2/26/26 Live Session Recording
You’re warmly invited to share what resonated most from this week’s live session — a concept, a question, a moment in discussion, or something that stirred as you listened to the recording.
If it feels supportive to have a more specific prompt, you might consider one of the following:
- How do you see Asteya (non-stealing) applying to facilitation?
Have you noticed moments of comparison, performance, over-identification, or withholding in yourself?
What might it look like to teach from sufficiency rather than scarcity? - What stood out to you in our discussion of trauma and nervous system responses?
How might this awareness influence the pacing, tone, or structure of a class you facilitate? - Considering the first three phases of sequencing we’ve explored — energetic awareness, range of motion, and centering/somatics — how might you offer a short movement sequence that integrates these elements?
How would you support participants in recognizing embodied energy, exploring accessible movement, and incorporating intentional pauses?
As always, thoughtful reflection — not length — supports integration. I look forward to hearing what’s landing for you.
I wasnt able to finish this module with y'all so I am finishing here!
I see Asteya in facilitation when the facilitation stops when everyone isn't at the same pace WHICH IS OKAY! Understanding that every-body is uniquely one's own and that asana is going to vary person to person but when we can take the time to really learn each asana at the very base, creating that foundation for true connection with one's own body.
I feel that it is stealing form the facilitator if they're not sharing foundation to an asana and building up from there, it also steals from the participants that you're there to practice with and lastly from the healing that a person is there to experience maybe even for the first time of truly being safe in our own body. I have found saying something along the lines of "remember this is your body, your practice and any expectations or judgments you may have come in here either for yourself, your practie or others, please leave them outside. You know your bodys limitations, please be mindful and give yourself grace if maybe you're not going as 'far' as you'd like to or as you have before. This is simply the first hurdle, arriving here on a mat. practice isn't perfect and prefect isn't the least accessible pose for your body." Something like this really sets the groundwork for people to come into practice with gentleness for themselves.
I had to leave class early at 5 for my own trauma therapy- perfectly timed at the ending of the ANS video. I really appreciate the sharing of that resource as I think ill begin sending it to all my clients as I begin working with them. So succinct and helpful. I think with this undertnading in mind I can imagine I would almost always use my "therapy voice' for facilitation. Additionally I imagine it will be a challenge for me to properly pace classes, as by nature I tend to speak and do things quickly at baseline, but the reality is I will probably want to go even slower- especially in the first few classes- than what feels slow for me in order to help participants slowly build their body/movement awareness. What is also clear to me is that given how nervous I am about the thought of actually facilitating... I will need notes or some sort of written guide to help support/calm my nervous system as I cue.
Hi there - thanks for this recording. Listening to Holly Lancaster's questions made me think of Patanjali's keys - sharing incase it's helpful. https://integralyogamagazine.org/patanjalis-words-the-four-keys/
Personally really struggling with the x3 foundations we've explored so far based on the current knowledge and traditional 'blue print' I learnt in a previous YTT. The foundations make sense but it's very different to the info I have. Something to keep in mind and interested to explore it in the coming weeks with you and the cohort Jen. More visual person so seeing it come to life will be helpful + the PDF book looks v helpful.
Thanks