Asana: A to Zen

Mastery of Asana starts with mastery of Anatomy and alignment. This allows you to fine-tune your student's practice to prevent injury, aid in rehabilitation, and establish individualized protocols for best practices based on individual needs and universal alignment principles. By gaining a strong foundation and understanding of exercise science and current research, you will feel confident in educating your students in a safe, effective, and progressive program. Once a foundation of correct form, alignment, progression of postures, and growth potential is understood, you and your students will feel more free to explore authentic and natural movement in each pose. This opens new pathways that ultimately prevent injury while also gaining freedom to enjoy the practice and ultimately from here learn how to master the art of sequencing and creating innovative, interesting, and fluid vinyasa flows that are unique and meaningful for functional practice and amazing Zen-like results.  

You may take part in the mini workshops included in this course as an alternative to taking the whole course.  The mini workshops are presented in 2 parts and focus primarily on the Mastery of Yoga Sequencing.  

Part 1:  Saturday March 1st 1:00-3:00 PM 

Part 2: Saturday March 16th 1:00-3:00 PM

Master The Art of Yoga Sequencing

Creative flows for Yoga pros. 

These mini-workshops are part of the course; “ Asana A to Z from Alignment to Zen.” (see description of full course & payment options below) 

Part 1:  Saturday March 1st 1:00-3:00 PM 

In this workshop, you will receive an active review of kinesiology, functional movement, and muscle pairing as it applies to yoga asana & flow.   You will then learn the fundamental principles of choreography and sequencing to create seamless flows (vinyasa). Our time together will culminate in the opportunity to develop your unique flows in a safe and open space where we will then share our sequences and feedback. 

Participants should know basic asana, joints, and muscle function.  If you need to review these topics, please attend for the full day.  

Part 2: Saturday March 16th 1:00-3:00 PM

In this workshop, you will learn flows that go beyond typical vinyasa.  Incorporating Chi-Gung functional fitness, authentic movement, somatic experiences, and balance into your repertoire.  You will have time on your own to include what you have learned into new flows. Then with small groups, you will finally share your creative flows with the larger group to gain experience, receive feedback, and enjoy the support of your fellow teaching community.

Ideally, Participants should have some preliminary exposure to a few of the modalities of movement listed above to jump into incorporating them.  If you want to learn more about these modalities, please attend for the entire day.  

Payment Options: 

• Master the Art of Yoga Sequencing One Part:  80.00
• Master the Art of Yoga Sequencing Two Parts:  140.00
• 4-Day Asana: A to Zen Course:  600.00
• 300 Hr Holistic Yoga Therapy Certification (includes six courses):  Pay in full: 2800 or 10 payments of 300.00 

Both the workshops on sequencing and the larger course are part of the 300-hour and give CECs through the yoga alliance.