![]() As you’re teaching, you might miss a pose that you had originally planned on. Whether on a break from work, or waiting for something to cook in the oven, move around a little bit and feel the rhythm of the movements!ĭon’t worry if you miss something. ![]() Even if you don’t have time to do the full flow, practice doing it more quickly than you would in class at 20-30% of your full effort. Plus, you’re doing more yoga, which is always a good thing! Secondly, by feeling the flow in your body it’s a lot easier to memorize the movements. ![]() Firstly, if you have the time to practice the poses you’d like the class to work on, you’re able to understand how the poses feel in your body, which will allow you to give even better alignment cues and suggestions for modifications. While it might seem time-consuming or unrealistic to practice your full class each time you teach, there’s a lot of benefit. It’s much easier to memorize a string of 10 poses, as opposed to feeling like you have to memorize 50! Experiment with our mini-flows and play with memorizing one to start, then add on from there.įeel it in your body. (You can check out some of our mini-flows here !) For example, you’ll have a mini-flow for the warm-up, and then for Sun As and Sun Bs, followed by a mini-flow for your standing sequence and onward through class. You might be thinking to yourself: How am I ever going to memorize 60 minutes worth of poses? Well, the good news is that it seems harder than it is and it gets easier with time! One of the easiest ways to memorize a long class is to break the class up into mini-sequences. Plus, you have a record of the classes you’ve taught that you can reflect back on down the line if you need inspiration or just a diary of your yoga teaching journey!īreak the class up into mini-flows. For example, instead of “Extended Side Angle” you might choose to write “ESA.” By writing down your class, you’re giving yourself a great tool to study the class with and solidify it into your memory. ![]() Though writing out your entire yoga class can seem time-consuming, if you develop the right strategy when mapping out your flow, it can actually be an important piece of the class-planning process and make memorizing the class even easier! Find a small notebook that you can use to write your flows in and then develop a system of shorthand that you can use to write down pose names so that you don’t have to spend too much time writing. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |