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The Problem with Teaching Yoga Fitness Classes

To keep up with the ever-increasing pace of life, will you focus on “power” or fitness yoga styles? Or will you incorporate some of the…

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Benefits of Online YTT Courses

By Bhavan Kumar, Gopi Rao, and Kimaya Singh Welcome to the ultimate guide on the benefits of online YTT courses. Whether you’re an experienced student looking to deepen your practice or someone dreaming of becoming a certified yoga instructor, this article is for you. Online YTT (Yoga Teacher Training) courses have gained immense popularity in …

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Teaching Yoga: Choosing Yoga Techniques for a Lesson Plan

Teaching Yoga requires a certain level of commitment, both to yourself and the students who are learning from you. Just as life is always…

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Personal Practice for Yoga Teachers

Maintaining a personal practice ensures that you stay current in all aspects of Yoga that interest you most. It guarantees that your Yoga classes will remain fluid and interesting, avoiding monotony. Many students prefer a varied routine for each class, where they are learning new poses or working on different areas of the body.

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Language in Yoga Instruction

Other instances in which invitatory language should be avoided involve those with safe positioning and alignment in specific asanas. Instructors should never lead students to believe that it’s a good option to place their feet on their knees in Vrkasana (Tree Pose), for instance. All in all, however, invitatory language allows us as instructors to guide students in executing the yoga practices that they come to understand are those that are best for them. Such a process is a beautiful part of life as a yoga practitioner. We can invite, rather than command, as we travel it with them.

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Teaching Yoga for Aerobic Benefits

One of the most important aspects about teaching Yoga for aerobic benefits, is a two-fold practice that includes holding challenging poses to build strength, while maintaining a flow from pose to pose, during less challenging postures. To achieve this, your students must be experienced enough to know pose names and positions, as well as to hold the pose with correct technique.

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