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The Real Meaning of Aum and Why We Chant It

November 14, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant 3 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant An extract from The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga The number one thing that freaks out new yoga students is the thought of opening their mouth and making a vowel sound followed by a consonant in a room full of strangers. Yes, the simple sound of OM makes people want to run screaming from the room. There are a few reasons for this - one is that Aum (as it's correctly written) has a bad rap. It's weird, strange and the butt of all kinds of jokes. Plus, making a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: Aum, chanting, first yoga class, kirtan, new to yoga, New yoga student, Om

Should I Tell Students it’s My First Class Teaching?

October 23, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

What does it take to be the best yoga teacher you can be?

by Kelly Fisher, Urban Yoga Kelly is our resident yoga teacher mentor, answering questions from readers about how to teach and what to do when issues come up. You can email Kelly your question here. The Yoga Teacher’s Question: “Should I tell the students it is my first class teaching?” Kelly our Yoga Teacher Mentor Gives her Answer: “I get this question often and there are good reasons to tell them and good reasons not to tell them. My personal bias is for transparency and honesty. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: first yoga class, kelly fisher, mentoring, yoga mentor, yoga teacher

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