Effective yoga instructors use a variety of techniques to provide easy-to-follow directions that safely guide students into poses while encouraging them to explore and experiment. Keep in mind that all students learn differently: some learn by observing the pose, others need to hear instructions and see the pose demonstrated, and some prefer to try out a posture first and then receive more detailed guidance afterward. Draw on your creative skills to teach in a way that supports every learning style.
Perform Yoga Push-Ups
If you are interested in becoming a yogi, you must learn a staple move of yoga practice, a yoga push-up. Yoga push-ups are also known as the yoga pose Chaturanga Dandasana, which translated from the Sanskrit means "four-limbed staff pose." Yoga push-ups build strength in the biceps, triceps and shoulders, tone the core and are a part of many flow yoga classes. Learning the correct technique will help you perform yoga push-ups with ease and prevent injuries.
Build a Successful Yoga & Pilates Studio
Building a successful yoga and Pilates studio requires the same business sense necessary for other small enterprises. Get as much knowledge about starting a business and managing it as possible before making your yoga and Pilates studio a reality. Bob Christenson of SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, reiterated the importance of getting business training in his article, "Good Managers are Trained, Not Born."
Do a Shoulder Blade Yoga Stretch
Most people carry the stress of their daily lives in their neck and shoulders and experience tightness and pain in the muscles below and between the shoulder blades. Yoga is not only a great way to relieve and reduce your daily stress, it can help you to alleviate problem areas. With a few simple steps, you can perform this yoga shoulder blade stretch whenever you feel stressed.
Firm a Sagging Chin and Neck with Yoga
Spend time, not money firming up sagging skin under your chin and on your neck. Regular yoga practice can do wonders to firm up that trouble area under your neck and chin, an often-neglected area during exercise. Spending time practicing these poses will help lift and and firm sagging skin under the chin and neck, without costly lotions or cosmetic surgery. People in good physical condition, without any current neck or back injuries will be able to do these yoga poses.