When anyone decides to become a Yoga teacher, he or she has a duty to transfer knowledge to students. The most valuable lessons that we teach our students are applied in everyday life. If a student does not understand one method of teaching, it is time for us to go back to the drawing board and use another method to get the message across.
Within Hatha Yoga is meditation practice. Of all the techniques taught in a typical 200- hour Yoga teacher training intensive, meditation is often left to self discovery. Many teachers and interns realize that students will not appreciate the deeper aspects of meditation, until years of practice. A deeper secret of the Yoga masters is that, advanced students and teachers, devote more time to meditation the longer they practice.
Sitting Yoga postures are valuable exercises in themselves - limbering the legs, hips, and pelvis, strengthening the back and improving posture. They provide a solid sitting position for practicing breath (Pranayama) control and meditation.
Watch thisYoga teacher training video from Aura Wellness Center and learn subtle techniques for sequencing your classes to maintain student interest.
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.
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.
This video is the first of a two part series about yoga for pain. Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT (director of Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center) highlights the usefulness of therapeutic hatha yoga for physical ailments and skeletal diseases. He also discusses yoga for mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
There are some Yoga teachers who refuse to teach beginner students. Their staff teaches new students, while they work with the “advanced” Yoga students, or they teach specialized master classes. It is understandable that if you run an extremely large ashram or studio, with hundreds of students, it may be difficult to bond with every new student who comes through your doors.
When you decided to become a Yoga teacher, you may have realized: We are all students for life. Learning and discovering make life interesting. Intensives, specialized Yoga teacher training courses, workshops, and online learning will help you become the best you can be.