Four Tips About Yoga Instructors You Can t Afford To Miss

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ShavonneGartner: Created page with "One of the questions I have heard a whole lot from people serious about yoga is "I would want to know how I can locate a good yoga teacher?" And if your ready to start practic..."

One of the questions I have heard a whole lot from people serious about yoga is "I would want to know how I can locate a good yoga teacher?" And if your ready to start practicing yoga and asking that question yourself, your smart to do so. Having the best teacher is quite important to your growth and progress on your yoga path. There are many of issues which occur on the way, changes associated with physical, energetic, and spiritual growth, and sometimes obstacles emerge. All of these things make a student of yoga curious, sometimes anxious, in other cases maybe even susceptible to a false feeling of power (ego.) Having a teacher that can respond to questions and provide reassurance at crucial moments, as well as the capability to help balance and adjust a student's perspective when necessary, is essential. Since I truly believe I have among the very best teachers of Hatha yoga on the planet, the most straightforward way I can think of to help answer the question above is to talk from experience about the qualities I have seen in my teacher, Shashi Pottatil. Shashi is a man in his 50's (although he could pass for late 30's) who may have been a teacher of yoga for more than 30 years. He is from Kerala in the South of India, where he hails from what is known their as a "yoga family." This means for generations upon generations, his direct ancestors, including several of his uncles other current loved ones, were yoga teachers. In a sense, yoga is "in his blood" perhaps literally. Currently he is just one of the highest ranking certified teachers of the Yoga Alliance, the most prestigious yoga certification organization based here within the states. He regularly volunteers as a teacher at churches, synagogs, retirement homes, and works with cancer patients to enable them to harness the health-giving power of yoga to fight their disease. His studio in Mira Mesa, CA "Yoga and Meditation Center" is a thriving yoga practice that he started a number of years ago - with no marketing budget. 99% of his student base was built upon word of mouth, as well as the other 1% came by way of walk-ins or perhaps the yellow pages. (Here is a good hint in your look for a teacher - speak to that person's students and find out how enthusiastic they're about the training and guidance they may be receiving.) Besides his experience and credentials in traditional Hatha yoga, he has degrees in science and business, and was an executive for pharmaceutical company based in India. From this connection to the scientific community, he took part in scientific research studies of the affects of yoga on one's body and immune system. This experience gives him a unique perspective, one based upon both the traditional Eastern philosophy of Ayurveda and Yoga, as well as the science based Western philosophy of "show us proof and we shall believe." Admittedly, it may be quite hard to find a teacher that happens to have this unique combination of experience, background, and credentials. And also to begin studying yoga, you do not necessarily need someone as qualified as my teacher. The essential thing is that the yoga teacher has some verifiable training or certification that may vouch for the truth that they know both the theory and application of what they are teaching. Ideally, this may be someone that has valid certification as a teacher. Whether your teacher attended free classes at the local area center for long enough to absorb an excellent foundation, or paid numerous money to attend every certification program and yoga retreat available, they both are valid paths to teaching. How qualified they're is determined by the individual's natural talent, the time they spent training, and how qualified their teachers were. This might be much more important than point 1 above. With the very best of credentials, in the event the person you are considering as a teacher has "alterior" motives outside of helping people advance both as students of yoga, as well as on their journey towards (yes, I am going to say it) enlightenment, then it may very well be a red flag. In essence, I am not claiming that yoga teachers should only teach from the goodness of their heart with no eye towards creating a viable business and livelihood for themselves with their teaching endeavors. What I am saying is, if their motivation is inappropriately slanted towards personal gain (whether financial, sexual, or else) or if perhaps they may be overly obsessed with a "power dynamic" connected with being in the role of a teacher, then you could have an issue. As ironic and unfortunate as it is, although yoga is a spiritual as well as physical path towards well being as well as well-being, by its very nature, it is susceptible to "misuse" and even abuse. We have all heard stories of organizations that seemingly start out with the top intentions and after that wind up in the news being accused of cult-like practices. Just as much as I am not trying to scare anyone with this discussion, I am simply saying, take your time and do your investigation. Speak to some students, and [http://www.mappery.com/user.php?name=grantqchambrs view site…] attend at least one class only to observe (if possible.) What will be the dynamic between the students and teachers? What does your intuition tell you about both the qualifications and character of the teacher or studio you are considering? Lets return to my model yoga teacher, Shashi. His yoga studio is really "thriving" - and this includes financially. Ironically, this appears to be the case due to how focused he is on helping people, not taking from them. To put it one other way, it is what he gives away, each and every day and week, that brings him such a successful school of yoga. What I mean by "gives away" is everything from the time he volunteers to various community organizations (i.e. he teaches for free wherever he can find a necessity for yoga in the community) to being available to students outside of classes to help them with any challenge they can be facing. He is a natural "therapist", and people talk to him about anything from health problems to marital problems, crisis in business or professional life, or what ever. He does this because he truly believes that human beings in our times are in desperate need of the wisdom contained in yoga, on both spiritual and physical levels. His most prominent motivation, both within his words and in his deeds, is to "help people." This quality of his character is quite apparent, and I am certain it explains the success of his yoga practice. Although there's absolutely no perfect formula or perhaps "perfect" yoga teacher, I hope that by utilizing my teacher as a model, I have given you a useful frame of reference while you set out to locate your yoga teacher. Just do some homework and trust your intuition, and simply, enjoy each moment.

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