Teaching Yoga

Author : Mark Stephens
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781583944721

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Teaching Yoga by Mark Stephens Pdf

Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools, Teaching Yoga is also ideal for use as a core textbook in yoga teacher training programs. Drawing on a wide spectrum of perspectives, and featuring more than 150 photographs and illustrations, the book covers fundamental topics of yoga philosophy and history, including a historical presentation of classical yoga literature: the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras of Pataljali, and the main historical sources on tantra and early hatha yoga. Each of the eleven major styles of contemporary yoga is described, with a brief history of its development and the distinguishing elements of its teachings. Exploring traditional and modern aspects of anatomy and physiology, the book provides extensive support and tools for teaching 108 yoga poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. Teaching Yoga offers practical advice for classroom setup, planning and sequencing classes, as well as the process involved in becoming a teacher and sustaining oneself in the profession. The book has over 200 bibliographic sources, a comprehensive index, and a useful appendix that lists associations, institutes, organizations, and professional resources for yoga teachers. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Amy Ippoliti,Taro Smith
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781608688791

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The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga (revised) by Amy Ippoliti,Taro Smith Pdf

Originally published in 2016, The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga immediately became the essential resource for those looking to start or maintain a successful career in yoga. Since then, the landscape has changed. Online yoga and social media are now a crucial part of most teachers’ repertoires. Yoga teachers also face broad cultural shifts, an evolving environmental crisis, and resulting anxiety among students, all of which bring fresh challenges to their leadership and teaching abilities. This expanded edition will help you: • plan dynamic classes, including engaging digital content • build a loyal student base and become more financially stable • optimize your own practice • maintain a marketing plan and develop a unique brand • teach yoga to facilitate ease and inspire creative action in a troubled world

Author : Sage Rountree,Alexandra DeSiato
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781623173234

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Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses by Sage Rountree,Alexandra DeSiato Pdf

Create class themes with yoga philosophy, inspirational quotes, and simple concepts to inspire and motivate students Experienced yoga instructors Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato give yoga teachers the tools to find their voice and tap into innate wisdom. The authors offer ready-made, detailed themes to use in classes and provide flexible templates for building a toolkit of themes for future use. Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses offers guidance for both new and experienced teachers starting with a section on voice, authenticity, emulation, phrasing, practice, repetition, and finding inspiration. It continues with a second section that contains fifty-four complete themes that instructors can easily use in their own classes. The final section includes blank templates for instructors to create their own class themes and notes. With a unique angle and practical feel, this workbook will appeal to yoga teachers, teacher trainers, and at-home practitioners who want to move to the next level.

Author : Mark Stephens
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781583945278

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Yoga Sequencing by Mark Stephens Pdf

Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes presents the essential principles and methods for planning and sequencing yoga classes. Addressing one of the most popular topics in the yoga profession, this book offers sixty-seven model sequences of yoga poses (asanas) that cover the broad range of yoga student experience, including multiple sequences for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students; yoga for kids, teens, women across the life cycle, and seniors; classes to relieve depression and anxiety; and sequences for each of the major chakras and ayurvedic constitutions. Each sequence provides guidance for teaching the different breathing (pranayama) and meditation techniques that give yoga its transformative power. Enhanced with over 2,000 instructional photos and an elaborate guide to the constituent elements of over 150 yoga asanas, the book draws equally from ancient yoga philosophy and contemporary insights into functional anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology. The nuanced interrelationships among asanas within and between the seven asana families are explored and the anatomy of opening and stabilizing each pose is explained for sequences designed around specific needs and intentions. A comprehensive appendix includes a glossary of yoga-related terms, an alphabetical asana index with thumbnail photographs of each asana, a class planning worksheet, representative sequences from several popular styles of hatha yoga, and a list of resources for further exploring sequencing and the larger practice of teaching yoga. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Christine Felstead
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781718202542

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Yoga for Runners by Christine Felstead Pdf

"Adapts the practice of yoga by focusing on the poses that offer the greatest benefits to runners. The poses and sequences in this book are intended to enhance strength, stability, and mobility in order to reduce incidents of running injury and add longevity to your sport as you become a healthier and stronger runner"--

Author : Brendon Abram
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781623172251

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Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga by Brendon Abram Pdf

A practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide from a military veteran turned yoga teacher Brendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing on his work with military veterans, first responders, and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, he emphasizes the importance of respecting the uniqueness of every individual and demonstrates how to use the foundational principles of yoga to create a safe experience. Abram explains that basic principles of yoga bring power to the practice and that breath, mindful movement, focused awareness, and acceptance of present-moment experience form the foundation of any yoga offering.

