Recent For Teachers Articles

• One Yoga, Many Approaches
  

  Proficiency in differing styles and approaches to yoga can deepen your understanding and enhance your teaching.
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• The Key to Confidence
  

  Gaining confidence as a teacher is imperative to building your students' trust. But how can you build your confidence so it shines out?
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• Planning with Purpose
  

  Before I teach a class, I usually spend about 30 minutes jotting down the poses and sequences on an index card. But I've noticed that my teachers seem to just pull their classes off the top of the heads. I still need to peek at my note card occasionally during a class so that I don't forget something or lose track of what I am doing.
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• Get Your Groove Back
  

  I graduated as a yoga teacher in 2006 and have taught fairly steadily since then, except for the past eight months. I want to start again, but I'm feeling scared about it and uncertain about my calling to teaching. My own practice is definitely suffering since I haven't been teaching, and I'm aware of the sense of something lacking. Any advice or suggestions are very, very welcome.
  —Monica
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• Teaching with a Partner
  

  How can I work with another teacher to teach asana classes? Do you have any tips?
  —Iyan
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• Something Borrowed
  

  When is it OK to use other teachers' techniques?
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• Licensed to Teach
  

  How will state licensing of yoga schools affect yoga teachers and their businesses?
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• Balancing Professionalism and Personality
  

  Teachers must learn to balance being personable and maintaining a professional demeanor.
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• With Their Own Two Hands
  

  Empower your students by teaching them to adjust their own poses.
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• Catching a Studio's Attention
  

  Positioning yourself correctly will help you stand out to studio owners when you apply for a job.
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• Summer Reading for Teachers
  

  Find out which yoga books senior teachers recommend for bolstering your knowledge base and growing your teaching skills.
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• Righting the Wrists
  

  Many of my students (myself included) have wrist problems, such as weakness and carpal tunnel syndrome. Do you have any ideas for strengthening wrists?
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• Know What You Know
  

  The longer I teach, the more I learn. However, this has caused me some self-doubt. It seems that whenever I feel I understand something, I learn later that, in fact, I hadn't really understood it.
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• Communicate Effectively
  

  It seems to be a common belief that yoga teachers should instruct or talk softly throughout poses, keeping a consistent pace. However, recently as I was instructing how to get into a pose and maintain balance, a student interrupted me by saying that if I kept talking throughout, she wasn't able to focus.
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• Ease the Discomfort of Chanting
  

  I am very fond of chanting and I believe that, when performed with attention, it can be a spiritual, meditative practice that not only helps one get closer to one's inner self but also brings group members closer to one another.
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