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How to Teach Yoga and Theme a Class

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

yoga teacherBy Faye Martins

With all the subjects you cover in a yoga teacher training intensive course, you might not have learned about how to theme a class. Most yoga instructors hope that students find their classes to be both enjoyable and inspirational. One way to make your yoga classes more effective is to create themes. A theme highlights a specific philosophy or pattern that you have selected, making your class more focused and purposeful that it would be without a theme. Your students are also likely to retain the effects of the practice if you’ve conveyed a strong message through a class theme.

Choosing the right theme is important. It should be both meaningful to you and relevant for your students. Many aspects of yoga can serve as themes:

• A philosophical concept, such as the Gunas, detachment, or the Doshas

• Events in nature, such as a full moon or the Spring Equinox

• Holiday events, such as: Partner Yoga class on Valentine’s Day

• A key action in asanas

• Pairs of opposing qualities, such as willpower and playfulness

• Repetition and stay movement patterns

• Breath patterns

• An energetic quality, such as calming or energizing

Once you’ve selected your theme, choose elements that support it. Incorporate asanas, pranayama, and meditation techniques that help emphasize your ideas. For example, a class themed around the moon might include calming forward bends; a balancing nadi shodhana practice, and a soothing guided meditation. You can introduce your students to the theme the moment they walk through the door by choosing lighting, pre-class music, and props that set the right tone for your theme. To continue with the moon-themed class mentioned above, you could dim the lights, play soft music, and place a few lit candles around the room.

While teaching your themed yoga class, use words and phrases that support the message you wish to convey. You can also adapt the pace of the class, the volume of music, and the tone of your voice. Be aware of the words and imagery you use and make sure that they support your theme.

Finally, take care to continue your theme through to the end of the practice. Dropping a theme in the middle of the class renders it ineffective, and your students may receive mixed or confusing messages. Instead, introduce your theme at the beginning of the class, emphasize it throughout the practice, and include some kind of conclusion, such as a reading, at the end. While this may feel restrictive at first, you will become more comfortable with it as you continue to incorporate themes in your yoga training sessions.

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Teaching Yogic Practices: Warrior II

Sunday, November 11th, 2012

yoga certificationBy: Virginia Iversen

Warrior II Pose is a wonderful Yoga asana for increasing a student’s sense of focus, determination and grounding. The ability to focus and concentrate on one task at a time is hard won in today’s multi-media world. Often times, we are checking our e-mail while we are talking to someone on the phone or texting while walking down the sidewalk. Of course, multi-tasking may seem more efficient, but it can also increase a lack of focus and increase anxiety levels. Incorporating all of the Warrior Poses into your Yoga class will help to ground and strengthen your students’ clarity and resolve for what may lay ahead of them.

The sequencing or “krama” of asanas is one of the core elements of a well-taught class. The Sanskrit term “krama” includes not just a general sense of sequencing, but also a sense of flowing with the natural world that surrounds us and our own inner environment. The krama of your Yoga training session will ideally include an awareness of both the time of day and the day of the week that you are teaching. It is also important to be aware of the flow of the time of year that your are instructing. For instance, if you are teaching a hot Yoga class where the room is generally heated to over a hundred degrees and it is a sweltering summer day, you may want to turn down the heat a bit. On the other hand, if it is a cool fall evening and your students are chilled, you may want to begin the class with an invigorating round of Bhastrika Pranayama and a quick flowing sequence of standing poses.

It can be a bit tricky to lead a class of diverse Yoga students through a set sequence of asanas. One of the core principals of the practice of Yoga is ahimsa or non-violence. This includes a non-violent attitude towards oneself. If a student has some physical limitations, allowing the student to set his or her own pace is critical to a healing practice. As a Yoga teacher, setting an example of respect for your students’ own inner wisdom is of paramount importance in honoring the Yogic virtue of non-violence. Over time, you will learn to modify many of the poses in order to fit the different ability levels of your students. For example, using props, such as blocks, bolsters and belts, will help to make challenging asanas accessible to even beginning students. This sense of inclusion will also bolster the confidence levels of many of your newer students and give a general sense of cohesion to your class as a whole.

