Teaching, Sharing, Building

Week One, Welcome: Introductions, course overview, asana practice. In our first session, we’ll welcome ourselves into the group and take a look at what’s to come. We’ll pause to consider where we are in our yoga teaching journey, and identify the key areas of growth or consolidation we’d like to focus on. 

Week Two, Looking, Listening: Let’s develop our ability to look at and listen to their students. We’ll consider how to apply the information we gain by looking and listening to asana practice and teaching, including adjusting our cueing, sequencing, and voice in a responsive and reflective way. Emphasis will lie with appreciating and celebrating the many possible expressions of asana in different bodies, and responding to students positively and supportively. 

Week Three, Self-Reflection, Community & Inquiry: Exploring techniques and strategies for self-reflection, we’ll ask questions such as “how do I develop confidence in my teaching practice?”, “how do I overcome issues surrounding time, priorities and balance?”, “what tells me that I am developing my teaching practice”, “how does community benefit my teaching?”.

Week Four, Boundaries & Self-Care: Building on our previous weeks, we will explore techniques and strategies for developing boundaries in personal and teaching practice. We’ll ask questions such as: “what are boundaries”, “how do you establish boundaries in both personal and teaching practice”, “how do I practice self-care”, “how does self-care benefit my teaching?”. We’ll consider the importance of developing strong boundaries and self-care strategies and how to implement them in a practical and sensitive way.

Week Five, Sharing Practice: In our final week, we’ll come together to share practice. In small groups, you’ll be asked to share a 30 minute practice with your peers. We’ll finish with a group feedback and mentoring discussion, and a reflective journaling workshop.

Course Materials

You will be provided with notes & resources for each session.