Depending on the exact style you studied in yoga teacher training program, you might know how to use props for therapeutic reasons. This is not the only reason for using props, but yoga therapy is becoming more popular among people who want pain relief.
One part of the anatomy section in a Yoga teacher training program to watch closely is why the skeletal system is so important during asana practice. In short, our bodies are uniquely different and skeletons are almost as unique as finger prints. As we age, our bones naturally become stiff and brittle.
Now, that you are teaching classes, you might wonder which of the many pranayama techniques you learned in yoga teacher training to spring on your students first. Pranayama is a yogic practice that beginner students don’t often encounter right away.
There are so many types of Yoga teacher training intensives to choose from and there are so many different groups to teach. Young teachers may think everyone over 60 should be in a chair based class. Experienced teachers know that mobility and flexibility are the factors that decide who uses a chair and who uses a mat.
Teaching yoga to teens is a challenge for yoga teachers. A studio affords students a safe place to learn a gentler method to deal with the stresses of becoming an adult. Yogic exercise is also a safe alternative for addressing the current trend of teens looking to have a toned physique through regular exercise.
Stress often pulls students into worrying about either the past or the future, and with a yoga instructor's insistence that they keep their minds on the present, this trains students to reduce the amount of time spent racing towards the the future or worrying about the past.
If you have taken a Yoga teacher training intensive, you might have forgotten what it was like in the beginning of your journey. Maybe you teach gentle restorative classes for therapeutic purposes or maybe you teach hot vinyasa classes to students dripping in sweat.
When I was attending Yoga teacher training, one student wanted to understand where toxins come from. In the physical sense, we are surrounded by toxins. If you go for a healthy walk, you are sure to inhale a variety of toxins from the exhaust fumes of cars that drive by.
If you teach vinyasa, hot or power Yoga classes, you might not get many requests for an expanded relaxation segment. Specific classes attract specific students. That said, if you just completed a restorative Yoga teacher training course, the end of your classes should focus on deep relaxation.
During most Yoga teacher training courses, the health of the skeletal body and it's relationship with asana is covered. The weak links within the skeletal body are our joints. Our joints are the areas of the body in which bones are joined together, and this allows bones to glide freely and painlessly.