Teaching Skills 1: Observation & Language
A hands-on weekend to cultivate the seat of the teacher
Overview
Key Concepts
Teaching Skills 1: Observation & Language will empower you to command the room with clarity, convey your passion, broaden your language and inspire your students. You will also learn how to:
• Establish the seat of the teacher
• Observe your students and teach to what you see
• Teach poses systematically from the foundation up
• Develop cues that are directive, clear and potent
• