Yoga Class Plans
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Yoga Class Plans is a book of over 100 yoga sequencing to inspire your Yoga teaching journey or personal practice.
For Teachers...
As Yoga teachers we go through cycles, when we are more inspired than at other times. Looking over our old class plans is a way to refresh our ideas and themes for our classes. In this book my wish is to provide teachers yoga class plans that will save you time preparing for classes and create themes for your sessions.
As an inspiration guide to yoga home practice...
This book with provide you with a vast array for Yoga practices to keep you motivated to keep progressing on your Yoga journey. Learn new poses and sequences to keep your practice fresh.
Included is a beginners series, intermediate, therapeutic and a series to activate the chakra system.
The asanas are in Sanskrit and English.
Shuddhachittam
Shuddhachittam began practicing Yoga as a 14 year old, attending Yoga classes at Sivananda Ashram in Perth, Australia. She was inspired to share her love for Yoga and completed her first diploma in Classical Yoga with the Australian College of Classical Yoga in 2005. She later completed her diploma in Satyananda Teacher Training. Shuddhachittam has travelled to India many times and completed 2 years Sannyasa Training at the Bihar School of Yoga from 2011 to 2013. Through her Yoga journey she has felt a wonderful change in perspective on life. The wisdom of the Yoga Sutras transformed her to be able to observe the mind and strive to act in life instead of reacting. She has a daily practice of Meditation, Asana and Pranayama.
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Yoga Class Plans - Shuddhachittam
Yoga Class Plans
Published by Shuddhachittam
First Edition Copyright 2016 Shuddhachittam on Smashwords
Second Edition Copyright 2020 Kindle Direct Publishing and Smashwords
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Contents
Foreword
Joint Rotations
8 Week Beginners course
Systems of the Body
General Class Plans
Intermediate Class Plans
Three Sessions Per Week
Chakras
Relaxation Scripts
Photos of Asanas
About Shuddhachittam
Foreword
Namaste Blessed Self,
My inspiration to write this book came one day when I was sitting down to write my yoga class plan for the week. It occurred to me how many note books I already had full of well-considered yoga plans. I flipped to the front of one book and thought… hmm maybe I can just start teaching from the beginning again, as I had enough class plans for a year or more.
Then I thought it would be a lovely project to be able to share with other teachers and yoga practitioners with a home practice. Sn Anandita in Sydney further encouraged me telling me she was waiting for my book to come out!
As Yoga teachers we go through cycles, when we are more inspired than at other times. Looking over our old class plans is a way to refresh our ideas and themes for our classes. In this book my wish is to provide teachers, and students with a home practice, yoga class plans that will save you time preparing for classes and create themes for your sessions. There is a collection of general class plans and then plans that are more therapeutic.
This book is to be used in conjunction with Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga : The Path to Holistic Health by BKS Iyengar. Thus instructions on how to do the postures is not given except for sequences that I have picked up over the years or postures that don’t have a name, there are photos at the end of the book. The asana names are given in Sanskrit and English. If you are not familiar with the poses you can use the above books for reference.
I wish everyone a satisfying, insightful and fulfilling yoga journey. Sharing the love and benefits of Yoga.
May all beings be happy!
Hari Om,
Shuddhachittam
Joint Rotations
This series is used throughout the book as a warm up at the beginning of each class.
From Shavasana - Corpse Pose
Goolf Chakra - ankle rotation 5 times in each direction
Janu Naman - Knee bending 5 times
Janu Chakra - Knee rotations 5 times in each direction
Pada Chakrasana - Double Leg Rotations - hip rotations, start making small circles on the ceiling with your leg and then begin to increase the size up to the full range of movement. Then work back to small circles and lower the leg
Supta Udarakarshanasana - Sleeping Abdominal Stretch Pose - Supine spinal twist 3 times to each side
From Sitting
Greeva Sanchalana - Neck rotations 3 times in each direction, chin forward and then back, laterally from side to side, twisting from side to side
Skandha Chakra - Shoulder Rotations - Shoulder rotations 5 times in each direction
8 Week Beginners course
Week 1
Overview of the 8 week course and Anatomy
Introduce yourself and others
Go through the 8 limbs of Yoga
Explain Yoga chitta vritti nirodha
Muscles overview
One Yama: Ahimsa
Shavasana - Corpse Pose
Joint rotations series
Janu Sirsasana - Head to Knee Pose
Paschimottanasana - Back Stretching Pose - Seated Double Leg Forward Bend
Parighasana - Gate Pose
Sphinx
Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose
Ardha Matsyendrasana - Seated Half Spinal Twist
Full Yogic Breath
Shavasana - Corpse Pose/ Yoga Nidra 20 mins
Meditation 10-15mins
Week 2
Forward bends
Yamas and Niyamas
Yama: Satya
Shavasana - Corpse Pose 5 mins
Full Yogic Breath
Joint Rotations
Chakki Chalanasana - Churning the Mill
Upavistha Konasana - Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend
Nauka Sanchalanasana - Rowing the Boat
Sukhasana - Easy Cross Legged Pose - forward bend
Janu Sirsasana - Head to Knee Pose
Parivritti Janu Sirsasana - Headstand - Spiraled Head to Knee Pose
Paschimottanasana - Back Stretching Pose - Seated Double Leg Forward Bend
Purvottanasana - Reverse Plank Pose- option to bend the knees
Uttanasana - Standing Forward Bend
Padottanasana - Standing Wide Leg Forward Bend
Parsvottanasana - Intense Side Stretch Pose
Standing back bend- hands on lower back, lean back
Sphinx times 3
Sarpasana - Snake Pose
Shava Udarakarshanasana - Universal Spinal Twist
Shavasana - Corpse Pose 20 mins
Ujjayi 5 mins
Meditation 10-15 mins
Week 3
Backward bending
Asana
Yama: Asteya
Shavasana - Corpse Pose 5 mins
Joint rotations
Marjariasana - Cat Pose
Vyaghrasana - Tiger Pose
Shashank Bhujangasana - Striking Cobra
Adho Mukha Svanasana - Downward Facing Dog
Step one foot at a time forward to Anjaneyasana - Lunge
Standing Backward bend
Slow Kati Chakrasana - Waist Rotating Pose
Padottanasana