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.
With all the subjects you cover in a yoga teacher training intensive course, you might not have learned about how to theme a class. Most yoga instructors hope that students find their classes to be both enjoyable and inspirational.
Some Yoga teacher training courses spend 90% of their efforts toward perfection of asana, but as we already know, Yoga is about more than just a perfect asana. It is also about connecting the body and the mind through the process of learning meditation, mantra and breathing techniques.
There doesn't seem to be a Yoga teacher training course that is specifically designed for reaching out to teens. It may be based on the perception that teens aren't interested. Maybe some instructors get so much positive feedback from working with younger children that working with teens looks difficult at best.
When you become a yoga instructor, you learn that some students only want physical fitness. They don't care about mental and emotional benefits. Any discussion of chakras, mantras and mudras will make them stampede toward the door.
Whether you just started practicing last week, or are in the middle of a Yoga teacher training intensive, the condition of your heart should never be taken for granted. If you stop to listen, your heart let’s you know how you feel during the day.
Believe it, or not, some interns in Yoga teacher training don't understand the importance of learning the basics of body mechanics. Some teacher trainings don't address the endocrine system at all.
I can appreciate the attention Yogic philosophy and methodology are getting, but there are many different forms of Yoga that are practiced in India. I contend that the ancient Yogis would be pleased about the number of practitioners who gain physical benefits today. If you desire to become a Yoga instructor, you should feel free to embrace the physical benefits and explain them to your students.