Three little words, one short phrase ‘Yoga Teacher Training’ can represent an entire spectrum of feelings, such as excitement, passion, freedom and of course fear. The desire to take a Yoga Teacher Training course is felt in the heart, but the head’s response is usually to create barriers made of ifs, buts and should nots. … Continue reading Curious about Yoga Teacher Training? Let’s explore . . .
As a Yoga Teacher, your voice is a tool for healing and your words are medicine for the body, mind and soul. The words you use are the primary way in which your yoga students receive the teachings of yoga. Yes, you might demo yoga asanas and use hands-on assists etc but the main teaching … Continue reading Words Matter, The Power of Language for Yoga Teachers
It’s a new week, a new yoga class to plan, maybe a yoga workshop or course you are designing. You’re sitting on your mat, in front of you awaits . . . THE BLANK PAGE and in a few hours time await . . . YOUR STUDENTS What’s the plan – what are you teaching … Continue reading Yoga Teachers . . . . How Do You Get Inspired?
How to Start Your Love Affair With Marketing: I get it, you love Yoga, you love Teaching Yoga but Marketing your Yoga Offerings – that you don’t love – in fact you probably loath it! You get that it’s a necessary evil but it fills you with dread, boredom, fear or despair! Let me help … Continue reading Yoga Teachers: It’s Time to Start your Love Affair With Marketing
The Art of Using Music in a Yoga Class Support for Yoga Teachers Looking to Add A Little Something Extra To Your Class Melodies, chants and song have been a part of the music in yoga for as long as yoga has existed. The ancient texts such as the Vedas & the Upanishads are full … Continue reading Music For Teaching Yoga
The Art of Theming a Yoga Class | Support for Yoga Teachers Looking to Add A Little Magic So first off, let me be clear you do not need to theme your yoga classes. Teaching Yoga is a tough (but awesome) gig and there is enough pressure put on Yoga Teachers with the expectations of … Continue reading How to Theme a Yoga Class
The Chandra Namaskar yoga sequence is one of my personal favorites and I know many of my students in Southampton would agree. It creates a wonderful tranquility. So here’s a little more information if you love it too! Meaning Chandra Namaskar is a simple sequence which honours and acknowledges the energy of the moon. The … Continue reading Chandra Namaskar – The Moon Salute
Your Survival Guide for Beginners Yoga Google image search for the word ‘yoga’ and the results are terrifyingly intimidating! Skinny minnie bendy Wendy’s in very little clothing on an exotic beach doing their best pretzel impressions. Trust me if this is what real-life yoga is like so can count me out!! But fortunately, it’s not! … Continue reading Survival Guide for Beginners Yoga
As a trainee or new yoga teacher a great way to get extra yoga teaching experience is by offering to be a cover teacher at your local yoga classes. But being a Yoga Cover Teacher for a regular yoga class can be daunting, even for an experienced yoga teacher. This is a topic that is … Continue reading The Art of Being a Cover Teacher
Ever looked for a Yoga Pose Contraindication Fact Sheet? Yep, me to! After a quick google search looking for an easy reference document on contraindications for yoga poses, I found nothing that would work as a one-sheet reference card, so I created one myself. I hope you will use this simple straightforward guide created for … Continue reading Medical Contraindications for Yoga Poses
How Do you know If You Are Ready To Do A Yoga Teacher Training Course? Guest Post from Michelle Smith on her journey to become a Yoga Teacher It’s quite simple really. You don’t. And not everyone who does a yoga teacher training course goes on to be a teacher! Some people do it just … Continue reading Want To Be A Yoga Teacher ?
~ Ever Dreamt of Doing Your Yoga Teacher Training? ~ There are so many reasons why I am thankful to have found the path of yoga which led me to do my own yoga teacher training. It has shaped my life in so many ways. My relationship with my body, my relationship with others, my … Continue reading 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
When we come to our mat so often we hear the words “switching off” and that’s the magic of yoga, it gives us the time, space and permission to do just that. To move from being busy to mindful. From fast paced to slow and measured. However, as a yoga teacher, we need students to … Continue reading Are you Online?
Teaching Yoga is Tough…you get that right? I refused to accept this for a long-term, having come from a full-on corporate job. I couldn’t understand why I was tired when I was working way fewer hours. But we give our all, our body, heart and soul when we teach and this my love, is why, … Continue reading Boundries For Yoga Teachers
You’ve planned a high energy, upbeat yoga sequence designed to challenge your students, you look at the class in front of you and they’re tired, stressed and in need of something chilled out and relaxing? What do you do? You trust your yoga teacher instincts and rethink you plan! The main critique of lesson planning … Continue reading Trusting your Yoga Teacher Instincts
Stuck in a Rut? Fancy Mixing Up Your Yoga Class Sequencing? Getting a little bored with your yoga lesson plans? Looking to bring new inspiration into your yoga teaching, and mix things up for your yoga students? How about trying out some new yoga class sequencing techniques? In sequencing a yoga class a yoga teacher … Continue reading Creative Approach to Yoga Class Sequencing
What does it mean to live your yoga? To be a Yogi or Yogini? Is it even possible in the modern Western world? Yogis of old in India often segregated themselves from society, spending much time in isolation living in the mountains and caves in India, meditating for very many hours on a quest to … Continue reading Living Your Yoga
You’ve spent hours labouring over your blog post, researching and tweaking. Taking amazing photos to support your writings. You upload it to your website. Great! Now what . . . .read further for handy hints on how to get published Why not extend your reach by sending it off to a couple of publications. Often … Continue reading Getting Published Online
How Yoga gave me my all-round ‘personal best’ as a runner ~ by Gemma Young ~ I have been practicing yoga for many years and as a runner and someone who is fairly competitive, I tend to also have that competitive stance within me, even when on the mat. Not with others but with myself. Always wanting … Continue reading Yoga for the Runner
As a Yoga Teacher in Southampton the most common grumble I hear from my students is neck and shoulder tension plus referred pain such as headaches. I’m always diving into my yoga tool box for the perfect yoga poses and yoga relief for neck and shoulder tension. Neck and shoulder tension can be a source … Continue reading Yoga Relief for Neck & Shoulder Tension
