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Dear Teachasana: Should I Make My Students Om?
Dear Teachasana: I have taken over an existing Gentle Yoga class at a senior center. My opening sequence includes setting an intention and ending it with an Om. My closing sequence includes an Om and a Namaste. I have tried “inviting” them to join me in the Om, I have explained it as the sound […]
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9 Pointers for Teaching The Mixed Level Class From Hell
By Bernadette Birney. It’s not ideal. In fact, it’s the hardest of all classes to teach. For some teachers, it’s even the stuff of nightmares. Mastering it is the equivalent of making your (yoga teachin’) bones. It’s…The Mixed Level Class From Hell. I’m talking REAL Mixed Levels. Like—only two students show up, and one is […]
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10 Mistakes Yoga Teachers Make When Using a Theme
By Michelle Marchildon. You are a yoga teacher and undoubtedly want to inspire your students. We all do. While the physical aspect of yoga can change our bodies and create a lasting glow for hours, a theme can change a life. The inspiration we give our students can help them to take their yoga off […]
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Our Teaching Children’s Yoga Online Course is here!
Do you want to help change the world? Do you want to create more peace? Do you want to teach love, compassion and kindness? TEACH YOGA TO CHILDREN. If you want to teach yoga to children but don’t know where to begin then our new eCourse, Teaching Children’s Yoga is for you. This course is […]
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A Yoga Teacher’s Gratitude Practice
By Kathryn Boland. From a few sources, I have heard about the powerful effects of keeping a gratitude journal for yogis and non-yogis alike; research in psychology and neuroscience has found that gratitude and high anxiety and/or depression (or other difficult emotions, those being most prevalent in modern culture) can rarely co-exist in one’s mind. […]
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Why Don’t More Men Do Yoga??
By Yoga Trail Yoga is something for women, and not men– according to the survey. You’ve heard it many times: 80% of yogis are yoginis. And for years, people have speculated about the reasons for this: how girls are more interested in flexibility, or how the non-competitive nature of yoga doesn’t appeal to the aggressive […]
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Paul Grilley’s Response to NY Times article on Women’s Flexibility
Paul Grilley’s Response to William Broad’s NY Times article, Women’s Flexibility is a Liability (in yoga.) I appreciate this article by Mr. Broad, and I appreciate the concerns of Michaelle Edwards, whom Mr. Broad acknowledges in this article. I would like to add my two cents to the conversation about making yoga safer. I have […]
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5 Ways to Enhance Savasana
By Eliza Whiteman. As a teacher, it can be difficult to know what we could or should do after we lead the class into Savasana. Sometimes it may be best to leave your students alone. If you are ever unsure about the preference of your students you can announce what you are planning to do […]
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