User's Guide

Why$should$I$get$PIVOT$Yoga?$
If$you've$ever$wanted$to$practice$yog a$at$home,$or$been$frustrated$by$the$lack$of$feedback$in$your$home$
practice,$then$PIVOT$Yoga$is$for$you.$
Home$practice$has$so$many$advantages--it's$convenient,$economical,$and$for$many$of$us$is$ sim ply$the$
only$viable$way$to$practice$yoga$given$our$crazy$schedules.$$And$there's$a$wealth$of$home$video$
instruction$to$choose$from.$$$
But$form$matters.$$It's$by$no$means$the$only$thing$(or$maybe$even$the$most$important$thing)$about$yoga-
-after$all,$asana$are$the$third$limb$of$yoga,$not$all$eight$limbs!$But$many$yogis$would$love$to$know$more$
about$their$alignment,$since$form$is$so$important$to$avoiding$injury$and$fatigue,$and$unless$you're$
enrolled$in$a$teacher$training$by$mail$course,$its$very$difficult$to$get$alignment$feedback$without$making$
it$to$a$studio.$And$frankly,$class$sizes$at$many$stud ios$are$so$large$there$isn't$much$opportunity$for$
alignment$feedback$anyway.$$And$while$there$is$much$activity$going$on$inside$a$yoga$pose,$PIVOT$Yoga,$
combined$with$our$teachers,$can$at$least$help$you$what's$going$on$with$the$outside$of$the$pose.$
So$enter$PIVOT$Yoga.$It's$a$happy$medium$where$you$get$to$practice$at$home$and$still$get$feedback.$$We$
can$even$track$the$development$of$your$form$over$time,$pose$by$pose,$so$that$you$can$reflect$an d$even$
share$what's$happening$in$your$practice.$
How$does$it$work?$
The$first$to$understand$about$PIVOT$Yoga$is$that$it's$a$system$with$three$important$parts:$