A thoroughly organized yoga studio can help your yoga students relax and concentrate fully on their yoga practice. An organized yoga studio should have a designated place for practice space, yoga props, a meditation shrine, a front desk, and changing facilities. A little organization will go a long way to creating a sense of calm and ease to the functioning of the studio. Following these steps will insure you are on your way to an organized yoga studio.
Organize a Yoga Workshopas a Yoga Teacher
If you have been teaching yoga for at least a few years and are very comfortable doing all that it entails: safe choreography of the asanas (poses) and establishing a regular following of students, consider organizing a workshop.Be certain you are not teaching or presenting anything that you have just only recently learned or incorporated into your own practice. Present only ideas and ways of practicing that you have personally inhabited for years and for which you have the appropriate training to teach others safely.Presenting yoga workshops are a challenging way to engage your students and stimulate growth in your own teaching.
Teach a Yoga Class
When teaching yoga, you help students to increase their flexibility and strength while enhancing their sense of unity and giving them a chance to tune into their body through exercise and breathing. Though there are many types of yoga--Iyengar, Bikram, Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa and Anusara, for example--the ways of teaching classes are fairly similar. Read on to learn how teach a yoga class.
Modify A Yoga Class For Pregnancy
According to the American College Of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine, whatever type of physical activity you were doing before pregnancy can be continued throughout pregnancy with fairly simple modifications as long as you are healthy. Pregnancy is not a time to "go for the burn." Rather, it's a time to keep your body limber, maintain your fitness level and calm your mind. If you've maintained a fairly regular yoga practice, there's no reason why you shouldn't continue during your pregnancy.
Practice Mula Bandha in Yoga
In Sanskrit, mula means "root," and bandha translates as "lock" or "binding." The action of mula bandha is a lifting of the root muscles, or pelvic floor muscles. This exercise, called Kegels in the medical community, has many benefits. It can help prevent incontinence and strengthen the vaginal walls after childbirth. It may also help stabilize the spine and improve posture.
Mula bandha focuses on the muscles that form a sling in the pelvis from the pubis to the coccyx. These muscles support the upper part of the vagina, the uterus, the bladder, the rectum, and the prostrate. They also surround the sphincters of the urethra, vagina, and rectum, which can help protect against leakage.
Many yoga practitioners have heard the term mula bandha, but few yoga instructors provide detailed instruction on the technique. That is because mula bandha can be difficult to describe and at first, challenging (but rewarding) to achieve.