Tag Archives: teaching

Taking a seat

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Stef

Well, this is it – my last yoga class. Actually, let me be more specific (and more accurate): this is my last class for my RYT 200 Yoga Teacher Training Program. This is by no means my last yoga class, … Continue reading →

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Getting warmer…

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Stef

After work today I attended a tech session on warm-ups and savasana – though the class was primarily focused on warm-ups. Which was actually nice for me, in that I feel like the class I had just two days ago … Continue reading →

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The Business of Yoga

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Stef

This evening I had my last yoga teacher training core session.  (Technically, I still have one make-up session to complete because of a class that was canceled due to a snow storm back in February… but effectively, tonight’s class was … Continue reading →

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Coming to a close

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Stef

We have approached the second-to-last class. Well, that’s not completely accurate.  Today was the second-to-last core class.  But in my journey on this teacher training path, I still have one make-up core class to finish (the one that was canceled … Continue reading →

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Finding the teacher within

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Stef

This afternoon I completed my second (of two) teaching labs.  For the first hour of class today we got into small groups, taught a very brief 5-minute sequence to our peers, and received any feedback our ‘students’ wanted to share … Continue reading →

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I like being a student

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Stef

Today my yoga cohort group had our first (of two) teaching labs.  These labs are the sessions where we put theory into practice, and actually begin teaching a full-on asana sequence to other people – and then receive feedback about … Continue reading →

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Student Teaching 101

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Stef

Two weeks ago my group’s academic session was titled “Sequencing 1” – and in those two hours I received some good basic instruction on how to structure a 60-90 minute yoga class. Today I attended the academic session titled “Sequencing … Continue reading →

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Want versus need

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Stef

As I have mentioned in earlier posts, one of the requirements of my teacher training program involves mentorship. Two weeks ago I completed my first mentor observation; today I completed my second (and final) one. Detailed (and lengthy) notes from … Continue reading →

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What I Learned In Mentor Session #2

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Stef

Today I attended my second (of three) small-group mentor meetings.  (If you missed the summary of session #1, you can read it here.)  Three of my peers taught a 30-40 minute segment from a class they developed; during (and after) … Continue reading →

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Shifting from learner to leader

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Stef

Today’s core yoga session was about “sequencing” – specifically, how to put yoga asanas (poses) in a logical order to create an entire yoga class. We have examined and discussed all of the asanas we are going to learn in … Continue reading →

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