Teaching Yoga

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As more yoga teachers incorporate music into their classes, practitioners debate the merits. Is it a distraction or an enhancement?

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

Yoga for children can help counter the stress experienced by little ones living in a hurry-up world. Learn the benefits of teaching yoga for kids.

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While the asanas are a great place to start, adding other yogic tools may help deepen spiritual growth and well-being.

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Are belly breathing and Ujjayi the same? And can the have the opposite of their intended effect on some students?

Enhance your yoga practice and go deeper in your meditation with this vipassana meditation tutorial.

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Consider the pros and cons of using music to complement your teaching.

A footloose approach isn't always for the best. Teach your students to firm up their feet for strong balance poses.

Discover how using themes can turn your yoga classes from mundane to memorable.

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Whether you've practiced for years or just found yoga recently, there are a few things to think about before you start teaching yoga.

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Frequent Chaturangas can leave your students imbalanced. Here's how to use Purvottanasana to as an effective counterpose.

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Expert Aadil Palkhivala offers step-by-step advice for working through your fear of public speaking.

"I have a student who, no matter how many preparations we have done, falls apart in inversions. What can I do?"

Standard breathing is through the nose during yoga practice. Why?

"I've been teaching yoga for quite a while, but feel I'd like to take my students to a deeper level."

Maty Ezraty gives advice on teaching with mirrors and how we should overcome these obstacles.

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Present your knowledge of yoga in a fun and creative way through meditation and children.

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Gurmukh offers advice for balancing parenthood with teaching yoga.

Gurmukh answers how pregnant yoga teachers can modify their methods.

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Meditation encourages students to apply the strength and balance generated during asana practice to learn how to manage their minds.

Some students struggle to grasp the source of Ujjayi breathing, while others tend to exaggerate it. What's the best way to teach Ujjayi breath?

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Teaching yoga to kids can be difficult - but if you can restart your imagination, you'll learn as much from them as they learn from you.

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So you've decided you want to be a teacher. With so many excellent choices, how can you be sure you're picking the right one for you?

Learn how to teach an effective multi-level class that benefits students of all experience levels.

It's a central debate in the West: should we use the Sanskrit names when we teach? You may be surprised to learn just how many reasons there are to do so.

Changing the sequencing of your class changes your students' energetic experience. Create different energetic effects in your students —with the careful use of breath control.

Find out how to use yoga for soreness and different ways to modify your practice.

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Changing the order in which you teach the same poses completely changes their effect on your students. Learn the principles of sequencing to target the energy of your class.

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Mantra and Chanting have long been associated with yoga practice, but should you teach them? Learn the history of these practices and some popular chants to help you get started.

Teaching students the difference between force vs. feeling won't only make them better yogis—it will also make them better citizens of the world.

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Yoga teachers, there are so many ways to sequence a class. Here's your primer, complete with 9 sample sequences, each with a different target.

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Learn some theories about the origin of SI pain as well as practical ways to help your students prevent or treat problems.

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Learn about disk trouble, sciatica, and how to protect your students from a disk injury, and help an injured one heal.

The subject of continual debate, adjustments run the gamut from helpful to hurtful. As you determine the role that adjustments play in your teaching style, consider suggestions and examples from some of yoga's master teachers.