For Satsang teachers
Structure is fixed. Theme is yours. Safety is sacred.
The arc of the week
Hatha-led foundation → mid-week dynamic release → rebuild → gentle flowing close → Sunday rest.
Layer one
Segments and timings are fixed. This is the spine you sequence inside.
Hatha (full) · Pranayama (energizing) · Mantra
Strong Hatha-led open. Active load front-loaded, energizing breath, then settle and rest.
Hatha (full) · Pranayama (balancing) · Mantra
Second Hatha-led day. Mon and Tue build depth before any dynamic work — the body earns the release.
Hatha (light) · Dynamic Meditation · Mantra
Mid-week release. Two Hatha days first → body prepared → dynamic as the peak. Light Hatha, extended rest.
Hatha (full) · Pranayama (steadying) · Mantra
Recovery-and-rebuild after Wednesday's release. Full Hatha returns; steadying breath supports it.
Hatha (full) · Pranayama (steadying) · Mantra
Full Hatha day. Sits between Wednesday's release and Saturday's gentle flow — pure physical practice.
Hatha (gentle) · Movement & Flow · Mantra
Gentle, settling close. Flow settles where dynamic stirs. The week ends soft before Sunday's rest.
Layer two
Each session is given a soul — a single human expression woven through every segment. Themes are not topics to talk about; they are the flavor you bring to breath, posture, mantra, stillness.
The still witness. Practice as silence beneath all movement.
Primal force. The body as power, the breath as fire.
Playful devotion. Sweetness in motion.
Single-pointed. The mind as a steady flame.
The body wants to speak. Listen through motion.
Return to the first teacher. Inhale, exhale, remember.
The practice softens. The heart leads the shape.
Let go of the effort. The pose holds you.
Tapas. The heat that transforms.
Do less. Become more.
Every breath a love letter. Every pose an offering.
Flow. Move like the river — clear, certain, kind.
A deity, an emotion, an element, a season, a single word from a poem you love — anything that gives the session a soul. Be as creative as you wish.
The only rule: one theme per session, and never repeat what has already been taught this season.
Layer three · non-negotiable
Before you teach an asana, a breath, or a kriya — name out loud who should skip it, who should modify, and what to do instead. This is not a disclaimer. It is the practice.
Name who should skip or modify
Offer the alternative
Name the alternative pose — a gentler shape, a wall support, a seated version.
Name who should skip or modify
Offer the alternative
Name the gentler breath — soft natural breathing, longer exhales, no retention.
Name who should skip or modify
Offer the alternative
Offer the seated witness option — sit, watch, breathe. Witnessing is also the practice.
A script you can borrow
"We're entering [the practice]. If you have [these conditions], please [modify · skip · rest in this shape] — this is not less practice. This is your practice today."
A teacher who names the contraindication is a teacher students trust.
Putting it together
Understand the structure of that day of the week — segments, timings, the rotating third. This is your spine.
One word from the gallery, or your own. Never used before this season.
Fill each segment with asanas, breath, and chants that express the theme inside the structure.
For every practice in your sequence, write down who should not do it and what to do instead. Speak them out loud in session.
A worked example
Theme · Shakti
Full Hatha · Balancing Pranayama · Mantra. The teacher chooses primal force as the flavor.
Prayer. Open to the Devi — the mother of the practice.
Warm-up. Awaken hips and spine — her seat.
Hatha holds. Virabhadra II, Utkata — standing strength. Contraindication: skip if knee or hip injury; come to a high lunge with hands at heart. The warrior is still here, just softer.
Pranayama. Nadi Shodhana to honor her dual nature. Skip retention in pregnancy or hypertension — natural, even breath instead.
Mantra. Aim Hreem Kleem — the bija of the goddess.
Stillness. The goddess at rest.
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