Body and Breath - Test Yourself

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Test yourself, May, 2002

You are introducing a mixed group of healthy beginners (first-timers, college age) to a sampling of classic yoga postures (one pose for each chapter in Anatomy of Hatha Yoga). Use words that would suffice for actually leading the class.

111. Lead the group into the prone boat posture.

112. Lead the group in a short relaxation, highlighting abdominal breathing in the corpse posture.

113. Introduce the group to a suitable double leglift.

114. Introduce the group to a suitable standing forward bend.

115. Outline how you would lead them safely into a generalized cobra posture.

116. Lead this same group into a generalized (symmetrical) sitting forward bend.

117. Lead this same group into a generalized half spinal twist.

118. Lead this same group into a preparatory posture suitable for introducing them (at a later date) to the headstand.

119. Lead this same group into a preparatory posture that introduces them to the shoulderstand.

120. Having noticed that nearly everyone in the class has problems with hip flexibility, introduce them to a sitting posture that will permit them to sit in relative comfort for 5 minutes of closing meditation.