach to strength training for healthy aging.

AUGUST PRACTICE SERIES

Yoga for Core Integrity and Fall Prevention

A Practice Series with Lynn Crimando, C-IAYT

Falls are the leading cause of fractures — and a strong, stable core is one of your most powerful tools for preventing them. In this focused practice series, learn how to integrate the latest research in fall prevention, functional movement, and neuromuscular training in your yoga practice to help you build the foundation of a strong, stable, and resilient body .

Develop deep core integrity that stabilizes the spine, protects against vertebral fractures, and supports every movement you make.
Train dynamic balance and proprioception — the real-time body awareness that catches a stumble before it becomes a fall.

As Part of Track 3: Join Ellen Saltonstall and Lynn Crimando Live Online for a 15-hour Weekend Immersion

Recorded and Available

Learn How to Teach Yoga for Osteoporosis in Courses in this Live Online Immersion with Yoga Therapists Ellen Saltonstall & Lynn Crimando!

In this online weekend immersion, you will learn how to structure and teach a 6-Session course on Yoga for Osteoporosis, which creates the progression of learning the students need and are looking for.

Learn a system that empowers you to work more effectively in your yoga practice to prevent osteoporotic fractures and help your students do the same.

An In-depth View of Each Course Module

MODULE 1

1.1 Yoga and Aging: Making a Difference

1.2 Ellen Saltonstall: Never Too Old for Yoga

1.3 Dr. Loren Fishman: Lifestyle Risk Factors for Osteoporosis

1.4 Yoga and Healthy Aging: Evidence from the Field

MODULE 2

2.1 What is osteoporosis and how do you know if you're at risk?

2.2 Why bone mass density is not the same as bone strength

2.3 What every woman needs to know about osteoporosis medications

2.4 Three different ways to build bones

MODULE 3

3.1 Bone Physiology and Bone Building: Understanding the Basics

3.2 How Does Exercise Improve Resistance to Fracture?

3.3 The Two Key Skills for Fracture Prevention

3.4 Practicing Yoga with Osteoporosis: Essential Precautions

3.5 Actions to Do in Yoga Poses to Help Curb Fracture Risk Factors

MODULE 4

4.1 Deeper into the Bones Testing for Osteoporosis

4.2 The Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis I

4.3 The Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis II

4.4 The Osteoporosis-Hormone Connection

MODULE 5

5.1 Warm-up Poses Stage 1 & 2

5.2 Back Strengtheners & Balancing Poses

5.3 Standing Poses Stage 1 & 2

5.4 Principles of Safe Twisting and Advanced Balancing Poses

MODULE 6

6.1 Keys to Successful Aging: The Bigger Picture

6.2 Creating a Yoga Practice for Empowered Aging

6.3 Older, But Wiser: A Long-Range View of the Aging Process

6.4 Yoga for Osteoporosis Q&A

In the Premium Section, Also Get These Modules:

MODULE 7

7.0 Yoga for Osteoporosis 12 Poses
7.1 Guidelines for Teaching Yoga to Students with Osteoporosis
7.2 Teaching Mixed Level Classes
7.3 Why Posture Improvement Is Critical for Osteoporosis
7.4 Key Principles for Sequencing and Practice I
7.5 Key Principles for Sequencing and Practice II
7.6 Key Principles for Sequencing and Practice III
7.7 Key Principles for Sequencing and Practice IV
7.8 Specifics of Cues for Yoga for Osteoporosis Classes
7.9 Q&A: Nutrition, Supplements, and Osteoporosis

MODULE 8

8.1 Bone Strength vs. Bone Quality
8.2 Practicing Yoga for Osteoporosis: Keys to Getting Results
8.3 How Twisting Poses Might Help Prevent Vertebral Fractures
8.4 When Medication is the Answer and When It’s Not
8.5 Establishing a Yoga Routine with Osteoporosis

MODULE 9

9.1 Fracture Prevention: Focus on Balance Part One
9.2 Fracture Prevention: Focus on Balance Part Two
9.3 Fracture Prevention: Focus on Balance Yoga Practice Video
9.4 Fracture Prevention: Yoga for Healthy Wrists and Ankles

COURSE CALENDAR

Schedule of Live Events for Course Participants in Track 2 and 3

*Join us live or watch the recordings!

