Documents tagged 'Yoga Teacher'

Teaching Hatha Yoga - Essentials For Beginners

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 14/08/2008

The beginning of September is a busy time for Yoga teachers and Yoga studios in North America. This is the time of year when children go back to school and parents make decisions about activities for the next nine months. Whether there are more resolutions, made during September or January, is a...

How Should the Topic of Asana Be Covered in a Yoga Teacher Certification Course?

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 05/08/2008

If you are going to teach Hatha Yoga classes, there are many subjects to cover, but asana (posture) is often the starting point of most Yoga teacher training courses. It could be debated that we should follow the Eight Limbed Path, as explained by Maharishi Patanjali, by reviewing the first two...

Hatha Yoga Solutions For Your Hips

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 05/08/2008

When we consider Yoga solutions for our hips, we often think in terms of physical tightness, which occurs over time. Our hips are largely ignored until we feel pain in them from excessive sitting, trauma, arthritis, or gradual joint wear. Yet, the hips are also a storage area for stress, anxiety,...

Get More Clients: Learn How to Talk About What You Do

Author: Salome Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 04/08/2008

One of the main reasons that solo-professionals, service professionals and small business owners fail to build thriving businesses is that they struggle to articulate exactly what they do in this new vibrant, branded and authentic wayand most importantly what specific Invest-able...

Yoga in Practice - The Secret Arts of Yoga and Meditation

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 23/07/2008

Would you like to learn the secret arts of Yoga? The real truth is - there is no secret to: "Study, practice, study more, and practice again." Yoga is a lifelong journey, which for some Hatha Yoga students may start much like a gymnastic event. Then, over years of study, Yoga training evolves...

This is Not Your Grandmas Rocking Chair

Author: Salome Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

Senior Yoga / Chair Yoga Is it possible that grandparents are working out more than any other members of the family? Absolutely - I see energetic Chair Yoga classes with as many as 50 people in a single class. Lately, I have been training local Yoga teachers to keep up with this...

Secrets of Teaching Yoga

Author: Salome Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

What you are about to read applies to teaching, in general. In fact, we are all teachers, to some degree. You teach your friends, co-workers, strangers and family members on a daily basis. The example you set teaches someone in some way. Whether you are a positive role model, or not,...

How to find the right Yoga teacher?

Author: Salome Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

I am often asked by beginners about how to evaluate a Yoga Teacher? The following is the CALM check list. These factors are basic criteria that your Yoga Instructor should meet before you continue on to a second Yoga class. CALM gets it name from four main factors: Communication,...

Eight Amazing Benefits of Teaching Yoga

Author: Salome Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 22/07/2008

Every challenging occupation yields some sort of satisfaction, but the fitness professionals industry had an amazing 85% job satisfaction rate according to an Idea Health & Fitness survey. Job Satisfaction In the same survey, 98% of those interviewed felt that "My work gives me a...

Yoga in Practice - Teaching Yoga With Humility

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 18/07/2008

Yoga has similarities to many other philosophies in regard to humility. However, Gurus and Swamis traditionally chose their students. In fact, much like traditional martial arts students, Yoga students traditionally saw training with their teacher as a privilege. Prospective students would seek...