Pūrvatāna (Backbends) Postures Pack
Adaptable. Intelligent. Rooted in tradition.
Teach backbends with clarity, purpose, and confidence.
This Pūrvatāna (Backbends) Posture Pack is designed for experienced yoga teachers who want practical tools to move beyond cookie-cutter sequences. It offers a clear, adaptable framework for working with pūrvatāna postures through the lens of the Viniyoga Approach.
Instead of focusing on anatomy you already covered in your YTT, this pack uses traditional yoga models to show how this group of postures can be taught energetically, with breath, direction of movement, and bhāvana at the centre. When you understand the postures in this way, modifying for different student needs becomes far simpler and more intuitive.
What’s inside:
- Key principles for sequencing and adaptation
- Variations that develop interest and link to other postures
- Modifications to make essential aspects accessible when the full form is not possible or desirable
- Breath and bhāvana guidance to move practice from mechanical to meaningful
- Practical teaching notes that connect theory to the classroom
Why this matters
Pūrvatāna postures can feel intimidating for both teachers and students. Done without care, they can push students into strain or performance-driven practice. This pack gives you the tools to guide students toward practice options that are grounded, safe, and deeply personal, whether you are working with aging bodies, hypermobility, or those seeking challenge.
The result
A practical, adaptable toolkit that helps you design and teach pūrvatāna practices which are coherent, purposeful, and rooted in the depth of yoga tradition.
Course curriculum
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1Pūrvatāna (Backbends) Yoga Postures Pack
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Introduction to the pūrvatāna pack
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An introduction to the pūrvatāna classification
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Using Āyurveda concepts in Yoga practice planning.
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Standing poses
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Standing pose variation ideas
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Kneeling poses
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Kneeling pose variation ideas
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Lying poses
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Lying pose variations ideas
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Prone poses
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Prone pose variation ideas
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