Adapting asanas for minor back ailments. this is not not for therapy, and not for those going through acute back discomfort. In such cases, a regular class might not be suitable. The adaptations shown are very simple, so that a beginner level practitioner can quickly make these adaptations themselves with a very few props.

introducing the major parts of spine – cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal. experiment with spinal segmentation
– introduce halasana – rolling up from the floor
introduce setubandha sarvangasana with block

– twists in standing position (parivrtta trikonansana) and in various seated positions
– introducing supta padangusthasana3
– inverting to take weight on shoulders
– introducing uttanasana to adhomukha svanasana jumpings

– explanation of front foot heel to back foot middle arch in standing asanas
– forward extensions – intermediate and final positions, intro parivrtta trikonansana

– significance of maintaining consistency
– dandasana with block for the legs at different places
– arm positions revision
– virabhadrasana1 final position and deeper exploration
– adho mukha restful positions – in swastikasana and virasana

Invocation together
– standing asanas revision back edge of mat, revision without demonstration, intro to simple atmanjali mudra (namaskara mudra)
– intro uttanasana concave back
– explanation of adhomukha virasana as a restorative position