Yoga teacher affirmation: A calm voice is not always a quiet voice. While you should speak in a way that is relaxing, don’t make your students work too hard to hear you. A calm voice is not always a quiet voice. Ask students to raise a hand if they can’t make out your...
Yoga teacher affirmation: I don’t make the decisions, my students do. Recognize that everything you offer in class is a suggestion—not a command, and not a challenge. Allow students to make their own executive decisions about what to do with their bodies and how to...
Yoga teachers: recognize that each student will have their own likes, dislikes, and needs. Aim to appreciate feedback, take what is useful, and set down what is simply an expression of the giver’s taste. It’s not about you. And no one gives feedback if they don’t...
Yoga teachers: you only have to be you. You don’t have to look like, sound like, or teach like your own teacher or the colleague you are subbing for. Don’t apologize for who you are. Your students can practice no matter who the teacher is, and you have something of...
Yoga teacher affirmations: It’s OK to be quiet. When in doubt, say nothing. Teaching yoga is not delivering a monologue, a speech, or a radio program. There is no “dead air.” In fact, silence is critical to giving your students time to connect with themselves....
Yoga teacher: your students don’t come to class to judge you. It’s not about you at all! They just want to feel better during and after class. When you start to think you need to make class harder, faster, more “sophisticated,” remember that it’s about your students’...
