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Spotlight on Anusara Yoga

Anusara is now one of the fastest-growing styles of yoga around, with some 1,000 teachers worldwide and about 200,000 students—some of ... (continued)

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Teaching Through Tough Times

By Sara Avant Stover

Learn how to use your personal challenges to find your authentic voice, fortify your teachings, and inspire your students.

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Philosophy/Spirituality Features

Forging a Powerful Mind

Teach your students to purify and calm their minds, and to unleash mental power and intuition.

Your Ego and Your Teaching

Maintain the qualities that make you unique without distracting your students—and yourself—with your ego.

Flexibility of Mind

Teaching students--not poses--can be a spiritual practice that requires the teacher to understand truth in all of its complexity.

Teaching Dharma

Discovering our dharma--life purpose--is one of the most important steps we can take along our spiritual path. As teachers, it is our responsibility to help each of our students uncover her individual dharma. Here's how to start.

Secrets of Sanskrit

By learning the ins and outs of the Sanskrit language, you can transmit the teachings of yoga on a deeper level.

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For many, the most important part of teaching is serving as a spiritual guide-or at least a spiritual educator-for their students. Articles in this channel address the more spiritual side of being a yoga teacher and give tips for how to best share knowledge of yoga philosophy, history, and spirituality on to their students.

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