Energetic Alignment:  Discovering and Teaching Structural Alignment within the Flow of Prana with Twee Merrigan

A Yoga Alliance Registered Samudra Teacher Training 20 hour Module created by Shiva Rea. Learn the underlying energetic alignment of yoga asanas based upon an integrated understanding of the movements of prana, lines of energy, relationship of opposites in the body and how to open and strengthen the core structures of embodiment from head to toe, skin to subtle body.  We will work with the family tree of asanas and see how the alignment of the main asanas from the core energetics which evolve and branch from the primary pattern.  We will learn to teach five primary alignment actions in any pose including foot patterns, spiral actions for the legs, position of the pelvis, spinal alignment and support of the neck and to apply those actions towards hands- on assists. The goal is to have a interrelated understanding of this energetic alignment, actions, functions, and somatic qualities of a base of 108 postures from which to sequence vinyasa combinations with skill, effectiveness, fluency and creativity.  We will apply Shiva Rea's three-part vinyasa methodology to the standing poses, backbends, arm balances, core abdominals, forward bends, hop openers, twists and inversions as a base for more complex sequencing.  We will also explore Twee's approach to hands-on adjustments vs. hands-on enhancements and when to apply one, the other, or both as a hand-on assist within the pranic evolution of the postures.  This intensive is open to teachers and students interested in deepening their understanding of energetic  alignment within their own Yoga practice. Friday 22 & Saturday 23 February  9.00am - 6.00pm CHAMBERS ISLAND - Maroochydore Sunday 24 February  9.00am - 3.00pm CHAMBERS ISLAND - Maroochydore