Stephanie Pappas

This is the first comprehensive guide for yoga teachers and yoga students providing all the details on how to adjust or assist someone while they are performing a yoga posture. With yoga's recent worldwide popularity, this book is invaluable to millions who teach and practice yoga. The book goes beyond just the physical aspects of yoga-it deals honestly with some touchy matters that affect yoga teachers and students alike. The book's clear instructions and generous supply of photos make it easy for yoga teachers to learn how to adjust or assist their students. Yoga students can use this book to enhance their personal practice by working with a partner. Yoga Posture Adjustments and Assisting: An Insightful Guide for Yoga Teachers and Students demonstrates and explains adjusting techniques for over 65 postures and contains over 200 photos. You can learn:

How to adjust or assist someone who is performing a yoga posture.
How to perform the yoga adjustments using effective body mechanics and leverage.
Multiple variations for adjusting a posture.
How to use yoga props.
Verbal cues to help your yoga student or partner.
Ways to accommodate different body types.
How to safely take your students deeper into the yoga postures.

The book also features a thought provoking section on how to navigate the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of being a yoga teacher or yoga student. It candidly discusses topics such as:

Dealing with difficult emotions before, during, or after class.
Coping with thoughts that can surface during yoga class or home practice.
Managing expectations and judements about ourselves, our teachers, and our students.
Dealing with unusual situation in the classroom.
Handling competitiveness, jeaolusy, nervousness.

The international yoga community will greatly benefit from this book.

Stephanie (a.k.a. Stefani) Ann Pappas has been practicing and teaching yoga and meditation since 1992. She is the founder and director of the Devalila Yoga Teacher Training, a registered 200 hour level training with the Yoga Alliance. Stephanie has cerfified over 100 teachers in North America. She is also a massage therapist, Interfaith Minister, belly dance teacher, and ESL teacher.

Visit her website at www.devalilayoga.com

Contents

Section I Introduction to yoga posture adjustments and assisting
1 Getting Started
Language and tems used i this book
Adjusting and assisting tips
Section II Posture adjustmens and assisting
1 Standing postures
Mountain
Arching mountain
Tree
Chair
Eagle
Standing leg extension (front and side)
Warrior one
Warrior Two-Option 1 Arm stretch
Warrior Two-Option 2 Hip opening
Warrior Two-Option 3 Knee alignment
Triangle-Option 1 General pose
Triangle-Option 2 Push pull
Triangle-Option 2 Push pull
Triangle-Option 3 Turning the neck
Standing forward bend-Option 1 Back ressure
Standing forward bend-Option 2 Body sandwich
Dancer
Half moon One-Option 1 Sideways stetch
Half moon One-Optin 2 Arm pull
Half moon Two
High runner's lunch
Pyramid
Standing yoga mudra-Option 1 Shoulder squeeze
Standing yoga mudra-Option 2 Arm stetch
extended angle-Option 1 General pose
Extended angle-Option 2 Torson twist
Warrior Three
Standing split-Option 1 Leg lift
Standing split-Option 2 Body sandwich
2 Seated forward folding hip and leg postures
Seated forward fold-Props
Seated forward fold-Option 1 Rib cage lift and press
Seated forward fold-Option 2 Sacrum tilt
Seated forward fold-Option 3 Light pressure
Seated forward fold-Option 4 Deep pressure using torso and hand
Seated aforward fold-Option 5 Back-to-back
Child-Option 1 Sacrum press
Child-Option 2 Sacrum press with arm stretch
Head to knee fold
Half hero fold
Cobbler
Seated wide spread fold
3 Other hip and leg postures
Hero
Heron
Leg cradle
Squat
Downward dog-Option 1 Sacrum press
Downward dog-Option 2 Leg pull
Downward dog-Option 3 Heel press
Pigeon preparaton-Option 1 Sacrum press
Pigeon preparation-Option 2 Leg pull
Pigeon preparaton-Option 3 Diagonal press
Recling knee to chest
Reclining both knees to chest
Reclining straight leg stretch
4 Arm and abdominal strength postures
High plank to low plank
Side plank
Upward plank-Option 1 Support from underneath
Upward plank-Option 2 Lift from above
Crow
Side crow
Boat
Cow face arm stretch
5 Twisting (revolving) postures
Seated twst (beginner version)
Seated twist (advanced version)
Chair twist
Revolving extended angle pose
Revolving triangle
Revolving half moon two
Revolving head to knee fold
Reclining twist-Option 1 Diagonal press
Reclining twist-Option 2Hip pressure
Reclining twist-Option 3 Arm pull
6 Back bending postures (supine/face-up)
Table top-Option 1 Support from underneath
Table top-Option 2 Pelvic lift from above
Bridge formation
Camel-Option 1 Chest lift
Camel-Option 2 Foot poush
Fish
Wheel-Option 1 Holding teacher's ankles
Wheel-Option 2 Tow people assisting
7 Back bending postures (prone/face-down)
Cat stretch
Half locust
Cobra
Snake
Upward dog
Bow
8 Inverted postures
Plow-Option 1 Beginner variation
Plow-Option 2 Pelvic lift
Shoulder stand
Forearm stand
Handstand-Option 1 Kicking onto the wall
Handstand-Option 2 Two people spotting
eadstand preparation (tripod)
Headstand (supported)
Inversions-Balancing with the fist squeeze
'Floationg' into headstand
Tips for performing inverted postures
9 Sun salutation assisting sequence
Section III Candid replies to questions you were hesitant to ask
Replies to questions from yoga teachers
Replies to questions from yoga students
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