Many trainings have five or more teachers, all with a range of expertise and from different backgrounds. The content of the program may be diffused and the methodologies inconsistent. Students will still get benefit but they will unknowingly miss out on the power of a more concentrated thread of teachings. How many instructors ought to […]
As you consider a yoga teacher training and what kind of teacher you aspire to become, I invite you to consider what makes an excellent yoga teacher? Instructors come with varying degrees of knowledge and direct experience. Some simply make stuff up (think goat or bar yoga) while others are steeped in tradition and personal […]
Here we are. Just days away from a new year, and edging a little deeper into this fledgling decade. As a new year’s blessing yoga practice, I invite us to pause for a moment of self reflection. Even as the tide of turmoil from this past year still swirls around, I invite us to pause, […]
Back in the day, there we’re very few yoga teacher trainings to choose from. That has changed drastically over the past 10 years, and now, with the advent of the Corona Virus, you can find many, many trainings online. So, how do you select the best yoga teacher training? Best is a very relative […]
There are many ways to communicate as an instructor. In this segment we will explore Figurative Language when teaching yoga. Figurative language is more sensual than it is literal, it invites the student to see and feel their body and mind as a poetic process. This language invites us to soften the analytical mind with […]
This is the 4th part of an ongoing series that explores the different kinds of language a teacher uses to shape their classes. In this segment, we look at invitational language when teaching yoga. Invitational language is a subset of subjective language. Subjective language asks the student to self reflect (or observe themselves) from a […]
Words shape our world. What we say and the manner in which we say it invokes a quality of attention and actionable instruction. This is true of not only teaching yoga but also pertains to all moments of exchange. Teaching yoga with subjective language, opens a unique view for students. Subjective Language is the yin […]
The words we use and the associations attached to those words tell unique stories. How we use words and language communicates a particular relatedness and brings forth certain possibilities; ranging from confusion to revelation. The language of yoga teachers creates a unique reality. Encoded within a language is a unique history, set of values and […]
I have been in the yoga teacher training trade for almost 20 years. The first training sessions were nowhere near as polished and the current program. Still, the students loved the spirit of the training, even with the rough edges. Initially, practice student teaching was an afterthought and now it is a mainstay. Yoga teaching […]