Practice Series with Lynn Crimando

The New Science of Bone Building and Fracture Prevention

Recorded and Available Now

What does it actually take to keep your bones strong as you age — and how can yoga help? The answer is more fascinating, and more empowering, than most people realize. In this groundbreaking practice series, yoga therapist Lynn Crimando brings together the latest research on how bones are built, maintained, and protected, and translates it into a progressive, practical yoga practice you can do for the rest of your life.

Practice Series with Melina Meza

Yoga with Weights: Building Strength for Bone Health and Metabolic Resilience

Recorded and Available Now

In this four-part class series on Building Strength for Metabolic Resilience, renowned yoga teacher Melina Meza will help you discover the benefits of a yogic approach to strength training for healthy aging.

We’ll use functional, whole-body movements that support daily life, with joint-friendly resistance woven seamlessly into familiar yoga shapes. Strength, mobility, balance, and breath come together in a way that feels integrated rather than effortful.

Practice Series with Lynn Crimando

Yoga for Core Integrity and Fall Prevention

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19 & 26
1 pm EDT / 10 am PDT

Falls are the leading cause of fractures — and a strong, stable core is one of your most powerful tools for preventing them. In this focused practice series, renowned yoga therapist Lynn Crimando guides you through a carefully structured progression of practices designed to build the deep core strength and body awareness that protect you every time you move through the world.

Bonus Workshop with Judith Hanson Lasater!

Living Your Yoga:
How Not to Be Present: Understanding the Power of Consciousness

August 11 & 13
8 pm EDT / 5 pm PDT

We have all heard the spiritual teaching “that we need to be present” to live a full and kind life. And we believe this teaching is important and powerful.

But in this two-part course, we will take a unique approach to the idea of being present.

Instead of focusing on presence, we will broaden our focus to what might interfere with our ability to stay in the present moment all day long.

Yoga Teaching Immersion

with Lynn Crimando, Eva Norlyk Smith & Dr. Kimberly Zambito

X-rays and DXA and REMS...

Oh My! Imaging Options for Bone Health

Recorded and Available Now

Most of us are familiar with the standard DXA scan, but did you know there are newer imaging technologies emerging that may offer additional insight into your bone health?

In this session, Dr. Zambito will walk us through the landscape of bone imaging options — what each one measures, how they differ, and what questions to ask your own healthcare provider about tracking your bone health over time.

Yoga Teaching Immersion

with Lynn Crimando & Eva Norlyk Smith

The Enigma of Vertebral Fractures:

Unlocking Natural Prevention Strategies Through Movement

Monday, August 17, 2026

1 pm ET - 2:30 pm ET
10 am - 11:30 am PT

Vertebral fractures are the only type of fracture that occur spontaneously, often without a fall or impact. What exactly predisposes you to vertebral fractures, and what can you do to help prevent them?

Join Lynn and Eva for a crucial mentoring session where we unravel the enigma of vertebral fractures and explore evidence-based, natural prevention strategies that go far beyond traditional medical approaches. Learn movement strategies that can help make a difference.

Yoga Teaching Immersion

with Lynn Crimando & Eva Norlyk Smith

Breaking Free from the Frailty Cycle:

Curbing the #1 Driver of Fractures and Loss of Freedom & Independence

Monday, August 31, 2026

1 pm ET - 2:30 pm ET
10 am - 11:30 am PT

The frailty cycle is a downward spiral that traps millions of aging adults. Decreased strength, injury or joint issues lead to reduced activity, which in turn leads to further weakness, poor balance, and increased fracture risk.

But what if you could stop this cycle before it starts? Or, if you are already concerned about loss of mobility and strength, what can you do to break the cycle before it develops into full-fledged frailty?

Join Eva Norlyk Smith and Lynn Crimando for this transformative mentoring session where we explore how to use the new essentials of movement science to help build or restore movement resilience.