The Art of Verbal Communication for yoga teachers

Jan 18, 2023 at 19:10

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It’s the stuff of a yoga teacher’s nightmare: You’re leading your class, and it’s going seamlessly. Everything is flowing so perfectly, in fact, that you’re starting to wonder if anyone is actually paying attention to the subtle nuances of your instruction. Nothing, you think, can shake your students. Then you attempt to take them from Down-Dog into Warrior I, and the unthinkable happens. You mean to say, “Step your right foot between your hands,” but somehow you tell them, “Step your right hand between your legs.”

It’s the stuff of a yoga teacher’s nightmare: You’re leading your class, and it’s going seamlessly. Everything is flowing so perfectly, in fact, that you’re starting to wonder if anyone is actually paying attention to the subtle nuances of your instruction. Nothing, you think, can shake your students. Then you attempt to take them from Down-Dog into Warrior I, and the unthinkable happens. You mean to say, “Step your right foot between your hands,” but somehow you tell them, “Step your right hand between your legs.”

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