Yoga: The Art of Adjusting: A Manual for Yoga Teachers and Students - Softcover

Brian Cooper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955241219 ISBN 13: 9780955241215

Publisher: Harmony Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

This teaching manual is aimed at teachers and students of Hatha Yoga who wish to incorporate adjusting into their teaching practice. The Asanas of the primary series of the Astanga system are the basis for this manual. The principles of adjusting are explained to ensure adjustments are carried out safely and effectively. Each Asana is shown along with its detailed alignment, followed by clearly illustrated and beautifully photographed adjustments. Different styles of adjusting are shown including partner yoga and Thai Massage. Using the asanas of the Primary Series of Astanga Yoga this manual presents: -Principles and benefits of adjusting -Detailed alignment and guidance for each asana -Key teaching points for verbally instructing a class -Illustrates a wide range of adjusting methods, Partner Yoga and Thai Massage -Over 210 photographs with adjustments with detailed instructions -Over 70 beautiful photographs of Partner Yoga and Thai Massage

About this title

Review:

This book should be translated into as many languages as possible. Some comments on a first read and practice of self-adjustments: 1/ top quality production and design (unusual binding but it feels like it will last) 2/ clear and precise writing with abundant and excellent photographs. 3/ will be beneficial to anyone training or teaching within any of the yoga schools and traditions which are hatha yoga based. Congratulations to Brian (and everyone who helped) on a great achievement. Namaste, Paul --Paul: Yoga teacher - Ireland

"I am honoured to write the foreword for Yoga: The Art of Adjusting. The detailed art of adjusting Yoga postures has been accomplished in this book in a loving and practical format. It also comes at a fortuitous moment. With the rapid increase of Yoga teachers all over the globe during the last few years, greater understanding of the art of adjusting has been missing in the printed form. I think Brian Cooper has done an excellent job of covering the key points of adjusting most of the postures of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga. He clearly explains the main focus of each posture, the direction to take with each posture and eventually how to learn to do each posture unaided without an adjustment. The visual aspects of each posture are conveyed precisely in a step-by-step format giving the reader practical insight into the wonderful art of touch. Enjoy!" --Foreword by Matthew Sweeney

From the Publisher:

This manual has grown out of a series of teacher
training courses I have been running since 2001. It
now forms part of the Yoga Alliance UK Teacher
Training curriculum. The use of physically adjusting
students in an asana is relatively uncommon in yoga,
but with the increasing popularity of styles like
Astanga Vinyasa yoga, it is becoming an accepted
part of a teacher's repertoire. There has been a lot
of debate about injuries sustained during adjusting
and some teachers are adamant that no physical
adjustments should ever be used.

Part of the motivation behind this manual is to show how
adjustments can be carried out both safely and
effectively. There is no doubt, in my experience, that
adjustments used with the correct technique and in
the correct setting can be an extremely effective way
of not only increasing flexibility, but of increasing
the student's awareness of the asana. Adjusting can
be thought of as a form of bodywork, and a beautiful
example of this is Thai Massage, which closely
resembles the asanas of yoga.

Thai Massage follows a set of rules and techniques which ensure that it is
safe and effective. The same approach can be used in adjusting in yoga. It
is the aim of this manual to guide the reader into using these techniques
in a
variety of asanas based on the primary series of
Astanga Vinyasa yoga. With practice and experience
these techniques will develop awareness and intuition. Then adjusting truly
becomes an art. There is of course no substitute for the guidance of an
experienced teacher. This manual should be used in conjunction with
personal tuition in adjusting or a similar area of bodywork.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harmony Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0955241219
• ISBN 13: 9780955241215
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 317
• Editor: Bruce MacKay
• Illustrator: Bruce MacKay And Marina Vons-Gupta