Modifications for Hatha
Yoga Asana
A Workshop for Teachers
and Serious Students of Yoga
Sandra Carden, ERYT 500
May 2, 2015
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Shanti School of Yoga,
Traverse City
Modifications
in hatha yoga asana practice are of great benefit to students who may require
special support, alternatives to a posture, a deeper experience, or less
intensity based on their own edges of exploration vs. discomfort. All
practitioners are unique, each with their own body, energy, medical and
emotional history, mindset, and needs. What works for one may be injurious to
the next.
Modifications
in hatha yoga asana practice may be offered as self-support, or may be offered
by the instructor. They may be instructed verbally or by touch. Modifications
may be categorized as either assisting or adjusting. Assisting is not the same
as partnering. Adjusting is not the same as conforming.
Offering
modifications marks the more attuned instructor, aware and conscious of every
student in every class, in the spirit of service (seva) rather than self-aggrandizement.
Sandra Carden, ERYT 500
will grant Yoga Alliance registered teachers 3 hours CEU (Yoga Alliance
continuing education units) for those completing this workshop. Yoga Alliance
requires 30 CEUs every 3 years.
$55. This workshop,
although of great benefit to teachers, is open to all experienced practitioners.
Namaste! I look forward to serving you.
