Yoga Teachers' Toolbox

by Joseph Le Page, Lilian Le Page

The Yoga Teachers' Toolbox contains 90 beautifully illustrated, laminated cards in a vinyl binder. These cards are designed to support your Yoga teaching and practice by showing how important elements of yoga physiology, psychology, and philosophy relate to the practice of the postures for healing and transformation. Among the tools you'll find - Key poses organized into color-coded groups with complete instructions - Clear illustrations of the poses, with modifications and variations - A warm-up section laying the foundation for the postures - Clear descriptions and illustrations of Yoga physiology for each pose, including Koshas, Chakras, Prana Vayus, and Ayurveda - The main benefits and contraindications for each pose - Affirmations to integrate the essential qualities of the poses.

Genres: Reference

Ring-bound

Published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended to anyone who wants to become a yoga teacher. This book is made of individual cards that can be removed and rearranged to create your sequence for a class. Each card is categorized by the type of pose, and each asana is explained with the physical movements involved and the spiritual connection for each pose. Really excellent. Everyone I know who practices yoga wants to get their hands on this!

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must-have for yoga teacher trainees!! The most in-depth resource. Laminated pages can be removed from the 3-ring binder for easy access and portability. Poses include information on teaching points, modifications, variations, Prana vayus, chakras, benefits, contraindications, and Ayurveda applications.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most valuable tool I have for planning intelligent, intentional sequences. Everything you need for each pose is here: the Koshas, the body systems, the Vayus, the Chakras, Bandhas, cues, modifications…. Everything.

[Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Good thing this book is binder form with laminated pages because I reference it constantly. Each card has instructions for a pose along with modifications, elements of ayurvedic info and other esoteric applications (chakras, prana vayus, etc). Sanskrit pose names are broken down for each. Modifications and suggestions are illustrated with cartoon people which can be more precise than seeing an actual person whos body structure might be very different than your own (less distracting). On the flip of the card, teaching points are given for alignment, breath, and spiritual aspects. Also contraindications and benefits are listed.

A fantastic resource. I especially enjoyed the chakra information, which is extremely hard to find elsewhere. I have been able to extrapolate chakra info onto poses not outlined in the book.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The organization of this book was great. I loved the tips for how it teach it on the back, the modifications and the chakra info. The poses weren't as clear as in other books I've read but I knew most of them anyway so was mostly using this for reference. It is a fantastic reference tool

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. This is one of the most useful books that I've come across for structuring yoga classes with all levels and themes. I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone starting to teach, OR just looking for new ideas and inspiration for classes or for personal practice!