Repetition Yoga Sequenceīuild a yoga sequence around a repeating posture, transition, movement motif, mantra, mudra or pranayama. Take one fundamental yoga pose keep repeating throughout the yoga class, use complimentary postures to teach alignment principles of the main pose and draw the energy/feel of the main pose into other posture. Singular Pose Yoga SequenceĪ great way to really teach your yoga students a posture very thoroughly, inspiring them to add it to a home yoga practice. So here are a few suggestions for alternative ways to sequence a yoga class. The science in yoga sequencing is your understanding of Asana, Alignment, Technique, Modifications and your Students Bodies, the art in yoga sequencing is in holding and creating the space for your yoga students to blossom, grow, transform and experience. As a Yoga Teacher you get to truly facilitate your yoga student’s journey and create an engaging yoga experience. When it’s done well, our bodies open with ease and feel fantastic but when it’s poor, the body feels tight, poses feel unnecessarily challenging, the alignment can be unsafe and the flow of prana is inhibited.īy planning and carefully crafting yoga sequences you start to teach your students rather than just lead them through yoga asanas. The sequencing of a yoga class dramatically impacts your yoga students’ experience. I know that opinion is divided on this topic with many yoga teachers proudly saying that they don’t plan classes I usually don’t come down heavy on anyone side of a yoga debate but on this one I am firmly in the lesson planning camp. Yoga class lesson planning and yoga sequencing is in my opinion a must. This takes planning and practice, it is both a science and an art. Yoga students put their absolute faith and trust in their teacher to lead them on a journey that is safe, authentic and true to the teachings of yoga. In sequencing a yoga class a yoga teacher draws on all their skills, knowledge and intuition to craft a journey for the body, mind and soul. Getting a little bored with your yoga lesson plans? Looking to bring new inspiration into your yoga teaching, and mix things up for your yoga students? How about trying out some new yoga class sequencing techniques? Stuck in a Rut? Fancy Mixing Up Your Yoga Class Sequencing?
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