A Matter Of Class: Yoga Teacher Mindfulness

Build mindful resilience for better yoga instruction outcomes

What you'll learn

Learn the many stances of a yoga teacher, to raise awareness of the most conscious ways to hold space in your classes.

Learn how our brains can get in the way of mindfully teaching yoga and how to change that through practice.

Learn common anti-patterns and patterns for yoga teachers, so that you can begin to practice ways to remain conscious and focused in class.

Learn how to mindfully teach yoga through some of the most common disruptions.

Integration: learn how to apply yoga teacher stances and mindful yoga teacher patterns, in a customer-focused way.

Requirements

200 hr Yoga Teacher Certification is not necessary but is preferred.

Description

If you seek to strengthen and grow your yoga teaching practice, or even your yoga studio business, you are in the right place! This class is intended to teach you how to build your resilience for teaching during disruptions of all kinds, by becoming more focused and present in the moment. You will learn the many stances of a yoga teacher, and use them to direct your focus in the most meaningful way, always with the customer in mind. Of all the supplemental yoga teacher classes or you could take, this one will be one of the most impactful to your growth, because it challenges you to look within and consider your customer(s). There is a need for yoga teachers and studio owners to improve their capability of presence and patience, especially with themselves. While yoga teachers know and refine their craft well, the outside distractions and noise of the world is a strong force. Often, it is unintentionally brought into the studio. The yoga teacher who can use mindfulness to notice when they are being unconscious, and then correct their path, will offer a far better class than those who carry these distractions into the yoga studio and onto the mat. Distractions happen during class, too. From thunderstorms to helicopters taking off outside the studio (!) the sacred presence in a yoga class is always under pressure. Learn to integrate the many stances of the yoga teacher along with mindfulness, to preserve the present moment in your class and in you. You are invited to join me in this learning journey, never obligated. Your growth into a more conscious and present yoga teacher is entirely your decision and practice.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Welcome & Facilitator Introduction

Lecture 3 Course Contents & Learning Objectives

Lecture 4 Center

Section 2: Section 1 The Many Stances of a Yoga Teacher

Lecture 5 Yoga Stance: Teacher

Lecture 6 Yoga Stance: Pseudo Therapist

Lecture 7 Yoga Stance: Coach

Lecture 8 Yoga Stance: Safety Officer

Lecture 9 Yoga Stance: Keeper of Environment

Lecture 10 Yoga Stance: Cashier or Front Desk

Lecture 11 Yoga Stance: Mom or Dad

Lecture 12 Yoga Stance: Divine, Loving, Human Being

Lecture 13 Yoga Stance: Guide

Lecture 14 Integration: Yoga Teacher Stances

Section 3: Section 2 Mindfulness Foundation

Lecture 15 Mindfulness Defined and Watching the Thinker

Section 4: Section 3 Anti-Patterns and Patterns of Yoga Teachers

Lecture 16 Anti-Pattern of Apology

Lecture 17 Anti-Pattern of Flustered

Section 5: Section 4 Disruptions

Lecture 18 Free Range Yogis and Yoginis

Lecture 19 Malfunctions

Lecture 20 Nature

Section 6: Section 5 Mindful Pause

Lecture 21 Mindful Pause

Section 7: Section 6: Close & Homework

Lecture 22 Optional Homework

Yoga teachers of all level of experience,Yoga teachers looking to build mindfulness and resilience for better yoga instruction outcomes.,Yoga studio owners who want a better customer experience in and out of the yoga room.