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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
It's not so much the poses as it is the speed, and when taking classes it's impossible to control the speed the instructor goes at. As for the specific poses, it's been a long time since I've done yoga, so they escape my memory at the moment.
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I hear you about the speed the instructors go. It's an interesting problem, because, if they're paying attention, they pace themselves according to the class and according to the time they have, etc, which can leave the individual floundering from time to time. And the whole idea of yoga is to go at your own speed, listeningn to the cues from your body, so it's tricky to be doing that and have someone urging you along.
I think this is more of a problem when the instructor approaches the class like it's a stretch class, or like it's aerobics, as opposed to yoga. Definitely some forms of yoga move along at a pretty intense pace, like Bikrams (Hot) yoga, and some Ashtanga classes can be like that.
When I was learning, and found myself in classes like that, I would just go at my own pace and pick up a little information to help me with my own practice when I got home. I don't know if that would work for you?