Piova Academy teaches fundamental yoga poses to city residents through structured online courses that prioritize correct alignment over flexibility. Our approach focuses on 18 foundational poses that form the basis of safe practice.
Most yoga injuries happen because people skip the basics and attempt advanced variations without proper foundation. We built Piova Academy after observing 67 students in Dnipro struggle with wrist pain from incorrect downward dog alignment. Our curriculum isolates each of the 18 fundamental poses and breaks down the muscle engagement patterns that keep joints safe. Students spend their first 16 hours learning just the standing poses because those mechanics transfer to everything else.
How Alignment Actually Works
Alignment is not about making your body look a certain way in a pose. It refers to the specific joint angles and muscle activation sequences that distribute load safely across your skeleton. Each of our 18 poses includes 4 alignment checkpoints with video demonstrations from three camera angles. Students use these checkpoints to self-correct their form during home practice.
Progress Tracking System
You upload a 15-second video of each pose every two weeks. Our instructors review your form and send back timestamped feedback pointing to the exact moments where alignment shifts. The system tracks 8 specific metrics per pose including hip rotation angle, shoulder position relative to wrists, and weight distribution between feet. This data shows you exactly where your practice is progressing and where you need focused attention.
The Instructors Behind the Curriculum
Liudmyla Ostapenko
Lead Instructor
Liudmyla developed the 18-pose core curriculum after spending 11 years teaching anatomy-focused yoga to rehabilitation patients in Kyiv. She noticed that students who mastered basic standing poses before attempting arm balances had an injury rate 4 times lower than those who rushed ahead.
Her background in physical therapy shapes how we structure pose progressions. Each course module includes specific prep exercises that build the strength required for the target pose rather than assuming students already have it.
11years teaching experience
Kateryna Bilan
Video Production Specialist
Kateryna films every instructional video using a three-camera setup that shows front, side, and overhead angles simultaneously. This approach came from student feedback showing that single-angle videos left too much room for misinterpretation of joint positions.
She also manages our video review system where students upload their practice recordings. The timestamping feature that marks specific alignment issues was her idea based on watching 200 hours of student submissions and realizing verbal feedback alone was not precise enough.
8years in educational video
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