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Teaching Yogic Practices: Warrior I

Friday, November 9th, 2012

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Warrior I is one of the fundamental standing poses of any Yoga practice. This pose is very grounding and invigorating. If Warrior I is taught and practiced correctly by your students, they will feel more focused, confident and stronger after practicing a vigorous sequence of Yoga asanas that includes a series of Warrior poses. With apt instruction, your students will be able to move into Warrior II and Warrior III from Warrior I Pose with little difficulty. As their practice progresses, they will also be able to move fluidly from a series of Warrior poses into Half Moon Pose and Eagle. Both of these poses are particularly nice to move into from Warrior III.

Moving from pose to pose is known in Sanskrit as “krama.” This term refers to how the poses are sequenced or strung together for optimal therapeutic benefit. Elements of therapeutic benefit include strengthening, enhanced flexibility and correct alignment of the entire musculoskeletal system. Sequencing poses well is a fine art, and the ability to lead your students through a great sequence of poses, in order to achieve optimal benefits, comes with practice and mindfulness. Being able to fluidly tailor your Yoga class to the general “bhav” or feeling of your group of students will develop as your knowledge and ability as a Yoga teacher deepens and you get to know your students particular needs over time.

It is also important to be aware of the various levels of ability of the students in your class, the time of day, which you teach, and the general level of energy of your group of students on any given day. Being sensitive to the mood and energy level of the class is an important part of the art of teaching Yoga well. For example, during the holiday season you may have prepared a krama of asanas that will energize your students, but when you begin the class you realize from the tired and drained look on many of your students’ faces that a restorative class is more appropriate. You may still be able to teach a similar sequence of asanas by substituting a few slower-paced, seated forward folding poses for some of the more vigorous standing poses. In this way, you will be honoring your students’ needs in the moment while still offering them a thorough and challenging Yoga class.

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Yoga Teacher Training: Lesson Plans

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

yoga certificationBy Faye Martins

Planning ahead for a yoga class characterizes the smart, experienced instructor although some teachers don’t realize they should come to class armed with a plan. Those who teach in an intimate yoga studio setting and are familiar with their students and those students’ needs can develop a yoga lesson plan with thorough attention to detail and practitioner needs. On the other hand, many yoga instructors who teach large classes with ever-changing rosters protest that planning for their classes can be really difficult.

The truth is that no teacher can foresee the needs of every student or session, so the inability to do so is not an excuse to for-go the lesson plan. In fact, developing a lesson plan may make an instructor better at modifying in-class activities for a number of reasons. First, having a plan already laid out means a clearer picture of theme or class emphasis. Second, have a series worked out ahead of time means less mental juggling in-class, which should make modifications easier to adapt to. Third, planning ahead encourages the instructor to consider audience, length, experience, and foreseeable needs so that mid-class changes to the series occur less often.

Six Tips for Developing a Lesson Plan

1. Consider audience. Who are your students? Do you know them? If so, consider their age, experience, and physical needs such as injuries. If not, what have previous classes at this venue prepared you for?

2. Consider time of day. Afternoon and evening classes tend to feature adults who are tired or stressed whereas morning classes can be more invigorating. Can you insert more meditation and relaxation poses into your afternoon session?

3. Consider emphasis. Each yoga class should have a clear purpose. If you know your students, consider their needs. What do they know or not know about yoga? If you don’t know your students, can you anticipate, based on class advertisement, what they’ll be looking for?

4. Consider longevity. Should you design your class as a one-stop-shop for yoga or can you structure a series of classes with differing emphases that string together toward a common purpose? For example, some instructors design a 6-week beginner yoga course which teaches new yogis the basics while others build a strong repertoire of mastered poses through repetition and gradual introduction to more complex postures.

5. Consider resources. What props are available at your venue? How can you ensure access to props as necessary and encourage their use to facilitate better practice?

6. Consider plan B. Expect the unexpected and try to adopt methods for handling unforeseeable needs or students. If you think through potential problems ahead of time, you will be better equipped to deal with them when they arise.

