I had no idea that in teaching yoga, the one playing the role of 'teacher' also needs to balance and regulate his or her energy.
This awakening happened to me at the Kripalu workshop.
We had a great group: everyone was bringing something to the table, they were all willing to try, to explore, to talk yoga, to listen, to plunge into pranayama and to experience silence. It was a beautiful gathering.
Here is the OUTLINE OF THE WORKSHOP
It seems that when teaching, in my willingness to give, I forget my own posture sometimes, and so after this workshop I ended up with a bit of neck pain, which was a total joke on me as the following week I was set to give a workshop on "preventing neck and back pain". It made for great experimentation.
The one thing I learned: If you are teaching yoga, be careful to not over-do it, and balance how much you demonstrate as opposed to how much you talk. And when I say "you" it is me I am talking to.
Talk. Must learn to talk more and with even more refinement when it comes to the exact directions so that people in the workshop can get the most juice out of their own yoga practice.
Other than the small incident of the neck the workshop was very rewarding. I got to meet people I have been talking to for years through the newsletter and even see two people come to a repeat (they had come before to the workshop we gave with James in 2012).
Practicing with others and going over why we do it, is rewarding.
The sense of community was invigorating and even though I was tired by the end of it, knowing that I am not alone in the daily practice is nice.
If you are a member of the newsletter then you know the drill, if not you can sign up here (it's free) and we can stay in touch.
Om, Peace
This awakening happened to me at the Kripalu workshop.
We had a great group: everyone was bringing something to the table, they were all willing to try, to explore, to talk yoga, to listen, to plunge into pranayama and to experience silence. It was a beautiful gathering.
Here is the OUTLINE OF THE WORKSHOP
It seems that when teaching, in my willingness to give, I forget my own posture sometimes, and so after this workshop I ended up with a bit of neck pain, which was a total joke on me as the following week I was set to give a workshop on "preventing neck and back pain". It made for great experimentation.
The one thing I learned: If you are teaching yoga, be careful to not over-do it, and balance how much you demonstrate as opposed to how much you talk. And when I say "you" it is me I am talking to.
Talk. Must learn to talk more and with even more refinement when it comes to the exact directions so that people in the workshop can get the most juice out of their own yoga practice.
Other than the small incident of the neck the workshop was very rewarding. I got to meet people I have been talking to for years through the newsletter and even see two people come to a repeat (they had come before to the workshop we gave with James in 2012).
Practicing with others and going over why we do it, is rewarding.
The sense of community was invigorating and even though I was tired by the end of it, knowing that I am not alone in the daily practice is nice.
If you are a member of the newsletter then you know the drill, if not you can sign up here (it's free) and we can stay in touch.
Om, Peace
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