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...Safety is a number one priority. Yoga teachers, who take risks with their students, put your business at risk. The Yoga teacher, who physically abuses, his or her students, is not in the right profession.

Compassion is more than diplomacy and popularity, but these are a big help. When a Yoga teacher has compassion, the class is motivated to come back to the next Yoga class. This is a win-win situation for any facility, which employs compassionate Yoga instructors.

Communication is more than good cueing skills. Students learn primarily by seeing, listening, and feeling. One of these senses will be more dominant than the rest. A competent Yoga teacher will be able to reach all of these types of students.

Cueing is a skill refined by describing specifically how the body moves from one posture to the next. This is the hardest communication skill for most Yoga teachers to master.

Assisting is another communication skill, but must be applied gently, and with knowledge of alignment. Yoga teachers should ask for permission before making an assist. Otherwise, this can lead to misunderstandings. Assi...more

Hatha Yoga - Get Physical!

...this was to be achieved chiefly through meditation. Originally, this kind of Yoga was called 'Shatkarma' ('Hatha' is a combination of 'Ha', meaning sun, and 'tha', meaning moon).

'Hatha Yoga' is similar to 'Raji Yoga' where it is believed that practitioners can gain total control over the spirit, body and mind. With practise, you should be able to focus your energy into your whole body. In fact, because these two forms of Yoga are so closely related, they are often talked about simply as 'Yoga'. The point of all this is that Hatha Yoga can help you to eliminate physical and/or mental problems by directing your energy to the areas that need the most assistance. What more could you ask for?

A major benefit of Hatha Yog...more

Yoga And Breathing For Stress Management

...ount back down to a number that is comfortable for you.

6. Keep bringing your mind back to your body to check to see if there is any tension anywhere. If there is, try to relax that part of your body.

7. Whatever your final number of breaths is, continue breathing with long breaths for several rounds, then drop the counting and breathe naturally for 10 rounds.

What you should discover from this exercise, as well as with many of yoga's other breathing exercises, is the ability to relax your thoughts and to still your mind so that you are present in your body. In time, you will eventually gain mastery over your breath so that you will be able to call on your breath to still your mind in times of stress and tension.

What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know? Part 1

...Most of the time, prospective Yoga teachers have a very strong foundation in Yoga; but sometimes, they originally come from a related-field, such as Martial Arts, Pilates, Dance, Gymnastics, or Fitness. This is fine, but be prepared for a learning curve and do not expect to learn all about Yoga in one Yoga teacher training intensive course. Even if you lock yourself up in an ashram for months, you should realize that learning Yoga is a life-long journey and not a race.

Now, if you come from a related field - you have a lot more mental work to do than a long-time student of Yoga. Hatha Yoga is a physical form of Yoga, but being athletic is not as important as the knowledge a Yoga teacher should possess. So, what ...more

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