The art of adjustment
This course will be an in depth educational journey exploring anatomy, alignment and adjustment in yoga. Participants will deepen their personal practice through receiving skillful adjustments and learn the subtle yet powerful art of assisting each other in going deeper into the poses.
Experiencing alignment of the subtle body by following the lines of energy in each pose, students will develop the intuition and awareness to support a grounded and confident practice.
Meditation, breath work and mantra repetition will be integrated throughout the course to support the learning process and maintain the integrity of understanding yoga as a journey of self-study.
The course will specifically cover:
- Alignment principles and the reasons for making adjustments
- The ethics of touch
- Adjusting in all asanas in the primary series (plus extra poses)
- Understanding the emotions in body reading
This course is ideal for teachers, aspiring teachers, and yoga students who wish to gain a more in-depth knowledge of alignment and deepen their personal practice.
Students taking this course will be awarded a 15-hour certificate which can contribute to ongoing professional development credits.
Myofascial Yin Yoga
Yoga is a great adjunct to the practice of myofascial release for both practitioner and client.
The benefits of yoga such as stretching the meridians, easing muscle tension, strengthening muscles, flushing localised blood supply etc can be inhance combining myofascial release techniques with your yoga practice.
The fundamental characteristic of Yin Yoga is holding poses for several minutes. Connective tissue doesnt respond to brief, rhythmical stretches the way muscles do. Connective tissues are tough and fibrous and stretch best when pulled like taffy.
When you combine these two practices together along with some flexibility training you will break up scar tissue, get rid of trigger points, release toxins, strengthen your bones, improve your lung and heart function and dramatically enhance your flexibility helping you optmise your yang yoga style such as Ashtanga, Power, Vinyasa flow.
