B.1.4 Yoga is a Sweet, Steady Seat
Yoga Teacher Training Material - Fall 2017 • 6m 11s
Sutra 2.46 Sthira Sukham Asanam
Translation: Yoga is a comfortable steady seat
Covered in 1.4:
-One of the very few sutras that deals directly with how asana should be performed
-“Asanam” defined as how do you “sit” in relationship to the postures (and everything else in your life)
-We’re seeking the balance between sweetness and stability, flexibility and strength, openness and structure
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B.1.5 Troubleshooting Vinyasa
Covered in 1.5:
-Why perform yoga asana? Where do these poses come from?
-Why too many vinyasa “flows” can be dangerous for students
-How flexibility is often overly emphasized is modern yoga
-We live in a world where more is always better, but this is not always the case in our asana practic... -
B.1.6 Meet Your Bones
Covered in 1.6:
-How bones are living tissue
-Names of all the major bones in the body
-Axial versus appendicular skeleton -
B.1.7 Anatomical Position & Terms
Covered in 1.7:
-What is anatomical neutral?
-Key terms to orient ourselves when talking about the body
-superior/inferior
-anterior/posterior
-lateral/medial
-superficial/deep
-proximal/distal
