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Fall 2016 Student Manual Excerpts
Student Manual Excerpts Ashtangasana Yoga Studio Training Curriculum
Address:
332 Red Ridge Ct.
Grand Junction, CO 81507
Contact info: Adriana Wright, M.A. E-RYT
773.350.3467
Website:
www.yogastudiotraining.com
The Origins of Yoga
“The history of yoga stretches back to the Vedic Period, which begins about 1500 BCE. But the term yoga, as a vast body of spiritual beliefs, physical techniques and scholarly philosophy was first developed over 5,000 years ago, in India.
During the Veda period there was a significant amount written on the philosophical and spiritual aspects of Hinduism. The Vedas were the collected scriptures of the Vedic Age/Sciences and branched off into four different categories: Samhita, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and lastly Upanishads. The first category was called Samhita. The Samhita was comprised of four hymns, one being the Rig Veda, which is considered to be the oldest and most important collection of hymns. The Rig-Veda really represented the true essence of Vedic philosophy “ (p. 14).
What is a Yoga Teacher?
“As yoga is a spiritual tradition, a science and an art, we are teaching a multidimensional, complex system that has it’s origins in the 8 Limbs of Yoga.
We are not just asana teachers, we are facilitators and may be even the catalysts to our student’s deeper understanding of themselves and their place in the continuum of life and the universe.
Unlike other professions, we cannot have a professional role and personal role. We must practice what we preach. How often do you see a smoking, junk
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personal role. We must practice what we preach. How often do you see a smoking, junk food eating yoga teacher? But practicing what we teach comes rather easy because we love the model, the practice and want to share our wisdom and love.
The beauty of the 8 limbs is the more we live and breath it, the more our inner beauty shows thru and teaching becomes our passion….you want to share it” (p. 48).
Sequencing Poses More Effectively
“For a sequence to be effective and to allow the student to progress in a way that allows them to be prepared for the more challenging poses, understanding the types of poses is the first step in the learning process.
If a teacher understands the type of pose, they will understand more easily, where these poses are most effectively placed in a sequence. Poses have different intentions and uses for the body.
The beginning of a practice usually starts with poses that flow to warm up the body and proceed with standing poses to develop strength. Teachers can choose poses to facilitate spinal mobility through twists and folds. Poses can encourage balance, which can lead to a stillness and focus in the practice.
When we look at a pose, we think about the type of pose it is and where that might be placed in a sequence” (p. 119).
Variations
“There is so much wonderful creativity in every pose. As a new teacher, there are so many poses to learn and become familiar with, but in time they become second nature.
As leading a class through poses becomes fluid and easy, you can start to become creative in adding variety to the individual poses. Not only does your sequence reflect who you are, your style as a teacher, but also in the fun, playful ways we can change a sequence and a pose.
Adding variation to an individual pose or changing the predictable nature of sun salutation with a twisting down dog, or a cobra instead of up dog. This can be refreshing to a predictable sequence” (p. 134).
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Level of Classes
“This is always a challenge for students to master. This takes time and experience. This is also why writing out your sequences is a wise process. Poses are used with various intentions: warming, grounding, energizing, creating sense of lightness, mobilizing the spine, etc. When thinking about sequences, we must know the level of class we are creating. With that we use the actual pose choices and the sequence or order at which we place the poses in the sequence, to determine the level of our classes.
To properly prepare students for deeper and more advanced poses, the body needs to be open and prepared for this. The complexity of the pose and how it impacts the joints and how physically demanding the pose is on the body, determine the Level of the Pose” (p. 190).
Ayurveda and Your Dosha
“Ayurveda’s main principles are based in wholeness and balance. The whole person is looked at in regards to health and well being. The body, mind and spirit need to be in balance and in harmony to have true health. Contrary to the Western model of medicine, which addresses a symptom and treats the symptom with medication.
Ayurvedic medicine looks at your diet, sleep, lifestyle, daily and seasonal routines and internal health. All these need to be in balance. Things are constantly evolving, ebbing and flowing, but one tries to maintain as much balance in these areas as possible. They look to maintain good health versus just being a fix what’s broken doctor. When there is illness, you look at what may have come out of balance” (p. 241).
Wellness Workshop
“Wellness is the state of good health and mental wellbeing. The definition of health is not only to be free of disease but incorporates a state of well-being within our physical, emotional, spiritual, social, financial lives. This concept is reflected in the Wellness Wheel. The Wellness Wheel has various aspects, branches or sections. Depending on whose model you follow, there can be anywhere from 4 to 12 sections of a Wellness Wheel. A basic wheel will include Emotional, Physical, Spiritual and Social aspects of our lives. A 10 point wheel will include social, occupational, spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, environmental, financial, mental and medical aspects of an individual’s life. Looking at all these aspects, we can assess the various aspects of our lives that might need more attention” (p. 232)