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How will I learn more about teaching Yoga safely?
Some, but not all, of the different safety issues are covered in
your first two books. For example: contraindications are
mentioned in the first book in preparation for your written
exam. There is also a continuing education text in your third
module, (if you are on the Multi-Payment Option Plan), that
touches on these points. The continuing education text is also
included in the Camp-in-a-Box version 3.5 and the Scratch
and Dent Sale.
If you want a resource that goes completely in-depth on Yoga
safety, there is a book called:
B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health
ISBN 0-7894-7165-5.
This is an extremely valuable book. The first time I picked it
up and started to read it, I had to have it. It has lesson plans
for many special conditions and goes into more detail about
props than any Yoga resource on the market.
Some basic guidelines for safely teaching Yoga classes: There
are many conditions, but the three most common are limited
range of motion, high blood pressure, and pregnancy.
With limited range of motion, you encourage students to use
props. Over time and regular practice, your student’s range
of motion will increase.
With high blood pressure, you should discourage inversions
and possibly twists, if the condition is severe.
With pregnancy, you discourage twists, prone poses, and
inversions. However, Yoga practice for pregnancy is different
for each trimester and is more complicated, to say the least.
That is why we carry a separate Pre and Postnatal Yoga
teacher course for certified instructors, written by Jane
Mackarness.
If you want to scratch the surface on this subject Yoga Zone
has a pregnancy video that is informative and helpful. Shiva
Rea also has informative videos on Prenatal and Postnatal
Yoga.
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