New Haven Visit
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Popped down to New Haven to take & teach a class at Fresh Yoga under the lovely eyes of Forrest Yoga mentor Heidi Sormaz.
Two distinct bits of feedback stand out for me.
1) Forrest Yoga focuses on opening & supporting the joints. When teaching it, prioritize giving cues that help with that very significant aspect of the practice.
2) In cueing, each pose has elements of strength & softening that need to be reflected in the voice. So the teacher starts working the voice at a level of detail that is quite amazing. “Push down through the feet” is said in a tone that is different from “release the neck.”
Sequence is below. I taught a hip/neck/shoulders Level One class — ahhhhhh.
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Theme: working with contentment
Pranayama: Nadhi Shodhana
Shoulder shrugs in Baddha Konasana
Forward bend in BK
Abs with a roll
Frog lifting through
Rest in BK
Bridge
Dolphin Prelude
Dolphin
Down Dog to Warrior II, Warrior II with Shrugs, Triangle
Other side
Down Dog to High Lunge, Easy Twisting Lunge, Twisting Lunge
Other side
Frog belly down (over roll option)
Neck Release
Supine Twist
Savasana
