by Kara-Leah Grant An extract from The No-More-Excuses Guide to YogaThe 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...]
Should I Tell Students it’s My First Class Teaching?
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...]