MardaYoga

05/26/2026

Tortoise pose (Supta Kurmasana) to what? Inspiration? Getting up from the floor in different ways. 1. tortoise, half camel, modified side, plank, table, top, back to tortoise. 2. Down dog to your knees, tortoise, knee stand, crescent, moon, floating, half Hanuman, crescent moon, Mini extended side, repeating back-and-forth from crescent moon to mini extended side, finishing back in tortoise. 3. tortoise, knee stand, half camel, modified side, plank, table top back to tortoise. 4. chair, airplane, arms, lifted knee crunch, pistol, squat, prep, or all the way down to pistol squat, crescent moon back to tortoise. 5. Tortoise, knee stand, half camel, modified side plank, Queensgate, modified side plank, outer leg lifted, swing around crescent moon to half moon. surprise subscribe to be on my email list to get more fun transitions and sequencing ideas. information in the first comment.

05/19/2026

Want to see how a yoga practice can change your life? Let me show you Evergreen! Grab a class pass: https://classpass.com/member-signup/getclasspass And let me guide you. ALL LEVELS Welcome. Tuesdays 9:30 Warm Power Vinyasa. Saturdays 8:00 Gentle Vinyasa and 9:30 Warm Power Vinyasa ❤️

04/27/2026

Join me for this Slow flow yoga tonight and reset your Central nervous system and consider exploring my 2027 Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica. Links in Bio and first comment #

04/15/2026

Join me for a 30 minute reset. Find my classes on You Tube: Marda Yoga, this class is called Resetting Your Central Nervous System.

04/14/2026

Every sequence has a secret thread running through it — a Peak Idea that makes every pose feel connected, intentional, even inevitable.
I choreographed this sequence around one idea. It shows up in every single pose — Crescent Lunge, Half Moon, Skandasana, Warrior III, all of it.
Can you spot it? 👇
What do you think my Peak Idea was for this flow?
Drop your guess in the comments. If you teach Vinyasa, I want to know if this lands for you the way it lands for my students.
YogaTeacherTraining MardaYoga

04/13/2026

A Peak Idea is the thread that connects everything. It's what gives a sequence intention and intelligence. When you build around an idea rather than just a pose, the whole class feels cohesive — your students might not be able to name it, but they feel it in their bodies.
Watch this sequence and tell me — what do you think my Peak Idea was?

Drop your guess in the comments 👇 I'll reveal it in my next post. Hint: it shows up in every single pose, from the very first breath to the last shape.
This is Step 2 of my 6-Step Vinyasa Sequencing method — and understanding Peak Ideas is what transforms a good class into an unforgettable one. Check out the FREE 6- Step Vinyasa Sequencing Mini Course -Link in first comment

04/10/2026

Yoga teachers: if class planning feels random, it is probably not a talent problem. It is a systems problem.

My 6-Step Vinyasa Sequencing Method helps you plan classes that actually flow, build intelligently, and make sense from beginning to end.

If you want to grow as a yoga teacher, start with your sequencing.

Free mini course in the link in bio. Or on my website Mardayoga.com/courses

04/07/2026

Almost 20 years of teaching Vinyasa yoga.
For most of that time, I planned classes the same way most certified teachers do — pulling from what I knew, hoping it would hold together, adjusting on the fly.
It worked. But it wasn't a system. It was habit.
Three years ago I built one. Six steps. Starting at the end and working backward. Every class has a Peak Idea, and every other section — the warm-up, the main flow, the core, the final stretch — earns its place by serving that one idea.
The result: a class I can plan in 40 minutes that feels connected from the first breath to Savasana. And a teaching practice that keeps getting better the more I use it.
This is the 6-Step Vinyasa Sequencing Method. I'm teaching it live this May.
Free mini course (2 CEUs) Link: https://www.mardayoga.com/general-6

Master Course with live Zoom sessions(8 CEUs) Link: https://www.mardayoga.com/claude-vin-seq-mas-course

Three years ago, I built one. Six steps. Starting at the end and working backward. Every class has a Peak Idea, and every other section — the warm-up, the main flow, the core, the final stretch — earns its place by serving that one idea.

03/17/2026

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