Subjects covered: the detailed, living anatomy of asana; screening protocols to detect dysfunction and orient recovery; deconstructing symptomatic diagnosis, and introducing a new paradigm for assessment; use of props to support specific limitations and encourage possibilities; therapeutic modifications of classic postures; touch and the role of the guide; the foundational, necessary refinement of one’s own personal practice to be an effective guide; the physiology of the pathways and structured water holding and distributing the electric nature of the human embodiment.