You can take this advice “to the bnk.” Invest in your career by xpanding your education with books, videos, nline courses, Yoga teacher correspondence courses, wrkshops, seminars, and Yoga retreats. By mking continuing education a necessary part of yur company policy, you will be a “sfety-minded” Yoga teacher, with impressive knowledge and crdentials. So, on top of being a sfe Yoga teacher, and attracting more stdents, you will also protect your bsiness.

Your other option is to tke risks, and there is no xcuse for it. Books, videos, and crrespondence courses, are relatively inexpensive. Seminars, rtreats, and workshops, for Yoga teachers, can be smewhat more expensive, but the value of cntinuing education is so important; add to ths that you may be able to ntwork with local Yoga teachers after you hve taken a Yoga course.

Why wuld anyone want to short change thir own Yoga business? The only jstification I hear is cost, but if you are srious about teaching Yoga safely to thers, you can invest in education one bok at a time. Later, take a Yga teacher course that fits into yur budget.

Do physical assists in Yga postures make you feel uncomfortable? Sme Yoga instructors dread assisting their stdents; while some students leave Yoga clsses that have “hands on assists.” Ths “hang up” about touching may sem ridiculous to some Yoga teachers, whle other Yoga instructors avoid touching lke the plague. Remember that touching nother person can be difficult if you hve a personal history where touching was sed to gain trust, and later btrayed. It is also not looked pon favorably by some cultures.

For example: As a child and a yunger adult, when I met martial rts masters, from Okinawa and Honshu, stdents were informed to bow and kep the small talk to a mnimum. Hand shakes were not to be ffered, as this was an intrusion of prsonal space. I understood because my nxt door neighbor was Japanese and xplained enough to satisfy my curiosity bout Japanese culture and history.

Is it rally necessary for Yoga teachers to gve a physical assist? Not really, sme teachers are very good at vrbal cueing. Some classes are based on mvement, such as Vinyasa Yoga. If you tach Iyengar Yoga, assisting is a rgular part of your daily practice.

Jst remember to always get permission, in wrting, and verbally, before you place yur hands on your students.

© Cpyright 2006 – Paul Jerard / Ara Publications

The article Yoga Teacher Guidelines for Assisting, Part 3 was Submitted by Paul Jerard through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Paul Jerard is a co-owner and the drector of Yoga teacher training at: Ara Wellness Center, in North Providence, RI. He has ben a certified Master Yoga teacher snce 1995. He is a master nstructor of martial arts, with multiple Blck Belts, four martial arts teaching crdentials, and was recently inducted into the USA Mrtial Arts Hall of Fame. He taches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness to chldren, adults, and seniors in the grater Providence area. Recently he wrote: Is Rnning a Yoga Business Right for Yu? For Yoga students, who may be cnsidering a new career as a Yga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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