Author : Donna Farhi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781930485549

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Teaching Yoga by Donna Farhi Pdf

Drawing on decades of experience in training yoga teachers, Donna Farhi offers the first book to set professional standards for yoga teachers. Teaching Yoga explores with depth and compassion a variety of topics both practical and philosophical, including how to create healthy boundaries; the student-teacher relationship (including whether a sexual relationship is acceptable); how to create physical and emotional safety for the student; what is a reasonable class size; how much a class should cost; and how to conduct the business of teaching while upholding the integrity of yoga as a philosophy, a science, and an art.

Author : Gabrielle Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0473569116

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The Inspired Yoga Teacher by Gabrielle Harris Pdf

If you are a new or experienced yoga teacher of any discipline and find yourself asking what to teach today, The Inspired Yoga Teacher will answer that question. Brimming with ideas, scripts, sequences, philosophy, poetry and quotes, The Inspired Yoga Teacher is a toolbox that will uplift your teaching and breathe new life into your classes. On days when you are busy, the book serves as a shot of inspiration and, during times of exploration, it can be used as a basis for deeper inquiry and planning. Using the most well-loved themes, the book guides you on how to plan a class that comes directly from your heart. ★ Start your class with opening themes and words, set foundations, and explore starting postures. ★ Flesh out your class with themed salutations, flows, focussed poses, and different styles of yoga. ★ Finish your classes with heartfelt endings, Savasana, and final words. Themes Include: ✓ The Elements-Earth, Water, Fire, Space and Ether✓ The Chakras-From Earth to Heaven explore practical and heartfelt yoga philosophy and practices.✓ The Vayus-Delve deeper into your subtle body with an examination of the winds or little pranas that reside within.✓ Inspiring Deities-Fall in love with cheeky monkeys, heartfelt warriors and compassionate caretakers✓ The Yamas and Niyamas-Examine and teach the moral and ethical guidelines that makeup part of the code laid down by ancient sages. This practical and accessible treasure chest is for the professional teacher who wants to explore sharing what it means to love yoga beyond asana and, in doing so, move students to a place where they are inspired to learn more both on and off the mat. Front cover mala supplied by The Genuine Bead Shop on Ets

Author : Bobby Clennell
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781930485679

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The Woman's Yoga Book by Bobby Clennell Pdf

Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Bobby Clennell brings decades of yoga study and teaching experience to The Woman’s Yoga Book. She offers a comprehensive program of asana (yoga poses) and pranayama (breathing exercises) designed to support menstrual health from menarche to menopause, along with nutritional and lifestyle information for those times off the yoga mat. Yoga sequences are given for each phase of the menstrual cycle: • premenstrual: poses to stabilize • menstruation: poses to restore • postmenstrual: poses to rebalance • on through to ovulation: poses to strengthen In addition, The Woman’s Yoga Book offers sequences for: • PMS, irritability, tension, and moodswings • migraine headaches • bloating and breast tenderness • insomnia • cramps and lower back pain • heavy bleeding • scanty periods • absence of menstruation • irregular periods A former professional animator, Bobby has used her skill in rendering over 700 illustrations that teach right along with her text. Best of all, she encourages women to embrace the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being that comes from practicing women’s yoga. Begin the journey—now!

Author : Sydney Solis
Publisher : Storytime Yoga
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780977706303

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Storytime Yoga by Sydney Solis Pdf

Help create peaceful children and a peaceful world with this book that teaches the universal wisdom of yoga philosophy using multicultural, interfaith stories to bring peace and character education to children and families.

