A 50 Hour Training that will support the evolution of your practice and teaching. This Training consists of two modules on two different weekends. The modules can be booked separately or together.

23-25 September, 2022

SKILFULL SEQUENCING

Asana is not the only path of yoga, but while we teach asana, we owe it to students to be teaching it in an informed, safe and considered way, that allows the development of; skill, understanding, flexibility and strength. The focus of this training will be developing your skill in creating logical, consistent and effective sequences that will significantly boost the quality of your students’ experience in the short and long term. As part of this exploration we’ll:

Look at various styles of sequencing and an arc model that can be applied to all of them.

Explore all you might consider when you think about sequencing

Discover how asanas, their variations and how you cue them, can be best utilised in your chosen direction of travel.

Discuss classroom practicalities and how that relates to sequencing and teaching method.

We will also dig deeply into the concept of asana deconstruction, taking apart ‘peak poses’ and look at what skills and actions, might need to be developed and what strength or openness may ned to be created on the journey to that pose. Time to think beyond the poses we’ve been practicing for years!

9-11 December, 2022

Refining skill and understanding in our approach to Practicing and Teaching asana

When we first dip our toes in to the world of yoga asanas, we often see asanas as absolute shapes, that are there to be replicated and ultimately conquered. We see objective success in other areas of our life and an asana class is just another one of those areas to objectively succeed in. Over time, as our practice matures and we move beyond imitation, we can begin to build skill in our asana practice, and start questions like; what is the intention of the pose? What is being opened and what strengthens? Is this actually beneficial for my body? Am I being distracted by a desire to achieve a dramatic shape?

From both the perspective of teachers and students, in this series of workshops, we will explore

• The intention behind pose families and common habits that be potentially injurious

• How to build skill and understanding in the way we use of body

How to deepen our physical practice in a controlled safe and sustainable way

How to apply alignment principles to unique bodies

How to balance flexibility and strength, whilst dropping desire for ‘dramatic’ shapes!

How to teach advanced poses and offer options for all levels

This training is designed for teachers, but enthusiastic students are welcome.