The Purpose of Yoga: Peacefully Co-existing with Others
Yoga has always contained ethical guidelines and methods for people to co-exist in harmony. The Yamas and Niyamas have changed a little…
Yoga Instructor Training: Varicose Veins
In addition to these specific asanas, the practice of controlled breathing relaxes muscles and calms the autonomic nervous system, reducing vascular pressure and lowering heart rate. Recommended poses and breathing exercises vary depending on individual experience and degree of symptoms. As you should have learned in your foundational yoga teacher training, most of the recommended asanas for varicose veins are inversions which are contraindicated for high blood pressure, stroke recovery, eye problems, and heart conditions.
When Does One Become a Yoga Teacher?
Should you read Yoga books to become a Yoga teacher? Yes, you will have to read and much more. Yoga books, DVD’s, and CD’s set a foundation of Yoga teaching knowledge, but there is much more to this, in order to become a Yoga teacher.
YTT – Yoga Teacher Training
Online Yoga certification requires seasoned trainers to write and teach the curriculum. From 200 hour Level 1 Yoga instructor certification courses for teaching the mainstream population to teaching prenatal classes to expectant mothers, online courses can provide initial certification or extra credentials to make teaching Yoga way of life.
Benefits of Online Yoga Teacher Training
The cost of in person instruction also includes hidden costs that must be added to the tuition cost of the training course. Hidden costs would include the cost for tutoring, study materials, membership, application, enrollment fees, and other hidden fees that the institution may choose to include. You do not have these additional hidden costs with online Yoga training.
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…
Yoga Instructor Training: Mantras for Tranquility
You may have covered mantras in your yoga teacher training, but there are many different purposes for this practice. Creating a state of…
Yoga Certifications – The Beginning of a Yoga Teacher’s Journey
Many people compare the Yoga teacher certification process to a big hurdle in life, but the day an intern receives his or her diploma, for teaching Yoga, is only the beginning of the journey.
What’s In An Online Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training?
You will learn how to be an expert in yogic breathing (pranayama) and standing poses. Breathing is an art that instructors must master. There are ins and outs to each pose and you will be able to increase the effectiveness of the postures. The names of different positions are taught. An additional learned topic will be the spine and how it relates to body movement. Poses can be exhausting; however, this will teach you how to maximize your energy. You will have the ability to hear and practice chants and Sanskrit mantras.
Teaching Beginner Yoga Students
Some Yoga teachers forget the need for instruction at the beginner level. Recently, I have been guilty of that, as well. Many of your Yoga classes should still be geared toward beginners.