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Through this work we find that both the body and the mind begin to wake up; they begin to unite with each other and with our everyday experience of life. As we continue to practice we gradually begin to find that we can extract from the body all of the juice of insight and consciousness that lies within it.  \n--Richard Freeman, The Mirror of Yoga  \nSequencing for Yoga Teachers, [By Zach Beach](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)[ ](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)[www.zachbeach.com](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)  \nIntroduction  \nTeaching yoga is a joy, a practice, and a privilege. It is also an art. An empty yoga room is much like an empty concert hall: as attendees trickle in, you, the musician, have planned out the “set” you are going to play for your audience. The attendees are then taken on a journey of ups and downs, intensity and respite, through a potentially philosophical, spiritual, or deeply physical journey. It is the responsibility of the artist to create a powerful experience, and as a yoga teacher, your particular choice of yoga poses, your sequence, provide the notes for your melody.  \nCreating their own sequence allows yoga teachers to infuse their own passion and creativity, to specifically work towards certain goals and intentions, and to customize a class depending on students’needs. Knowing how to appropriately sequence will also help with private lessons and give clients a personalized experience.  \nJust as there is no “right” way to teach yoga, there is not a right way to go about sequencing a class. There are as many ways to sequence a class as there are yoga teachers, and inevitably each teacher will come up with a system that works best for them. However, we can keep some basic fundamental principles in mind when sequencing, and also learn about useful systems created by experienced yoga teachers.  \nWhen starting to teach one’s own classes, a new yoga teacher might ask themselves,“how will I ever possibly fill up a 90 minute class?” With a limited number ofposes and transition, it may be hard to create a novel and integrated class. Fortunately, as a teacher gains more skills and adds more poses to their repertoire, the question eventually transforms to,“how will I possibly fit everything I want to do into just 90 minutes?” Then begins the joy of creating an expertly crafted yoga class that is uniquely one’s own and uniquely beautiful.  \nBest of luck to you on your journey,  \n- Zach  \nSequencing for Yoga Teachers, [By Zach Beach](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)[ ](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)[www.zachbeach.com](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)  \nRecommended Resources  \n● Alanna Kaivalya and Arjuna van der Kooij -Myths of the Asanas: The Stories at the Heart of Yoga  \n● Joseph Le Page and Lilian Le Page-Yoga Teachers' Toolbox  \n● Mark Stephens-Yoga Sequencing  \n● Online sequencing Tools (note: most of these cost money)  \n○ Jason Crandell [http://www.jasonyoga.com/study-online/yoga-sequencing/](http://www.jasonyoga.com/study-online/yoga-sequencing/)  \n○ Sequence Wiz [http://sequencewiz.org/](http://sequencewiz.org/)  \n○ Tummee [https://www.tummee.com/](https://www.tummee.com/)  \n○ Yoga Class Plan [https://www.yogaclassplan.com/](https://www.yogaclassplan.com/)  \n○ Yoga Journal [https://teachersplus.yogajournal.com/sequences](https://teachersplus.yogajournal.com/sequences)  \nSequencing for Yoga Teachers, [By Zach Beach](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)[ ](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)[www.zachbeach.com](By Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com)  \nSet Your Intention  \nAs yoga practitioners we understand the importance o","cbCaih1KMeeRi6Kr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih1KMeeRi6Kr","pdf",294561,13,"English","# Introduction\n# Set Your Intention\n# Coming up with a Plan\n## Create an Arc\n## Move through the major stations of the body\n## Appropriately Sequence\n## Add a theme\n## Be a Good Teacher","[{\"question\":\"Why should yoga teachers set intentions before sequencing?\",\"answer\":\"Setting intentions clarifies what the sequence is meant to achieve, supporting an informed, effective, efficient, beautiful, and integrated practice. 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