Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Facts about Successful Yoga Teachers, Part 2
...How do you define success for a Yoga teacher? Each Yoga instructor will have a different answer. What is important to one Yoga teacher may be of little importance to another. However, each Yoga teacher has the passion for Yoga within him or her.
This is the common denominator within all instructors of Yoga.
Is success measured by your contribution to the common good? If you are helping people through teaching Yoga, then it must be so. Yoga has many aspects, but all of them are for healing and helping people.
If you have a student who is financially unable to pay, would you turn him or her away? Most Yoga teachers would find a way to help a student in need, regardless of the finances involved.
However, there is a big difference between a student who cannot afford to...more
Teaching Hatha Yoga: Assisting, Demonstrating, and Verbally Cueing
...oga should be integrated.
There will always be a Yoga student who does not like your method, but you should be able to effectively communicate with the vast majority of your students. Ever since the first Hatha Yoga teacher trained the first Yoga student, there had to be a bonding for the relationship to progress, and for Hatha Yoga to flourish into the many physical Yoga sub-styles, we see to this day.
There are times when, despite all the verbal cueing skills imaginable, a Yoga teacher must make a physical assist. No matter what is said, some Yoga students will learn more from a solid assist than by cueing. This helps a student feel where he or she should...more
How to Teach Yoga in the Corporate Marketplace, Part 2
...ckaches, headaches, anxiety, hyper tension, and many more ailments.
Manufacturing companies, with workers who assemble products, also see a multitude of injuries - from industrial accidents to repetitive motion injuries - specific to the job. Yoga instructors can teach how to shift weight properly without injury. Developing awareness, or living in the moment, can also help reduce accidents.
The fact is, Yoga training is totally beneficial to all workers, regardless of their specific duties. It is the responsibility of Yoga teachers to convey this message to the corporate decision makers and the public. Job opportunities for Yoga teachers are all around us, but we must act in order for the corporate world to react.
Copyright 2006 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications<...more
Why Not Try Bikram Yoga?
...There are many types of yoga, but Bikram yoga tends to stand out from the rest. Even though the practice is largely the same, you'll immediately notice the difference in the environment -- the room in which Bikram yoga is performed is heated between 90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit!
Bikram yoga follows a consistent program, employing 26 various poses, each of which you practice twice during a session.
The poses flow as follows. You'll start with standing Postures, then progress to Backbends. Then you'll practice Forward Bends and Twists. You will do the poses using the Kapalabhati Breath or the Breath Of fire techniques, which are advanced techniques known for their energizing and cleansin...more