Author : Alexandra Gray
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781555848545

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The Yoga Teacher by Alexandra Gray Pdf

This novel of a British woman’s decision to ditch her job and devote herself to yoga is “drolly funny...a winning depiction of a modern spiritual quest” (Kirkus Reviews). Grace is a pharmaceutical rep, making good money visiting doctors to pitch her company’s latantidepressant, a job that’s been getting sort of...depressing. So is her long-term relationship, which has been slowly fizzling out. The one thing that makes her feel better, that allows her to transcend her unsatisfying life, is yoga class. Then, inspired by a conversation with Dr. James, a physician interested in Eastern medicine, Grace decides to pursue a new path as a yoga teacher. After a trip to California to study at the White Lotus Foundation, she returns to London to start her new life. But teacher training did not prepare her for the motley crew of students she encounters—the octogenarian industrialist desperate for distraction; the supermodel who indulges yogic aspirations when she tires of kabbalah; the American film star who uses yoga classes to conceal a scandalous affair. Her one solace comes from her correspondence with Dr. James—now in Vietnam on a quest of his own. Both inspiring and hilarious, The Yoga Teacher gently skewers our preference for a quick-fix nirvana over the rigor of practice—as it follows one woman’s search for love and meaning in a world numbed by materialism and psychotropic drugs. “Gray portrays the world of Westernized yoga, from its true disciples to spandex-wrapped poseurs, in this uplifting tale of starting over...an inspiration for anyone who’s ever yearned to pursue a dream.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Kino MacGregor
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781611806489

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Ashtanga Yoga Practice Cards by Kino MacGregor Pdf

A full-color practice deck of the Ashtanga Primary Series--by the dynamic yoga teacher Kino MacGregor. Ashtanga Yoga is one of the most popular and rigorous styles of yoga--and now practicing the Primary Series at home could not be easier This full-color set of practice cards includes ninety poses (the series plus each pose in Surya Namaskara A and B), each with photos, instructions, the drishti (point of focus), and a list of benefits. Kino MacGregor's clear, step-by-step instruction of the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series is a wonderful initiation for those who are new to the practice and will motivate experienced yogis toward perfection of the form. Her devotion to yoga as a path of self-realization will inspire all practitioners

Author : Eve Grzybowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Aṣṭāṅga yoga
ISBN : 097504320X

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Teach Yourself Yoga by Eve Grzybowski Pdf

Author : Edward Clark,Laurie A. Greene
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1003181910

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Teaching Contemporary Yoga by Edward Clark,Laurie A. Greene Pdf

"Teaching Contemporary Yoga provides a novel look at how modern yoga is understood, practiced, and taught globally. Utilising perspectives from several academic disciplines, the authors offer an analysis of the current state of modern yoga and the possibilities for future experimentation and innovation. The authors draw on anthropological, performance, and embodiment theories to understand yoga practice as a potentially powerful ritual of transformation as well as a cultural product steeped in the process of meaning making. They craft a unique analysis that contrasts asana with the largely unexamined philosophy underlying the practice of vinyasa, while imagining a vibrant future for the evolution of yoga through excellence in teaching. Unlike other writings about yoga, the authors offer a critique of the current practice of yoga as both diminished and utilitarian, while providing a path to reinvigorating the discipline based on current scientific knowledge and methods for teaching and practice. Along with these theoretical perspectives and the analysis of contemporary yoga in the West, the authors offer practical applications to address the challenges of teaching yoga in a society where individualism and materialism are core values. Open-ended exercises in reflection and experimentation offer opportunities for readers to apply what they have learned to their teaching and personal practice. This is a vital guide for any yoga-oriented scholar, teacher, or practitioner and is an essential companion for contemporary teacher training"--

Author : Jay Fields
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1478326913

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Teaching People Not Poses by Jay Fields Pdf

In yoga teacher training you are taught how to teach the yoga poses but not necessarily much about the art of teaching. Or perhaps I should say the heart of teaching-how to show up as a human being with all of your gifts, passions, fears and insecurities and teach the best class you can. Whether a total newbie to teaching or a seasoned veteran, the 12 Principles for Teaching People, Not Poses are pillars to support you in being a truly remarkable yoga teacher. 1. Be yourself. 2. Practice. 3. Show your vulnerability and your expertise. 4. Teach from your own experience. 5. If you don't know, say you don't know. 6. Stay in your body. 7. Don't take it all so seriously. 8. Remember that your students are people. 9. Learn anatomy. 10. Plan enough so that you can be spontaneous. 11. Remember who and what supports you. 12. Don't try to please everyone. With a chapter dedicated to each principle, stories from Jay's fourteen years of experience as a yoga teacher, teaching tips and questions for you to reflect upon about your own experience as a teacher, this book helps you to find the truth of your own teaching. In turn, you become the most confident, real and inspiring yoga teacher you can be.