Yoga Teacher Support

10 Qualities of a great teacher

Questions to Consider

Understanding Learning Prefrences

VAK Learning Styles Questionnaire

VAK Learning Styles Explanation

Questions to Consider

Learning Preferences & Communications

Introduction to Props

Props: Yoga Straps

Props: Yoga Blocks

Props: Yoga Blankets

The art of Sequencing

Questions to Consider

Sequencing Exercise #1: Set a Physical Goal

Sequencing Exercise # 2: Threading Transitions

Sequencing Exercise #3: Teaching Greater Concepts

Accessible Adjustments

Meet Your Students

Hands on: Sun Salutations

Sun Salutation Refinements

Hands on: Adho Mukha Svanasana

Hands on: Virabhadrasana II Series

Hands on: Virabhadrasana I Series

Hands on: Balance Poses

Hands on: Goddess sequence

Hands on: Camel Sequence

Hands on: Seated sequence

Hands on: Headstand / Handstand

Hands on: Supine sequence

What is the Subtle Body:

Historical Development of the Subtle Body

The Subtle Body: Symbol, Science or Something Else?

Speaking About the Subtle Body with Integrity

Chakra Yoga Class

PRE-ASSIGNMENT: The Subtle Body in Popular Culture

PRE-ASSIGNMENT: Energy Interview

PRE-ASSIGNMENT: Elevator Pitch

POST-ASSIGNMENT: Language Makeover

Client Kosha Assessment Template PDF

Reflection...

Journey of the Breath: Part I "The Upper Respiratory Tract"

Required Reading

Knowledge Check

Journey of the Breath: Part II "The Lower Respiratory Tract"

Required Reading

Knowledge Check

Exercise: Follow One Breath

Journey of the Breath: Part III "The Respiratory Diaphragm"

Required Reading

Knowledge Check

Journey of the Breath: Part IV "Seeing the Breath"

Required Reading

Knowledge Check

PRE-ASSIGNMENT: Observe Without Correcting

Breath Assessment Form

Welcome to Living Yoga Philosophy

Your Preparation Guide

PRE-ASSIGNMENT: Question it.

Two Texts in Conversation

WELCOME: Beginning the Meditation Journey

What to Expect in this Module

Syllabus

Introducing Conscious Reflections Assignments

Introducing Mindful Analysis Assignments

READING: The Sacred Art of Pausing

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION: The Sacred Art of Pausing

WHAT IS MEDITIATION: Competency of Awareness

Clear Seeing

What Meditation Is (and Is Not)

READING: Making Firewood

Conscious Reflections #1

GUIDED MEDITATION: Beginning the Journey

Mindful Analysis #1

HOW TO MEDITIATE: Posture, Anchor, Discipline

ARTICLE: How to Meditate

Purusha & Prakriti

NOTES: Ashtanga Yoga System Presentation

Ashtanga Yoga System

Pause & Review #1

READING: The Weaver and the Loom

Conscious Reflections #2

GUIDED MEDITATION: Planting Intention

Mindful Analysis #2

WHY WE MEDITATE: The Practice of Noticing

Exploring the Deeper Purpose of Practice

ARTICLE: Connecting With Why You Meditate Can Fuel Your Motivation

NOTES: Now and Zen Presentation

Now and Zen- The Neuroscience and Benefits of Meditation

Pause & Review #2

READING: Chandogya Upanishad

Conscious Reflections #3

GUIDED MEDITATION: Aging Gracefully

Mindful Analysis #3

WHEN TO MEDITATE: Creating Space in Your Life

Find the right time

ARTICLE: 5 Ways to Get Into the Meditation Habit

Chronic Pain & Meditation

Habit Pairing

READING: An Exploration of AUM

Significance of Silence

ARTICLE: Silence, Please

Pause & Review #3

READING: Commitment

Conscious Reflections #4

GUIDED MEDITATION: Encouraging Agni

Mindful Analysis #4

WHO SHOULD MEDITATE: Almost Everyone!

ARTICLE: Effectiveness and Safety

The Question of Altered Awareness

ARTICLE: Too Much Mindfulness Can Worsen Your Mental Health

When meditation requires a little more care

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION: Who should meditate?

Pause & Review #4

READING: Shvetashvatara Upanishad

Conscious Reflections #5

GUIDED MEDITATION: Seeing what is here

Mindful Analysis #5

TOOLS FOR TAKING MEDITATION OFF THE CUSHION

3 Cleansing Breaths

ARTICLE: What if your life turned out to be ordinary?

QUESTIONS FOR CONSDIERATION: What if your life turned out to be ordinary?

Mindfulness Presentation Notes

Mindfulness

QUICK GUIDE: Body Scan

QUICK GUIDE: Finger Gliding

QUICK GUIDE: Sipping Tea

Story, Suffering, and the Role of the Yoga Teacher

The Five Conditions

QUICK GUIDE: The Five Conditions

Bridging Breath

Pause & Review #5

READING: Why Not?

Conscious Reflections #6

GUIDED MEDITATION: Cultivating Clarity

Mindful Analysis #6

TOOLS FOR TEACHING MEDITATION

Choosing & Adapting Meditation for Children

ARTICLE: Tips for Teaching Mindfulness to Children

The 3 Rs of meditation

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION: Teaching meditation

Introducing meditation to beginners

Essential Cues + What NOT to do while leading beginners

Pause & Review #6

GUIDED MEDITATION: Holding Space for Yourself

Mindful Analysis #7

The Vayus & the Practices We Cultivate

ARTICLE: LovingKindness

GUIDED MEDITATION: Metta

QUICK GUIDE: Metta

Trataka

Movement Meditation: Walking, Running & Moving

Japa Mala and Prayer Beads Around the World

Centering Prayer

READING: Artistry for Living

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION: Artistry of Living

What Is Yoga Nidra—and Is It Actually Meditation?

The Contemplative Landscape

Shikantaza

GUIDED MEDITATION: Many Paths, One Truth

Mindful Analysis #8

GUIDING PRACTICUM: Receive, Revise, Reflect

GUIDING PRACTICUM: Feedback Form

FINAL INTEGRATION PROJECT

Carrying it forward

FEEDBACK: Meditation for the Advanced Teacher

Continuing the Practice

GUIDED MEDITATION: Moving Forward with Confidence