Teaching Methodology: Setup Cues

Question 1

What is formula for the setup cues?

Answer 1

Breath (inhale or exhale)
Body part (which part of your body is the main or lead mover)
Direction (where is the lead body part going)

Question 2

When we perform a yoga asana, we always start with what?

Answer 2

the foundation. When we perform a yoga asana, we always start with the foundation.

Question 3

Start with the base (usually the legs but in general contact points of the body with the ground) and work your cues towards the opposite end of the body (furthest from the ground). rpt

Answer 3

Start with the base (usually the legs but in general contact points of the body with the ground) and work your cues towards the opposite end of the body (furthest from the ground).

Question 4

Good alignment brings what to your students?

Answer 4

all the benefits! Good alignment brings all the benefits to your students.

Question 5

How many lines should my set up of the asana be?

Answer 5

5 lines or LESS!

Question 6

What happens if you say too many things?

Answer 6

it becomes more of a distraction and does not give the students space to go inward.

Question 7

Once you have them set up in the correct shape, then what?

Answer 7

Then we can start deepening their experience of the pose with feeling cues, attitude cues, and energy visualizations.