The Importance of Savasana
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Pick up practical advice from top teachers on how to improve your yoga teaching career—from in-depth information on yoga anatomy to smart sequencing tips and expert insights to build (and maintain) your teaching business.
Pick up practical advice from top teachers on how to improve your yoga teaching career—from in-depth information on yoga anatomy to smart sequencing tips and expert insights to build (and maintain) your teaching business.
Regaining Lost Confidence
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Body Language: Speak Volumes Without Saying a Word
Learn to let your body language convey relaxed authority and a centered focus on your students.
Dress for Success
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Check Your Neck: How to Avoid Neck Tension By Releasing the Jaw
Help your students safely relax the neck, shoulders, and jaw to release the tension that stores in those areas.
Tools for Teaching Postnatal Yoga
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Strengthen Your Shoulder Muscles + Improve Shoulderstand
To soar skyward in Shoulderstand, press your arms strongly into the earth.
Class Clown
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Assessing Your Students’ Progress in Yoga, Part 2
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Props … and more props
Do you use yoga props at the studio or at home? In the past, yoga props usually meant a strap, a block, and a blanket. Now you can find all manner of back and toe stretchers, and more. At Gaiam.com,...
Tools for Teaching Prenatal Yoga: The Third Trimester
Help your third-trimester students use yoga to ease physical discomfort and prepare for labor.
Assessing Your Students’ Progress in Yoga, Part 1
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Tools for Teaching Prenatal Yoga: The Second Trimester
Help your students get the most out of their practice during these middle months.
6 Ways to Plan an Inspiring Yoga Class
Veteran teachers get real about how they strike the right balance between planning and spontaneity in their classes.
How to Safely Teach Neck Rolls + Stretches to Your Yoga Students
While neck rolls and stretches can be great for calming stressed students, they're not safe for everyone. Here, discover the two things you should be wary about, and how to teach yoga exercises for the neck safely to your students.
Teaching Prenatal Yoga: What You Need to Know about the First Trimester
If you teach yoga regularly, you will have a pregnant student in your class at some point. Learn what to do to encourage a healthy first trimester.
Energize Tired Backbends
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Use Your Imagination
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Substitute Solutions
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Balancing Business and Karma
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Appropriate for Both Sexes?
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Back Builders
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Repetition Versus Variety
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When Students Snore
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Seeking Balance
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All in the Family
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Babysitting at Yoga Studios
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Yoga Therapy for Rare or Undiagnosed Medical Conditions
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Have More Fun Teaching
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Righting the Wrists
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Know What You Know
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Communicate Effectively
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Ease the Discomfort of Chanting
Q: I am very fond of chanting—my students do not all have the same reaction.
How to Teach Savasana: Help Students Master Corpse Pose
Help your students fully experience the benefits of Corpse Pose (Savasana), through the exploration of their anatomy.
Sink into Stillness
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Exercises for Altitude Sickness
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Pregnancy and Teaching
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Learning the Business
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Manage Your Emotions: Advice From Ana Forrest
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Yoga for Chronic Pain, Part 3
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Addressing Scent and Sensitivity in Class
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Vote and make yoga teacher Matt Sanford a hero!
Visit the Volvo for Life Awards website to vote for one of the real-life heroes who are changing the world, like yogi Matt Sanford. Here is an excerpt of his story: "When only thirteen years old, Matthew survived a catastrophic...
Tips on Flying
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Yoga and Hinduism
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Take a Breath
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Lost in Doubt
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Tools for a Spiritually Diverse Class
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To Each Their Own, to Teach Their Own
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Ask the Mentor Teacher Panel 2010
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Yoga for Chronic Pain, Part 2
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Sound Advice for Teachers on Audio in Yoga Classes
Avoid audio fiascoes with these tips from a yoga teacher/sound engineer.
Should Students Adjust Students?
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Shouldering the Weight Burden
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Only When They’re Ready
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Bringing It Home
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Yoga for Chronic Pain, Part I
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To Teach or Not to Teach
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Teaching Athletes
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Teaching the Unaware Student
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Should Yoga Teachers Play Music in Class?
As more yoga teachers incorporate music into their classes, practitioners debate the merits. Is it a distraction or an enhancement?
Teaching Yoga to Athletes
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Addressing Stiff Knees and Hips
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Competition Problems
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Take Teaching to the Next Level
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Do You Know the Secret to Balance Poses?
Strong and flexible toes are key to improving your balance. But the toes can be stiff and clumsy, especially for beginner yogis. Here’s how yoga can help.
Let Go of Ego for an Authentic, Personalized Class
Maintain the qualities that make you unique without distracting your students—and yourself—with your ego.
How Richard Freeman Inspires Others to Take Up Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga yoga teacher, Richard Freeman inspires many to take up Ashtanga Yoga through his instructional videos and philosophical books.
Meet the Innovators: Mary Dunn
One of the earliest American Iyengar teachers, Dunn was instrumental in introducing Iyengar to this country.
Why Are So Many People Getting Yoga Injuries?
If yoga is such a gentle practice, why are so many people getting hurt? Learn how to honor yourself and your limitations to prevent yoga injuries.
Teaching Yoga: The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love
So you think you want to be a yoga teacher? Teaching yoga takes hard work and dedication so make sure to love what you do before committing.
Create a Safe Class
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Yoga to Cultivate Compassion, Gratitude, and Joy—Part II
Growth of these qualities is a sure sign that your students are on the right path in their spiritual practice.
The Power of Touch
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Command Performance
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Ask The Expert: Ana Forrest
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Maintaining a Personal Practice
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Teaching Pregnant Students
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Special Instructions for Men’s Bodies
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Dealing with Medical Emergencies
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Yoga to Cultivate Compassion, Gratitude, and Joy—Part I
While the asanas are a great place to start, adding other yogic tools may help deepen spiritual growth and well-being.