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Why can’t you step forward into a lunge?

In this short video, Bernie Clark explores a common question that reveals a much deeper truth about movement: Why can’t you step forward into a lunge?

Bernie ClarkNovember 11, 2025 · 1 min read

In this short video, Bernie Clark explores a common question that reveals a much deeper truth about movement: Why can’t you step forward into a lunge?

It’s a glimpse into his course, Functional Anatomy for Yoga Teachers — a training that invites you to pause and ask:

  • Why do we cue the way we do?
  • Why do we believe postures should look a certain way?
  • Why do we assume deeper is better?

This course encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and compassion for human variation — helping you see movement and teaching through a new lens.

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Bernie Clark

Bernie has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1998. He has a bachelor degree in Science from the University of Waterloo and combines his intense interest in yoga with an understanding of the scientific approach to investigating the nature of things. His ongoing studies have taken him deeply inside mythology, comparative religions and psychology. All…

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