How to plan a yoga class
I was educated as a school teacher, and in the past I had written my fair share of lesson plans that usually started with “By the end of the class[…]
Category: Sequencing basics
Yoga sequencing is a strategy of arranging different elements of yoga practice into a logical integrated whole; it is an essential part of any yoga practice design. Here we explore some of the fundamental principles of yoga sequencing to maximize the effect of the practice and minimize the risk.
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A look back, and a look ahead
With 2016 soon coming to a close, let’s take a moment to look back at the ground that we’ve covered. This year we focused on three major topics: axial extension[…]
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How to sequence classes for chair yoga
One of my older yoga students gets mildly irritated every time she hears a yoga teacher say: “Listen to your body and don’t do anything that doesn’t feel right”. She[…]
4 things to keep in mind when designing a chair yoga practice
One of the readers commented on the last week’s post: “Chair yoga is not passive stretching – it’s challenging, strengthening, spiritual, and fun! “ This is an excellent description of[…]
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The art and science of yoga sequencing: How the order of poses can change the effect of the practice
I remember hating Latin in college. Unfortunately, it was required for my degree, so I had to endure. For example, translating a Latin sentence takes a lot of work because[…]
How to organize back bends in a yoga sequence
A number of years ago a friend of mine went to a new yoga class. At one point they did a Camel pose and my friend couldn’t quite reach her[…]
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Should we take the body to the maximum bend possible in every direction possible?
A few months ago one of the teachers in my yoga teachers Facebook group posed a question: would it be a good idea to go straight from Camel pose to[…]
Twists vs forward bends as compensation postures – who wins?
Most yoga teachers are aware of the idea of compensation (pratikriya, which literally means counteracting). It basically means that in the course of the practice we challenge the body, breath,[…]
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Is it safe to begin your yoga practice with seated poses?
When I was on vacation few weeks ago, I did my first SUP yoga session (yoga on a stand up paddle board). Practicing yoga to the gentle rhythm of the[…]
How to avoid overstretching in forward bends
For the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about Forward bends and how to use them to stretch the posterior (back) structures of the body (along the Superficial Back[…]
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How do you know what a yoga pose is for?
When I get new students with some experience in yoga, I like to ask them: What is this pose for? What are you trying to accomplish here? And I am[…]
Myths about benefits of yoga poses – how much truth is there?
Let me tell you a secret – many claims that yoga teachers and yoga publications make about benefits of yoga poses are not true. I know, I know, this is[…]
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8 steps to design a breath-centered practice
According to viniyoga tradition, our aging process is represented by the movement of the sun throughout the day. Sunrise represents childhood, midday represents adult life, and sunset represents old age.[…]
Want pain-free shoulders? Cut down on your Downward dogs and Planks
A fellow yoga teacher confided in me once: “I had quite a scare in my class yesterday – one of my students had dislocated a shoulder. Luckily, there was a[…]
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How to stretch your neck and relieve neck tension more effectively
If you google “neck stretches” or “neck stretching” you will get a number of variations of the following two options: Clearly, Option 2 is not the kind of stretching we[…]
How to create a yoga practice to prepare for a difficult posture
Not long ago an acquaintance of mine said to me: “I saw a picture of this cool pose on line and I tried it – man, my back hurt afterwards!”[…]
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How to design a yoga practice for a specific activity
That is a funny thing about a yoga practice – it doesn’t work if you don’t do it. 🙂 Yes, we are all busy and making time for a 90-minute[…]
How to sequence a class for the Shoulderstand
Leslie Kaminoff brings up an excellent point in his video: yoga sequencing is not the same as choreography. In choreography the goal is artistic expression and choices are dictated by[…]
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Shoulderstand – to teach, or not to teach, that is the question
Many yoga teachers have had an experience of a student stepping into a class and immediately plopping up into a Shoulderstand (or a Headstand, which is even riskier). It always[…]
There is no such thing as “gold standard” when it comes to alignment in yoga poses
I remember in my first teacher training program we had “alignment clinics”, where we were told exactly where to place the feet, knees, shoulders and hips in each pose. Was[…]
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