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Cooling Yoga Poses to Calm the Body

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

yoga teacher trainingBy Kimaya Singh

As a Yoga instructor, you should discover which asanas heat or cool the body.  There are many, many Yoga poses from which to choose when you are sequencing the asanas for your next Yoga class. In fact, Dharma Mittra, a well-known and highly respected Yoga teacher, created a famous poster that illustrates 908 different Yoga asanas. When you are choosing which asanas to teach to your class, it is important to be mindful of the level of your students, the time of day you are teaching and the balance between heating and cooling Yoga poses.

Twisting, forward bending and supported inversions are very cooling to both the body and mind. Practicing these asanas during class will allow your students to turn inward and rest for some time in the spaciousness of their own inner beings. This “downtime” will be greatly appreciated by most students, even if it only lasts for five breaths. The essential luxury of being able to stop from continually focusing on external stimuli will help your students to balance their nervous systems and rest for some moments in the expansiveness of their own inner tranquility.

Supported Forward Fold

Forward Fold is a pose that is accessible to almost every student. If it is practiced in a supported fashion, the calming nature of the pose will be increased. If you plan on having your students practice Supported Forward Fold toward the end of your class, make sure you have enough bolsters or blankets for all of your students prior to the beginning of the class. After the practice of Sun Salutations, standing, balancing and back bending Yoga asanas, your students will be ready to practice Supported Forward Fold.

To practice this asana in a supported fashion, have your students sit on their mats and place a bolster or folded blankets on their thighs or shins, depending on each student’s level of flexibility. Gently guide them to take a few deep breaths and then with their next exhale, to bend forward over the bolster and rest their foreheads and arms on the bolster in a relaxed fashion. If time permits, you may wish to have them hold this pose for several minutes. To have them come out of the pose, guide them to an easy sitting position with their next inhale.

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The Attraction of Hot Yoga

Monday, June 11th, 2012

By Faye Martins

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Hot yoga studios have recently begun springing up all over the United States. This new trend in yoga might seem puzzling to some who suffer through humid summers and working outdoors, but practitioners swear by it. The idea behind yoga in a heated room is that the body is more flexible when it is already warm, an idea substantiated by the millions of athletes who begin their practices or games by warming up. Bikram style is a form of hot yogic exercise, which gets a jump on warm-ups by heating the room to 105 degrees Fahrenheit and infusing it with 40 percent humidity. Some practitioners liken the experience to practicing asana in a sauna.

Why is it Popular? 

If merely reading about heated yoga leaves you cringing and sweating, you might be wondering why people do it. Bikram is one of the most popular forms of yoga in a heated space and one of the most specialized, and practitioners love it for many reasons.

First, Bikram proposes that a heated asana practice changes the body from the inside out and that practicing in the heat does a number of things for the physical body including opening pores, thinning blood, and allowing muscles to work under optimum conditions.

Second, most hot yoga practitioners leave a session feeling more flexible and relaxed, attributing this experience to the increased heat and moisture in the room.

Third, Bikram yoga practices the same 26 poses and two breathing exercises. According to Bikram, these postures sequenced correctly work every single part of the body. As a result, practitioners can be confident that the asana sequence they do in each class addresses their bodies’ needs.

Fourth, because the body has to work harder in the heat and humidity, a person derives greater cardiovascular benefits from practicing in a warm room than he or she would from practicing hatha or vinyasa in air-conditioned studios.

Tips for Preparing for a Hot Class

For many, the heat of a Bikram class can be overbearing, so be sure to wear proper clothing. Sweat-wicking material is best because of how much you will sweat.

You should bring a full-size towel along with your mat to class with you. Sweatbands will also be useful.

Eat a light meal a few hours before class begins and be sure to hydrate with lots of water. You can avoid sugary sports drinks aimed at re-hydration if you drink water throughout the day, both before and after your session.

