The Art of Yoga Sequencing: Contemporary Approaches and Inclusive Practices for Teachers and Practitioners--For basic, flow, gentle, yin, and restorative styles

by Sage Rountree

Overview

An inclusive guide for yoga teachers and practitioners to create balanced movement sequences and well-rounded classes for all students.

Discover a unified theory for sequencing fresh, contemporary yoga and mindful-movement classes that reflect the diversity of modern practitioners.

Yoga instruction innovator Sage Rountree’s approach to teaching grows from a simple truth: bodies feel better when they move in many different ways and directions.

But in a social-media fueled yoga scene that over-celebrates acrobatic, unrealistic poses, it’s easy for even the most experienced instructor to lose touch with their students. The fix is clear: Real students need simple lessons taught clearly.

Yoga teacher, trainer, and bestselling author Sage Rountree draws on years of expert experience to offer a fresh, contemporary approach to yoga sequencing and mindful movement that reflects the diversity and meets the needs of the modern yogi.

The Art of Yoga Sequencing celebrates students of all kinds, styles, and levels. Grounded in exercise physiology while honoring yoga traditions, Rountree’s new offering includes:

• Adaptable examples, templates, and preset lesson plans
• 475 inclusive photos demonstrating over 35 full sequences
• Actionable tips for increasing student accessibility
• Creative ideas for props, lighting, music, and more

Whether you’re a current or aspiring teacher or advanced practitioner, you’ll find here every tool you need to create inspired yoga classes and home practices. Even if you teach in a set format—like at a franchise or strongly branded studio—this yoga tool kit will help you lead students along any path with a clarity that honors all bodies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623179106
Publisher:	North Atlantic Books
Publication date:	03/12/2024
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	189,512
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sage Rountree holds a PhD in English literature from the University of North Carolina, is a specialist in yoga for athletes, an endurance sports coach, a yoga teacher trainer at the highest level (E-RYT 500), and co-owner of the Carolina Yoga Company. Rountree is a faculty member at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. In her 20 years of working with yoga students, she’s learned to translate the sometimes-esoteric parts of yoga into a deeply practical approach that speaks to modern yoga practitioners at every age and every level of fitness. Her students include yoga and movement teachers, yoga newbies, full-timers, studio owners, as well as athletes and coaches. Her numerous other books include Everyday Yoga, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses, cowritten with Alexandra DeSiato, and, most recently, The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook. She lives with her husband, Wes, in Carrboro, North Carolina.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book is the only resource you need to take your yoga sequencing to the next level!"
—JENNI RAWLINGS, cohost of the Yoga Meets Movement Science podcast

"The Art of Yoga Sequencing empowers students and teachers to challenge what they’ve heard and been taught about yoga.... This is an important and timely resource."
—MICHELLE C. JOHNSON, author of Skill in Action

"A must-have book for both new and seasoned yoga teachers who want to sequence potent, diverse classes."
—TRISHA DURHAM, movement educator and yoga teacher

"A seminal text … that holds a container to support yoga teachers no matter their lineage, tradition, or style."
—MICHELLE DALBEC, cofounder of The Thread Yoga Collective

"What sets this book apart is the level of thought and care that has gone into each sequence, taking into account not just the physical but also the emotional and spiritual aspects of the practice." 
—INGRID YANG, MD, JD, author of Adaptive Yoga

"Rountree offers another brilliant tome with The Art of Yoga Sequencing ... Yoga practitioners and teachers of all stripes will love the options available in this book."
—ALEXANDRA DESIATO, coauthor of Whole Mama Yoga

"Rountree masterfully guides readers through the process of constructing basic classes and sample yoga sequences. Clear visuals for transitioning between poses invite teachers to plan a wellstructured, beneficial class regardless of their experience level."
—DANIEL SERNICOLA, cofounder of Danja Yoga