How to Refuse Alignment Cues
A question often arises in my teacher training courses, after we have discussed the wide range of human variation and the reality that not all alignment cues will work for every body: “What do we do when a teacher wants us to change our alignment but the suggestion doesn’t work? What do we say to the teacher?” Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever been in a pose and the teacher wanted you to do it differently, or physically adjusted you into a different shape, but the new positioning just didn’t work for you? What did you do?
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Yoga International has been printing selected excerpts of Bernie’s newest book, Your Spine, Your Yoga. Here are a few of the latest:
Dharma Talk’s Henry Winslow chats with Bernie Clark
In this episode, you’ll hear from Bernie and Henry talk about the definition of Yin Yoga; the concept of eustress – a beneficial form of stress which has a positive effect on health; the hypothesis of anti-fragility – the idea that humans gain from chaos and grow stronger under a certain amount of stress; and the commonly held belief that ligaments and tendons should not be stretched.
Yin is In! Yin Yoga has been with us since the beginning of Hatha Yoga centuries ago. But since the early 19th century, yoga has become more and more yang-like in nature. Everything requires balance: yin completes yang. Yin Yoga is the balancing practice for the more active, muscular yang yogas. There are more and more teachers offering Yin Yoga today, and more workshops and opportunities to learn how to become a Yin Yoga teacher. If diving deeper into the yin-side of life is on your bucket list, there are lots of opportunities for you
This course will examine what meditation is, why we do it (its many benefits, spiritually, psychologically and physically), and how to do it, from a variety of viewpoints: From Eastern Yogic and Buddhist views to Western Psychotherapeutic understanding. The course will include personal, one-on-one training in Deep Meditation, as well as group instruction, to give the student an experiential basis for the practice of meditation. Held at the Semperviva Yoga Studios – Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
The final training offered is the 8-hour online Yin Yoga for Your Body video classes lead by Bernie Clark and hosted by Yoga International. These hours are eligible for continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance.
Through these 8 on-line yin yoga classes you will learn
- The nature of yin and yang
- To practice with intention and attention
- The 3 principles of the yin yoga
- The reality of human variations
- To create a functional yoga practice
- To develop anti-fragility
- To develop mindfulness
Your Spine, Your Body – The Course
by Professor Stuart McGill and Bernie Clark
Up-to-Date Knowledge and Practices to Increase Spinal Stability, Mobility, Endurance, and Well-Being
- The code—the science of the spine
- The art—applying the science to your body
- Practices—taking it to the mat
- Pre-sale until September 26, only – $159 US
- Full price after the course launches – $229 US
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