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20 superposes that carry maximum benefit with minimum risk

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  • by olgakabel
  • in yoga for your body
  • — 7 Dec, 2016

The term superfood is usually used to describe nutrient-rich food that is especially beneficial for our health and well-being. Certain yoga poses can be described as “superposes” because they also carry incredible “nutritional value” for our bodies.

What makes a pose a “superpose”? Surprisingly, it is not the difficulty or intricacy of body part arrangement, and not even the strength or uber-stretchiness that one needs to exhibit to do them. In fact, most superposes are quite simple. What makes them powerful is their incredible diversity. The purpose of any yoga pose is to carry maximum benefit for YOUR body with minimum risk.

A superpose is a pose that:

  1. Can deliver the benefits for many different body parts at the same time (“benefit-dense”)
  2. Is accessible to most students
  3. Can be modified easily to emphasize the effect for a particular area
  4. Can be adapted easily to accommodate different body shapes, physical abilities, student preferences, and so on.

Below is a list of poses that I consider to be “superposes” because they are benefit-dense, accessible to most students and offer multiple options. They are arranged in five groups of four and represent a gradual progression from most foundational toward more challenging. If you choose to build your yoga practice on those instead of chasing after the fancy exotic ones, you will end up having a rich, satisfying and “nutrient-dense” yoga practice.

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You can get all those adaptations in a book. This book covers various adaptations of 20 superposes and reasons for doing them. They are meant to inspire your curiosity and creativity and to facilitate a new type of thinking in regards to yoga poses.

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13 Comments

  1. Megan Kim says:
    December 7, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    This is supergreat, Olga — thanks!

    Reply
    • olgakabel says:
      December 7, 2016 at 4:59 pm

      🙂 Thanks Megan!

      Reply
  2. Amanda Green says:
    December 7, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    I love this notion of ‘superposes.’ Very clever! And these poses are all on the top of my list, too. Well done.

    Reply
    • olgakabel says:
      December 7, 2016 at 4:59 pm

      Thank you Amanda!

      Reply
  3. susan jones says:
    December 8, 2016 at 10:56 am

    I use these poses on a regular basis too. It’s great to be educated on all the variations they can take as well. Thank you! Love it!

    Reply
  4. Joyce says:
    March 22, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I would love to have a poster of these super poses. Do you have one available or would you consider publishing one?

    Reply
  5. Donna Wilson says:
    April 14, 2017 at 5:28 am

    This is just what I needed, thanks

    Reply
  6. Karen rouse says:
    April 28, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    Love this site

    Reply
  7. Amy Carnrick says:
    September 4, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    This is great inspiration! Thanks.

    Reply
  8. Barbara Morrissey says:
    October 11, 2018 at 10:30 am

    your yoga posts help me when i feel like I’m teaching the same old same old…thank you for the inspiration i love your practice 🙂

    Reply
    • olgakabel says:
      October 15, 2018 at 2:17 pm

      Happy to hear that Barbara, thank you!

      Reply
  9. Stephanie says:
    December 9, 2018 at 5:50 am

    Would love to read the newsletter

    Reply
  10. Ruth says:
    December 10, 2018 at 6:38 am

    Very useful site.

    Reply

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