Yoga Teacher Course: Asana Adjustments

Bring your classes to another level and help your students to improve their practices

What you'll learn
Theory of Asana
Variations, benefits, contraindications of over 90 asanas
Adjustments with hands and belt
Adjustment guidelines
Requirements
To be an experienced yoga practitioner and teacher
Description
Greetings, welcome to the online course of asana alignment and adjustments for yoga teachers. My name is Rafael Díaz and I'm happy to share with you this knowledge and techniques that will be a great add-on to your classes and thus you will be able to help your students in improving their practices. This course is divided into two sections.The first provides an in-depth theoretical background of asana, showcasing details of alignment, variations, benefits and contraindications of over 90 postures. The next section is the practical demonstration of adjustments using hands and belts. For this we will follow the Ashtanga Vinyasa sequence. These same adjustments can be applied to any asana style you may teach. As always, practice is of utmost importance, you should meet with a student or fellow teacher to practice these adjustments. There are countless different body types, and only with experience will you be able to adapt the postures and adjustments according to your student's abilities, always respecting their limits to avoid any injury. This program is only a guide to give another tool to enhance your classes.In total, this online course is composed of 24 lessons, over 4 hours of video on demand.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Before getting started: Mat Preparation

Section 2: Asana Theory

Lecture 3 I. Surya Namaskar

Lecture 4 II. Standing Postures

Lecture 5 III. Sitting Postures

Lecture 6 IV. Backbends and Arm Balances

Lecture 7 V. Inverted Postures

Section 3: Asana Adjustments

Lecture 8 Before getting started: 10 Rules for Asana Adjustments

Lecture 9 Surya Namaskar

Lecture 10 Padangustasana & Padahastasana

Lecture 11 Uttitha Trikonasana & Parivritta Trikonasana

Lecture 12 Uttitha Parsvakonasana & Parivritta Parsvakonasana

Lecture 13 Prasarita Padottanasana & Parsvottanasana

Lecture 14 Uttitha Hasta Padangustasana & Ardha Badha Padmottanasana

Lecture 15 Utkatasana & Virabadhrasana A-B

Lecture 16 Dandasana - Pachimottanasana - Purvattanasana

Lecture 17 Ardha Badha Padma & Triang Mukha Eka Pada Pachimottanasana - Janu Sirsasana

Lecture 18 Marichasana

Lecture 19 Navasana - Bakasana - Kurmasana - Supta Kurmasana

Lecture 20 Badha Konasana - Upavishta Konasana - Supta Konasana

Lecture 21 Ubhaya Padangustasana - Urdhva Mukha Pachimottanasana

Lecture 22 Backbends

Lecture 23 Sarvangasana - Halasana - Matsyasana - Sirsasana - Pincha Mayurasana

Lecture 24 Savasana

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