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Teaching Yoga to Students with Emotional Stress

Friday, June 1st, 2012

how to become a yoga instructorBy Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 

Many Yoga teacher training interns envision classes with fit students, who want physical challenges. Hatha Yoga training is well known as a form of exercise designed to build flexibility, strength, and general fitness. What is less well known is that practicing Yoga can improve your ability to deal with stress. As many of us realize, stress is a very corrosive aspect of our modern society, and it takes an especially heavy toll on our children. Students often find themselves under severe emotional stress and have a difficult time coping with the feelings and problems this can create. Yoga training is an excellent tool to teach students how to integrate all aspects of their lives.

These days, students experience the burden of a great deal of pressure from a very early age. For many people, the day starts early with long hours of school, followed by homework, extracurricular activities, and other obligations. Frequently, older students also have jobs they try to fit in around their other responsibilities. There is little time for students to catch their breath, much less to relax and integrate their life experiences in a positive way. Adolescence is a difficult time for most students, even at the best of times, and frequently it is a time of deep emotional uproar. When you add all of this up, it is no surprise that the level of emotional stress in the life of many young people can reach nearly intolerable levels.

Yoga class is a wonderful place for students to relax and unwind. Unlike most traditional academic classes, there are no tests or exams; everyone comes to class as they are, and there is not a required level of fitness necessary. There is no competition in class, but there is endless potential for improvement and accomplishment. Yoga students progress at their own pace, and often have fun, too. In Yoga class, students learn that every day is a different challenge, and there is no failure for anyone who tries. These are important life lessons that academic schools often neglect to teach students.

Yoga teaches students to connect their breath with the asana, or poses. This connection helps students integrate their minds and bodies in a balanced state, which is especially helpful for those trying to cope with emotional stress. Pranayama, or controlled breathing, is a very important tool to relax the mind and body during an emotionally or mentally stressful situation. Once a student learns some of these skills, he or she can use them in all aspects of their life, helping them to deal more effectively with difficult people and stressful situations.

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Is Vinyasa Yoga Good for Children?

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

distance learning yoga certificationBy Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500

Yogic exercise is a very popular activity in many communities, as people increasingly come to recognize the myriad benefits it has to offer our bodies, minds, and lives. Yoga teacher training programs that specialize in training instructors for teaching children are also becoming quite prevalent, but what sort of classes should kids participate in?

Happily, most teachers of children’s Yoga classes know a good deal about what makes kids tick and have designed their classes accordingly. Who can help but be delighted by the idea that we name asanas after animals? Most children love learning the animal poses and will eagerly supply all the proper sound effects, too. Yoga games, stories, and songs are also really effective ways to teach children asanas and breathing. The key to teaching Yoga to kids is to keep it fun and stress-free. Children usually come to class, without the self-consciousness and ego, which many adults have. These feelings are frequently a great hindrance to adults in their practice; but because children are generally more open and accepting, both of the class and of their own abilities, they flourish.

The benefits of Yogic exercise for children are many. Children must sit still and pay attention for long periods at increasingly younger ages, and this can cause them great stress; but Yogic exercise gives them a method for releasing pent-up energy in a productive way. Yoga can help kids maintain their natural flexibility, as the rest of the world grows rigid, and it can help them keep viewing their bodies as a positive and powerful force in the universe.

About Vinyasa for Children

Vinyasa is a very enjoyable and effective form of Yogic exercise for many adults, but is it a good fit for most children? As many of you already know, Vinyasa is a sequence of asanas, connected to breath in a flow. Vinyasa flow might be a leisurely series or a quick-paced routine, depending on the style, studio, and Yoga instructor; and it might also be practiced in a heated studio. Most classes are an intense and physically challenging experience.

This makes Vinyasa classes perfect for adults looking for a challenge. However, young children might not usually respond well to this type of class – a child’s imaginative spirits and love of variety point towards something less serious and more fun.

Vinyasa Yoga is not an ideal choice for young a child, but a youth program, designed just for kids, is an excellent way to introduce Yogic life skills to a new generation of practitioners.

Conclusion 

While the case has been made that Vinyasa style classes may not be ideal for young children, teaching teenagers in athletic leagues is a different story. As a form of cross training for teenage athletes, many Yoga teachers have seen rapid changes for the best. Teenage athletes, who participate in flowing style Yoga classes, gain strength, balance, flexibility, stamina, self-confidence, and a deeper knowledge of one’s self. These valuable life skills serve teenagers well, at a time when peer pressure is at its height.

