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Alignment Approaches – A Few Different Perspectives on Alignment Principles
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Overview
In this lesson, we review fundamental alignment and movement principles according to a few different expert sources.
Objective
Be familiar with alignment and movement principles from Anusara, Donna Farhi and Donald Moyer.
What You'll Get
Provide universal principles of alignment from Anusara Yoga. Name the three possible focal points in Anusara Yoga. Describe Donna Farhi’s movement principles. Describe the three cross-sections in the body that are fundamental alignment markers, according to Donald Moyer.
Anusara Yoga
Universal Principles of Alignment
Anusara’s “Universal Principles of Alignment” are:
- Open to grace
- Muscular energy
- Inner spirals
- Outer spirals
- Organic energy
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