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There are so many tools available to us as yoga teachers to help facilitate bringing our students into a relaxed and present state. In a recent post, we discussed Pranayama (breath control) and the reasons we incorporate the 4th limb of yoga into our physical practice. Other useful tools for centering and grounding students include […]
Sequencing Tips for New Yoga Teachers Should you build your yoga sequence to a “peak” pose? At some point in your yoga teaching journey, the time will come to build your own sequences. In your yoga teacher training, you may have been taught to always peak to a chosen pose. Or, you may have been […]
How comfortable are you teaching Pranayama (breath control)? As a new teacher, my comfort level was somewhere around a two on a scale of one to ten. Not comfortable at all. But like anything else, with practice it became much more comfortable, as it will for you too. Here are a few tips on teaching […]
This is a common quandary most newly certified yoga teachers experience. Therefore, you may also wonder: what is the value in registering with the Yoga Alliance (YA)? After all, it is somewhat pricey, at an initial total registration fee of $115.00 (2021 rate of a $50 application fee and $65 annual dues) it is nothing […]
For new yoga teachers, having the confidence to properly cue students into postures is one of the most challenging obstacles in their new career. If you are reading this post, it is probably because you too are a little uneasy in this area. There is no doubt that all teachers started right where you are […]
“Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and reach the soul.” – B.K.S. Iyengar Have you heard the term “imposter syndrome?” I’m sure you have and you know it’s a real thing. When you are starting out as a yoga teacher – and even well beyond the initial teaching phase – feelings of being […]
Students taking your online yoga class want something more than they could get just by searching for any free class on YouTube. So what exactly are they hoping to get from your online class? CONNECTION We all have been lacking and longing for connection since the first time we heard the early 2020 word of […]
A funny meme I saw summed it all up for the year 2020. Giving it a review of zero stars ….…….“would NOT recommend.” Even though it has not been the best of years, there are still many things we can be thankful for. For me, this year afforded me the time and opportunity to take […]
I remember being intrigued by the beautiful language of Sanskrit as a yoga student, before I began teaching. There was something captivating and mysterious about hearing the names of the postures in Sanskrit as I was practicing them. Some became familiar, “Tadasana, Uttanasana, Ardha Uttanasana… ” and I would take comfort, and some pride too, […]
During these strange times, new yoga teachers (all yoga teachers actually) might have difficulty finding a job teaching in a yoga studio. Even with studios beginning to open with new protocol and class size limitations, some students just aren’t ready to return to the studio. But we ARE all ready to see each other again, […]
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