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The Benefits of Kids Yoga Stories

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

yoga certificationBy Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500

Stories fall naturally into the lives of children. Parents often begin introducing children to books and stories during infancy, and continue to share throughout childhood. Upon entering school, children find that stories continue to play a huge role in learning a variety of skills and concepts. Stories nurture the imagination, provide an outlet for discussing emotions, and make life a bit easier to understand for children. It would seem natural, then, to find stories in a Yoga class for children.

Yoga Stories Engage Interest

Stories often engage the children. Children love stories because they are a part of their everyday lives. When they realize that they are also a part of Yoga class, it helps to engage their interest. Yoga instructors often incorporate the asanas (Yoga poses) with stories, bringing both the stories and the poses to life. When poses are connected to stories, the children will have an easier time recalling new poses and perfecting old ones. Yoga teachers can also improve a wide range of literacy skills by encouraging children to make up portions of the story, re-tell known stories in their own words, or use props to tell stories.

Stories About Yoga Capture the Imagination

Yoga stories are a beautiful way to encourage children to use their imaginations. Children must visualize the characters and the setting, each coming up with unique versions. They will learn that their imaginations are limitless and can take them anywhere, anytime. When Yoga instructors encourage children to tell parts of the story on their own, they will exercise their imaginations and enhance their creative thinking skills, which makes innovative thought easier for them to develop over time. Innovative thinking will enhance creative writing skills, which will become valuable as one progresses through school and into the workplace.

Yoga Stories Improve Visualization

Along with exercising the imagination, stories about Yoga allow children to visualize. They learn that stories can come alive within their minds. Even when a Yoga instructor does not have a book with illustrations, stories can exist through visualization. This visualization helps during meditation practice, where children are asked to visualize breath or emotions within the body.

Stories About Yoga Improve Speaking and Listening

Speaking and listening skills play an important role in literacy education. Children learn to listen attentively to stories, especially when they are encouraged to listen for specific events or characters. Children can also work on important speaking skills when the instructor asks them to re-tell stories during class.

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What to Expect at a Partner Yoga Class

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

yoga teacher trainingBy Jenny Park

Someone who plans to attend a partner yoga class has a unique experience to look forward to. In a partner yoga class, students pair up to perform each of the yoga poses. Partners help one another to receive relaxation and enjoyment from a pose. A person walking into a partner yoga class will discover a few things.

First, a person can enjoy a partner yoga class with almost anyone. Friends, spouses, and siblings are common pairings for a partner yoga class. Oftentimes, a couple will sign up for the yoga class together. However, if a person doesn’t have a partner, a yoga teacher may offer to pair him or her up with another student. It’s a wise idea for a student without a partner to let the yoga instructor know before the class begins.

Next, a partner yoga class helps improve the communication between partners. For instance, in a shoulder and elbow stretch one partner is helping the other achieve just the right amount of stretch. In this pose, partners must communicate with one another to ensure that the stretch is comfortable. If partners practice communication, they will be aware of one another’s needs and receive the most benefit from the yoga class.

A pair who is participating in a partner yoga class should expect to re-examine the issue of trust. Some yoga poses require one partner to trust the other for physical support. Other poses require a lot of cooperation between partners. A husband and wife taking a partner yoga class may learn to trust one another more as well as communicate better. Furthermore, two friends may become closer after successfully learning a difficult partner yoga pose. If an individual has more experience with yoga than his or her partner, then trust will come into play on both sides.

Finally, pairs who join a partner yoga class can enjoy a way to relieve stress together. For example, two friends who work in high-pressure careers may commit to a partner yoga class once a week. The acts of sharing the poses, stretching, and meditating will likely bring them closer as they release the week’s stresses. Alternatively, new parents may want to share a partner yoga class in order to reconnect after a baby is born as well as relish some quiet time. After a relaxing partner yoga experience, many pairs want to spend even more time together nurturing their relationship.

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