QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
Reason for Integration Series ✔ans Grounding and Preparing to face challenges
-connection to body
Reason for Intention Series ✔ans Creating Focus for the rest of class
Reason for Sun A ✔ans Teaches body to behave as a whole
Reason for Sun B ✔ans Builds strength for future poses
Reason for Core ✔ans Builds core strength and stability for all future poses with core engagement
-prep for backbends, triangle, balancing
Reason for Crescent Lunge Series ✔ans -Builds core and leg strength
-Opens Hip Flexors
-Encourages grounding in the
present mental courage to face challenges (for balancing)
Reason for Balancing Series ✔ans - stabilizing muscles (inner and outer hips)
-help you stay upright, move efficiently
-focus on the present
-breath control in order to create balance and stability
Reason for Triangle Series ✔ans -lengthens and strengthens Psoas muscles (for half pigeon)
-trunk and leg muscles generate power while small extremity muscles refine that power
-grounding in the present and mental courage to face challenges
, Reason for Hip Series ✔ans -Lengthens the hip flexors
-strengthens the backline of your body
-relaxes mind and nervous system
Reason for Spine Series ✔ans -improves posture by strengthening backline muscles and improves breath
by lengthening the frontline
-cultivates energy and opening to balance your mind and heart
-here bc core has been activated and grounding and focus etc
Reason for Surrender Series ✔ans -complete relaxation of the physical body and presence for the mind
-deep restoration before you move from your practice
Namaste ✔ans The spirit and the teacher in me sees the spirit and the teacher in you
Ujjayi ✔ans breath of fire
Chakra ✔ans wheel or disk, spiritual power , 7 of them
Krishnamacharya ✔ans father of modern yoga
5 Yamas ✔ans Ahimsa - nonviolence
Satya -truthfulness
Asteya- non-stealing
Brahmacharya - moderation, faithful
Aparigraha -non-attachment
5 Niyamas ✔ans Saucha - cleanliness