Yoga Teacher Training
February 4, 2011
Well we had another great weekend at Yoga Teacher Training. Our focus this session was seated postures and inversions. The opportunity to spend a weekend focused on Yoga is very inspirational. We had quite a few breakthroughs.
Sirasana (head stand) was a big one. As you know headstand is a brilliant Yoga posture, but it must be entered and practiced with brilliance in order to have a healthy, long lasting relationship with it. Kicking up will only create discomforts.
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We had a few people who felt intimidated by the posture and experienced the first step of head stand for the first time. This step is such a valuable stepping stone. Holding this, exploring it, finding our alignment here, building strength and not rushing to get up, builds stamina and confidence. The strongest headstands I see are from people who took there time with this, practicing this first step only, sometimes for months ( not in a row:-)). Once one feels steady here it becomes possible to explore the second stage. |
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This stage is often the one that creates the most hesitance and fear of falling. But if one gets strong and steady in the first stage the exploration of the second stage is approach with the other F word – faith. Again nurturing patience and breathing here, finding one’s center, proves to be beneficial in the long run. |
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Then one is ready to move up to a full headstand with confidence and with the awareness and stamina to maintain it for a few comfortable minutes. |
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Another variation is the straight-leg approach. This requires a strong core and an understanding of what and where to engage. The people who were able to connect with this for the first time this weekend felt so good that the impulse to sing was natural…… |
Our next YTT weekend focuses on anatomy, getting to know our body from the inside out. What needs to be engaged? What needs to be relaxed? How does my body move? What are the basics of the nervous system? This workshop is appropriate for anyone who loves yoga, actually for anyone who has a body! If we must live in a body, we might as well get to know it.
Our training is accessible for the busy person or the urban yogi(ni). It’s filled with practical yogic philosophy for healthy happy living. It’s recognized by Yoga Alliance and by HRSDC (which mean we can provide you with a official receipt for tax purposes).
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