Transformative Yoga Sequencing

For yoga teachers and serious students.

The question of yoga sequencing is one each teacher faces when designing yoga classes to be safe, sustainable, and transformational. Why this posture first, then that one? How might the asanas be best ordered? What are the functional and energetic relationships among postures, and how do those relationships change when postures are arranged differently? What are the effects of pranayama practices at different points in a class?

This workshop considers

• Keen insights into yoga sequencing
• Five essential principles of sequencing
• How best to structure your classes.

Mark Stephens looks at the interrelations of asanas within and between asana families to appreciate how they affect one another during the course of a class. Working in small groups, you design a variety of classes for different students, conditions, and intentions, and work as one large collaborative group to refine these class designs.

Recommended reading Mark Stephens, Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes (North Atlantic Books). Please read chapters 1–3 to get the most out of this workshop.

• 37.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
• 37.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge