
Head stands like Head Stand (Salamba Sarvangasana) or Tripod Head Stand (Mukta Hasta Sirsasana).Any kind of forearm balances like Forearm Stand (Pincha Mayurasana), Baby Crow Pose,.Any kind of arm balancing pose like Crow Pose (Bakasana) and variations, Flying Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Galavasana), Hand Stand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana).Deep back bends like Dancer’s Pose (Natarajasana), Wheel (Urdhva Dhanurasana), Camel (Ustrasana).Let’s come back to sequencing tips.īelow you may find more common examples of poses that you can teach as the peak pose of your yoga classes: And, lets accept that even the idea of having Tadasana as the peak pose is something that challenges our ego and the peak pose is all about challenge. It just depends on how deep you are going into the pose.Įven Tadasana (the mountain pose) has many complex deep muscle activation mechanisms, and for an experienced yogi it is possible to break a sweat or go deep in meditation while practicing Tadasana. How can a pose basic like Tadasana ( mountain pose), the initial pose of the Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar mini-series), can be the most challenging pose of the practice? Well, it can be.

So, you might say “how can any pose be a yoga peak pose then?”. Usually the peak pose is the most challenging pose of your sequence. What is a yoga peak pose? Any pose can be your peak pose.
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Let’s talk about how to create your sequences around a peak pose. Even if you don’t theme your class around a spiritual theme, it’s still nice to inspire your students with yogic ideas through short talks in the beginning of your classes.Ī small note here: If you do that, make sure that you touch the same spiritual point a few times during your class and also, especially, when closing your session. The theme can be about a spiritual idea, as well as strengthening certain parts of the body, or a yoga class may aim for an emotional release.

A yoga class can be themed around so many things.
