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Teaching Yoga, Adjusting Asana: Based On The Ashtanga Primary Series: A Handbook For Students And TeachersStock informationGeneral Fields
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Description'Teaching Yoga, Adjusting Asana': the essential guide to teaching yoga and adjusting asana (yoga poses). The first part explores fundamentals of teaching in a simple, clear, accessible way. Melanie covers how to teach crucial concepts such as breath, bandha and drishti, as well as more general topics including injuries, ethics and the spiritual aspects of yoga. In the second part of the book there are helpful techniques for deepening common yoga postures and a complete guide to hands-on adjustment for the Ashtanga Primary Series. Author descriptionMelanie Cooper has been teaching yoga since 1997, and training yoga teachers since 2005. She divides her time between London and Goa practicing and teaching yoga. She currently runs the morning Ashtanga self-practice at The Life Centre in Islington, London and conducts annual teacher trainings in London and at Brahmani Yoga in Goa. She has practiced and assisted at Ashtanga Yoga London for many years, and also studied with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Melanie lives in North London. Table of contentsForeword and Acknowlegments Introduction Chapter 1: Teaching Yoga Chapter 2: Teaching Ujjayi Breathing Chapter 3: Teaching the Bandhas Chapter 4: Teaching the Dristi Chapter 5: Injuries Chapter 6: Teaching the Spiritual Aspects of Yoga Chapter 7: Ethics for Yoga Teachers Chapter 8: Teaching Points Chapter 9: Teaching the Sanskrit Count Chapter 10: Deepening the Primary Series Chapter 11: Adjustments References |