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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Great Tips For Teaching Vinyasa Yoga

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By Faye Martins


While there are several forms of yoga that can help people maximize health and increase flexibility, vinyasa yoga is particularly effective in generating these great results. In many cases, people who are passionate about yoga find themselves drawn to the idea of teaching vinyasa yoga as a profession. This can be an incredibly powerful and positive experience for many reasons, including the fact that individuals who make this vocational choice can play an integral role in helping others optimize wellness while accomplishing other significant health-related goals. In order to become the best vinyasa yoga instructor, implement the following tips and tricks:

1. Get Certified.

This is the first step towards becoming an excellent vinyasa yoga teacher. Certification is important for many reasons, including the fact that reputable fitness centers and wellness companies will typically not employ people who have not completed coursework or training programs indicating their proficiency in the field. With that thought in mind, it is important to seek out a certification program that will offer the type of extensive knowledge and practical experiences that will facilitate mastery of vinyasa yoga. This objective can be accomplished in numerous ways, including by conducting a keyword search of "vinyasa yoga certification" in the search field of an internet browser. Once individuals locate certification programs that are comparable to their goals and budgets, they can enroll and obtain the certification.

2. Practice Before You Preach.

Although getting certified in vinyasa yoga is the first step towards excelling as a teacher of this form of yoga, certification is only the beginning in the journey towards becoming an excellent instructor. The next part of the journey involves devoting continual time and attention to mastering the movements. Once individuals get in the habit of practicing vinyasa yoga moves consistently, they will excel in "preaching"-or telling students exactly how to execute the moves correctly. To get the most out of this strategy, it's a good idea to designate a specific place and period of time to practicing. For some people, this might mean doing vinyasa yoga for thirty minutes right after waking up. For others, it could mean practicing for one hour during a lunch break.

3. Ask For Assistance.

Irrespective of the industry that an individual works in, having a mentor or advisor is an almost sure-fire way to become more effective and productive in completing work-related assignments and generating personal growth. Since this is the case, individuals who have opted to become vinyasa yoga instructors should take the time to find a person with extensive education and experience in the field. Asking this person for assistance with personal and professional development can take individuals from good to great with respect to their level of expertise in teaching this form of yoga.


4. Engage Your Audience. 

Vinyasa yoga is a life-giving form of exercise that involves the execution of fluid movements and studied breathing that can make the physical activity both fun and challenging. Yoga instructors who want to help their students get the most out of the practice should do all that they can to make the class engaging and interactive. This can involve anything from asking the students whether they are able to breathe steadily while executing movements to walking around the classroom in order to determine whether students are moving their arms and legs correctly. When instructors engage their audience and demonstrate that they are genuinely concerned about the well-being of their students, the class can go from good to great.

Conclusion

While the aforementioned techniques and tricks are certainly not exhaustive, they do provide aspiring vinyasa yoga instructors with several strategies they can implement to excel at what they do. By utilizing some or all of the teaching tips outlined above, the experience of teaching this form of yoga can be absolutely amazing.
Faye Martins, is a Yoga teacher and a graduate of the Yoga teacher training program at: Aura Wellness Center in, Attleboro, MA.

4 comments:

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parvezbdjsr said...

Once individuals get in the habit of practicing vinyasa yoga moves consistently, they will excel in "preaching"-or telling students exactly how to execute the moves correctly. Thanks for this nice article!

Unknown said...

Vinyasa Yoga is a life-giving form of exercise that involves the execution of fluid movements and studied breathing that can make the physical activity both fun and challenging. Nice article!

Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School said...

Namaste from Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School !
I liked the way it is defined giving opportunity to individuals to plan and enhance their own postures and becoming a teacher. Skills development and justifying learning breathe binding techniques.
Thank you for helping vinyasa lovers to know about #Vinyasaflow #Yoga
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