TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLASS

Always remember that yoga practice needs to be steady and comfortable.

- Start with a warm-up.

- Then, few hard poses.

- Followed by an apex pose

- Then, progress to a cool down pose.

- Followed by a relaxation. 

TO ALLOW FOR AN ALL LEVEL'S CLASS THROUGH CUES AND QUALITIES

The goal is progress and not perfection, one can master a pose, or an easier version of that pose. For example:

Warrior II

Cues:

- From the Mountain pose, step your legs few feet apart.

- Turn your right foot out 90 degrees.

- Turn the left foot in about 45 degrees.

- Bend your right knee over the ankle.

- Keep the right thigh parallel to the floor.

- Ground your feet.

- Lift and extend your arms parallel to the floor, palms facing down.

- Squeeze the shoulder blades behind you.

- Align the shoulders over the pelvis.

- Look forward toward your right finger tips.

- Lift your torso up.

- Keep straight - don't lean toward your bend knee.

Qualities:

- Bring awareness to your feet and feel the stability.

- Squeeze your core to help you stay upright.

- Soften your neck.

- Keep the front knee aligned above your front heel.

- Don't extend your front knee beyond 90 degrees.

- Keep your front tightly parallel to the floor.

- Keep your pelvis neutral.

- Keep your back leg firmly on the mat.

- Keep your shoulder blades back and down.

IDENTIFY MODIFICATIONS

Warrior II

- Shorten your stand, and create less distance between both feet.

- Lessen the bend of your front leg.

- Place your hands of your hips for additional balance.

- Practice the pose against the wall.

- Place a rolled blanket under the back heel.

- Practice with a chair. Rest your front nigh on the chair. 

IDENTIFY ANATOMY

Warrior II

- Asymmetrical standing pose.

- Spine is neutral.

- Slight rotation in the chest area.

- Head is rotated to face the front arm.

- Arms are in the scapular abduction, shoulder abduction and external rotation.

- Forearms are in pronation.

- Front leg is in hip flection and abduction.

- Front knee is in flection.

- Front angle is in dorsiflexion.

- Back leg is in hip extension and abduction.

- Back knee is in extension.

- Back ankle is in dorsiflexion.

- Back foot is in pronation at the forefoot and in supination at the heel.