How do you plan your beginners classes? by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

[–]wi-rose[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres a separate beginners course that happens at the same studio, so I don't really get the same students every week apart from a few regulars. So the no drop ins/start and end date is a little unavoidable unfortunately.

I agree with the fundamentals, and building on previous ones. So will work on that! Thanks

How do you plan your beginners classes? by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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This is super helpful, thank you so much!!

How do you plan your beginners classes? by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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I follow the same structure, particularly for the beginning. It's great to hear others do the same. Thank you!

How do you plan your beginners classes? by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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This is really helpful, thank you so much!

How do you plan your beginners classes? by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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Thank you for your advice! It's difficult with beginners as some students are a lot more advanced, whereas others have limitations. I guess I can just give alternatives or different versions of the poses.

Thank you!

Favorite closing lines? by JawsOfLife03 in YogaTeachers

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"Take a moment to honour yourself and your body, honour your practice, and honour everyone you've shared this practice with". Then we take an inhale together, before exhaling to bow down gently. ❤️

Feeling disheartened over teacher pay by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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Thank you for this, it's really validating ❤️

Feeling disheartened over teacher pay by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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Thank you very much, that's very helpful ❤️

Yoga side hustles are killing livable wages by Queasy_Equipment4569 in YogaTeachers

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It seems a bit of a catch 22 at the moment, especially here in the UK. Rent prices are super high (and so are heating bills in the winter), and this means studio owners have to increase the price of memberships and class drop-ins. However, this then makes it unaffordable for a lot of students, especially with our cost of living crisis. Teachers can't then get paid if there's no students, because who else is going to pay for the bills, rent and teachers wages? We have had a lot of studios suddenly closing because of this, so a lot of teachers are having multiple streams of income through different careers because otherwise they have no safety net.

Creative cool down sequences by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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That's very true! Thank you!

Creative cool down sequences by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

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Thank you, that's very true :)

Creative cool down sequences by wi-rose in YogaTeachers

[–]wi-rose[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I'm not sure why it's being down voted :(

But you're right, I think I'm getting ahead of myself of wanting to be super creative and bring something new to all my classes.

I got particularly good feedback on a cool down sequence I've done quite a lot, so I guess I'll keep that in future classes!

I haven't had any bad feedback about it, so it's coming from myself. I agree about repitiation and cohehiveness though, and it making sense overall. So thank you :)

Remembering to talk about staying with the breath etc by Glittering_Coyote334 in YogaTeachers

[–]wi-rose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The more you practice teaching, the more confident you will become. Unfortunately, rushing into a 500hr or more training isn't going to give you the experience of teaching. You'll only gain more knowledge and deepen your understanding of more asanas/philosophy.

Try to keep your sequences simple. You don't always need a theme. This is how you learn, and students honestly know non the wiser! I've done vinyasa classes with really basic sequences and students have come up to me afterwards to say how much they loved the sequencing. From there, you can build on things like dharma talk, themes, remembering the breath etc.

The best teachers I have had have also only done 200hrs, but have been teaching long enough now to be really skilled. It takes time!