Adjustments for Finishing Positions of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Some suggestions for Adjustments in the Finishing Sequence of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
Sharvangasana
Adjustment 1:
- Hook the ancles of the student under your arms
- grap with your hands the calfs of the student and pull upwards
Result: Neck gets released
Halasana
Adjustment 1: standing behind the student
- push with one foot the hand sof the student backwards
- lift with the toes of the other foot the area between the soulderblades. Meanwhile the knee of the same leg can stabilice the back of the student backwards.
- lift with the hands the hip of the student upwards
Karna Pidasana
Adjustment 1: stand behind the back of the student and stabiliz the lower back
Urdhva Padmadasana
Adjustment 1: support the back of the student to prevent him from rolling backwards.
Pindasana
Adjustment 1:
- pull the arms of the student long and wrap them around the upper legs; help the student grap his hands.
- support the lower back of the student to prevent him from rolling around.
Matsyasana
Adjustment 1: stand over the student, grpa around his chest to the shoulderblades and open the chest with an upward pulling movement
Uttana Padasana
Adjustment 1: put your fingers on the balls of the students feet: "Push!"
Sirsasana
Adjustment 1: put your fingers on the balls of the students feet: "Push!"
Adjustment 2: hold the hip of the student to help him lift up and stay in balance
Adjustment 3: hold the legs if the student is trying to lift up the head and support the movement and help with balance
Baddha Padmasana/Yoga mudrasana
Adjustment 1:
- take care of an outward rotation when the student puts his his legs in lotus position
- perfrom from the a soft pressing on the outsides of the upperlegsvon to shift the legs closer together
- pull the ancles of the student as far as possible outside
- With slow pressing on the upper arms, move the crossed armes from behind torwards each other untel the student can eventually grap his feet.
Padmasana
Adjustment 1:
- Stand behind the student and tip your knee between his shoulderblades. Open the chest through pulling the shoulder backward at the same time
- help the student relax his nack through a soft massage
Adjustment 2: put one finger on the sternum the other between the shoulderblades.
Result: Remind the student like this on his breathing
Adjustment 3: postion the tips of your fingers on the lower belly
Result: remind him on Uddiyana Bandha
Verbal Help: "straighten your arms, straighten your fingers, roll your index finger in"
Verbal Help: "concentrate on Bandhas and breathing!"
Utpluthee
Adjustment 1: support the knees of the student from the front
Shavasana
Adjustment 1: shake the legs of the student
Adjustment 2: shake the arms of the student, while pulling them outwards, to release tenstion
Adjustment 3: enlenghten the neck through a gentel pull on the back of the head
Adjustment 4: straighten the forehead of the student with your thumbs
Adjustment 5: give the temples of the student a massage
Adjustment 6: smooth the ears of the student backwards
Adjustment 7: run with the thumbs onec across the chinn of the student
Surya Namaskara A
Finishing Positions