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What are yoga adaptations?

The form of any pose can be modified depending on what you are trying to accomplish. This is called pose adaptation. Adaptation means altering the form of a pose to maximize its function. Pose adaptation is one of the most effective tools that yoga teachers have to achieve very specific structural, energetic, and mental-emotional effects. The same pose can be used for a wide variety of purposes, which makes your practice more precise and effective.

What are superposes?

Superposes are benefit-dense poses that are accessible to most students, can be modified easily to emphasize the effect for a particular area of the body, and can be adapted easily to accommodate different body shapes, physical abilities, student preferences, and so on.

Why do we adapt?

– To get a different structural effect

– To prepare the body for what is coming next

– To make a pose more or less challenging

– To customize the pose to the student’s needs

– To keep students’ attention

– To manifest an idea

Forward bends

Apanasana
Chakravakasana
Vajrasana
Utkatasana
Uttanasana/Ardha Uttanasana
Prasarita Padottanasana
Paschimottanasana