Sunday, July 28-Friday, August 2
Kripalu Center for Living
Lennox, MA

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 yoga teacher training workshop considers:

• The ancient insights into yoga sequencing
• Five essential principles of sequencing yoga classes
• The arc structure of yoga classes
• How best to structure your yoga classes

We will look closely 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, 2012). Please read chapters 1–3 to get the most out of this workshop. 

For information and registration, please visit the Kripalu website or call 1-800-741-7353.