The curriculum is divided into three moments that will work together the way steps bring you to where you want to go:

Step One: Practice and Community

The first four weeks are dedicated to examining the relationship between practice and teaching. Each week will look at a specific aspect of practice and how it relates to a specific aspect of teaching. For example, the first week will focus on the practice of non-harming and how it shows up in every aspect of our lives. In particular, we will focus on our relationship with ourselves and how the practice of self-compassion engenders warmth and friendliness within the groups we lead.

Step Two: Theory and Theming

The second four weeks will be a Yoga Sutra study. During these weeks we will be bringing the teachings found in the Yoga Sutras into our practice and into our classes. The themes I bring to my classes are organized by the structures found within the teachings themselves. For example, in a pose, I teach to the body, then the breath, then to the quality of the attention following the order found in the 8 Limbs of Yoga. I will explain how teachers can use this strategy to simplify and refine the theming process and make the Yoga Sutras come alive for their students.

Step Three: Finding the Middle

The aim of the final weeks will be to bring teaching and learning into harmony. I am at my best when I am having as much fun learning as my students. To achieve this, I have to be deliberate about the settings I am creating for my students. Whether it is a drop-in Yoga class on zoom or a seven-day retreat at a meditation center, I do my best when I am teaching something I am excited to learn. In the previous four weeks, we will be looking at the structures that make theming easy and accessible, in these four weeks, we examine how science and educational theory create a blueprint for effective Yoga classes and workshops.

Program:
Yoga Teacher Practice + Study Group