Teaching Yoga: The Power of Observation
Although a Hatha Yoga teacher must be able to teach a variety of poses (asanas), practice many forms of meditation, and understand the...
Ethics Education for Yoga Teachers
Ethics education for Yoga teachers makes perfect sense. Whether we like it or not, Yoga students tend to judge their teachers, or have...
Teaching Yoga: Benefits of Yoga Props
By Narendra Maheshri What are the benefits of yoga props? There is an attitude that a few Yoga teachers have in regard to the use of props. This attitude is based on intolerance for new students and students with special needs. Maybe the Yoga teacher has not received in-depth training of anatomy, or a compassion [...]
Teaching Yoga: When to Assist
There are several aspects to teaching Yoga. Yoga instructors must first know all the postures and how to perform them, they must know the...
Teaching Yoga Without Ego
Teaching yoga is a dynamic profession. To really succeed, yoga teachers need to be able to admit shortcomings, seek help, and change as...
How to Prevent Yoga Student Injuries
Yoga student injuries can happen at home or in a class, but prevention based safety guidelines and compassionate education will reduce...
About Yoga for Toddlers
Yoga for toddlers has many positive outcomes. It improves balance, flexibility, and coordination. In toddlers especially, yoga can help...
The Value of the Yoga Teacher Certification Process
Is there a need for certification and standardization of Yoga teachers? How can you make the nine main Indian forms of Yoga, and their...
Secrets of Exceptional Yoga Teachers, Part 2
By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Professional and responsible Yoga teachers become exceptional Yoga teachers. The Yoga teacher who shows up late for class, is disorganized, and does not have a hint of lesson plan in his or her head, will not be successful. As a Yoga teacher, your conduct should be professional at all [...]
The Truth about Options for Yoga Teachers, Part 6
Just to "scratch the surface of the iceberg," here are a few ideas to consider. Prenatal Yoga is a specialist's field. Just because you briefly covered it in a level 1 Yoga teacher training, does not mean you should enter this field without a specialist education and certification in Prenatal Yoga. Each trimester is handled differently. The first trimester can be as dangerous as the third trimester, if a student is not receiving specialized Prenatal Yoga instruction. The last trimester is similar to Chair Yoga, but that does not qualify a Chair Yoga instructor to work with pregnant students.