| Any time you are sitting at the front of the Yoga class, | | | | curve, so learn and avoid "beating yourself up." |
| in a teaching capacity, your role must fit comfortably | | | | You must avoid self-doubt, and the appearance of |
| into Yoga teacher / Yoga student relationship | | | | self-doubt, when you teach Yoga classes. Learn to |
| guidelines. This concept of "role playing" is a difficult | | | | separate friendships from professional relationships. |
| transition for any Yoga intern, regardless of past | | | | This is a "hard line to walk;" especially, if long-time |
| experience. | | | | friends are in your Yoga class. |
| It is one thing to make sure you are concentrating on | | | | However, you have a mission, a task to perform, and |
| your breath, alignment, mantra, bandhas, or Mudra; but | | | | a Yoga class to lead. If you want your classes to be |
| when you teach Yoga, you must focus on a room full | | | | flawless, forget about special relationships during class |
| of students with separate thoughts. With responsibility, | | | | time. You will be a better Yoga teacher, when you |
| changes come from within you. | | | | treat everyone the same. |
| Suddenly, the standard of your classes are in question | | | | Remember that if you praise one student for |
| - within your own mind. This is the real issue, within | | | | something, it would be fair to praise all of your students |
| your own mind; your classes may be criticized, but do | | | | for something else. Yoga teachers, who take the time |
| not criticize yourself in public. | | | | to show positive reinforcement to their students, |
| If you have taken the time to develop a lesson plan, | | | | cultivate an atmosphere of positive energy. |
| and guided a Yoga class from start to finish, do not | | | | When you teach a Yoga class, your mission is "to |
| ask any of your students for criticism. If another Yoga | | | | serve." The Yoga class is for the student's benefit. |
| teacher offers some tips, you can always listen and | | | | Think about this, from the beginning, to the end, of your |
| learn, but your students have never taught. | | | | class. Be mindful of your words and be careful not to |
| You will also reinforce doubts from your students by | | | | offend anyone. |
| asking them for a critique. Many new Yoga teachers | | | | When your students leave feeling better than when |
| go through a "learning curve," but you do not have to | | | | they came in - that is your reward. Do not seek praise; |
| make an announcement. Consider this: Every Yoga | | | | it is the natural product of a good Yoga class. |
| teacher, before you, went through the same leaning | | | | |