Teaching Yoga Students With Special Needs
Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 (director of Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center) explains how to teach Yoga sessions for students with special needs.
Cueing Tips for Yoga Teachers
Cueing tips for Yoga teachers are a vital skill. What good is to model techniques, if you cannot explain how you do it? How to communicate more effectively, when teaching Yoga classes is one of the top five skills a Yoga instructor should know. In this lecture by Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, (director of Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center) you will discover fundamental tips for giving verbal guidance to your students.
Side Angle Pose
In this lecture and demonstration, you will learn the subtleties of adjusting and demonstrating Side Angle Pose (Parsvakonasana) with Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, the director of Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA.
Back Bends and Compression Fractures of the Spine
In this video and lecture, Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 explains how to teach yoga students to protect their spines while practicing backbends. Discover the principles behind safely practicing back bending Yoga asanas by preventing compression fractures.
Yoga and Muscle Contractions
This video describes four types of movement, which occur in Yoga classes. In this lecture from Aura Wellness Center, Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 explains the types of muscle contractions students experience, during asana sessions, regardless of whether they hold a pose or during a vinyasa flow.
Yoga for Pain – Part II
In this video lecture, Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 describes how therapeutic applications of yoga techniques can be applied to daily life in order to reduce or eliminate pain. Paul Jerard is the director of yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center in Attleboro, Massachusetts USA.
Purpose of Yoga: From Thought to Action
As a Yoga teacher, you sometimes see people "try Yoga," without commitment or purpose. What is the reason why some people continue the practice of Yoga, while others just try it out?