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15 Cards in this Set
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WHY WE DO ASANA? |
TO HELP CONNECT THE MIND TO THE BODY THROUGH THE BREATH TOWARDS PREPARATION FOR MEDITATION |
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HOW CAN WE USE THE BREATH AS A MEASURE FOR A POSE? |
MAINTAIN THE FOUNDATION OF THE POSE WITH EASE |
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MEANING OF YOGA |
CHITTA VRITTI NIRODHA CESSATION OF THE FLUCTUATIONS OF THE MIND UNION OF MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT |
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PRINCIPLE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES |
EACH PERSON HAS A DIFFERENT BODY AND THEREFORE THEIR EXPRESSION IS A POSE MAY BE DIFFERENT. BE PREPARED TO ADJUST POSES AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN POSE INTEGRITY |
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DENS |
POINT AT WHICH THE SKULL MEETS THE SPINE. LOCATION OF C1-C2 VERTEBRAE AND WHERE THE HEAD PIVOTS FROM THIS POSITION. AWARENESS OF THE DENS KEEPS OUR HEAD AND NECK IN A SAFE POSITION RELATIVE TO THE REST OF OUR BODY. WE TURN FROM OUR DENS. WE CREATE LENGTH IN THE NECK BY DISPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD BACK AND CHIN SLIGHTLY DOWN. "LOCATION, DISPLACEMENT, LENGTH" |
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ASYMMETRICAL GUIDING PRINCIPLE |
OUR BODIES MAY LOOK SYMMETRICAL BUT WE OFTEN HAVE ONE SIDE THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER. THIS MAY PRESENT IN TIGHTNESS OR STIFFNESS ON ONE SIDE OR EXCESSIVE OPENNESS ON THE OTHER. INVITE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THIS PRINCIPLE IN THEIR OWN BODIES THROUGH THE POSES, HOLDING ON ONE SIDE OR DOING MORE REPETITIONS TO ACHIEVE BALANCE. |
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PELVIC FLOOR STABILITY |
PELVIC GIRDLE IS SUPPORTED INTERNALLY BY A SET OF MUSCLES CONNECTED TO OUR ELIMINATION AND REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. BY ENGAGING THESE MUSCLES WE FURTHER STABILIZE THE PELVIC REGION. BY DOING SO, WE ALSO STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE LUMBAR SPINE, CREATING A SAFE POSITION FROM WHICH TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF A POSE. THE PFS IS ACTIVATED ON THE INHALE WITH A DRAWING IN AND UP. |
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NO ADJUSTMENT PRINCIPLE |
STUDENTS MAY NEED ADJUSTMENT WITH THEIR POSTURE. NEVER ADJUST IN THE POSTURE AS THIS IS WHEN THE BODY IS VULNERABLE. BRING A STUDENT OUT OF THE POSTURE, THEN ADJUST. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN IN AN INVERSION AS THE NECK IS IN A VULNERABLE POSITION. |
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BREATH |
EXHALE - TO ENGAGE LOWER AB, TO PREPARE FOR MOVING IN OR OUT OF A POSTURE, MOST OFTEN USED WHEN EXTREMITIES ARE MOVING CLOSER TO THE MIDLINE. INHALE - TO ENGAGE PFS, TO MOVE INTO A POSTURE, TO STABILIZE LOWER LUMBAR, TO CREATE LENGTH THROUGHOUT SPINE, TO CREATE EXPANSION IN CHEST STABILITY, RELEASE, ACCESS SHAPE OF POSTURE THROUGH BREATH AND THE SPINE |
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FUNCTION OVER FORM |
DO NOT SACRIFICE THE POSTURE FOR CREATING THE PERFECT FORM. |
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PRINCIPLE OF PROGRESSION |
FOLLOW THE BREATH AND THE INDIVIDUAL ABILITY TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE POSTURES |
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POTENTIAL INJURY |
EVERY POSE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURE. BE AWARE OF THIS AND ADJUST AS NECESSARY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL |
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RAISING ARMS PRINCIPLE |
ADD ARMS AS LEVERS WHEN THE BACK IS STRONG ENOUGH. AS GAUGED BY MAINTAINING A STRONG BACK THROUGH THE MOVEMENT AS WELL AS KEEPING THE INTEGRITY OF THE BREATH |
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REPETITIONS |
TO HELP LEARN THE POSTURE FROM THE BRAIN TO THE BODY |
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NEUTRAL SPINE |
SLIGHT ANTERIOR TILT, EXPANDING UP OUT OF THE SACRUM, THORACIC CHEST SUPPORTED WITH THE SLIGHT DRAWING TOGETHER OF THE SCAPULA, HELPING THE SHOULDERS DRAW DOWN AND BACK, AWARE OF THE DENS, KEEPING EARS OVER THE SHOULDERS |
