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OPEN MIND OPEN BODY Teaching Reflections |
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Teaching is a yoga practice in itself - both a personal investigation and an act of service. Explore these reflections on how we can use our teaching as a way to connect to others and follow our purpose. A Meditation for Seeing the Good in Every Student This meditation cultivates the unconditional compassion that great teachers show all students.
The Four Qualities of a Yoga Teacher Kausthub Desikachar, grandson of the great yoga teacher Krishnamacharya, describes the four necessary qualities of a yoga teacher.
Applying Yoga Ethics to Hatha Yoga These reflections are based on the final exam for the Anatomy & Physiology teacher training program that I teach at Avalon Yoga Center.
Facing our mortality, one cough at a time.
What Do We Expect From Our Students? What expectations do we have about our students’ commitment to yoga, and their loyalty to our preferred approach to yoga?
Touch in the yoga classroom should be informed, intentional, and receptive. Demonstrate hands-on compassion and awareness.
Making peace with the students who drive us crazy, as a way of making peace with ourselves.
Creating a Positive Classroom Experience How do you balance giving students what they want, versus giving students what they need?
Ideas for Developing a Teaching Philosophy A
collection of exercises and questions that will help you articulate your teaching goals and values,
by reflecting on your experiences with yoga in and out of the classroom.
Are we selling ourselves, or yoga?
As teachers, do we identify our teaching by our training, our personal
practice, or our students?
How to guide students towards a mindful practice before class officially begins.
How teaching yoga helps us find our home, brain, heart, and nerve.
Are our students better served by strictness or freedom in the classroom?
Competition and Connection in the Yoga Community How to stay connected to other teachers in a culture that encourages competition.
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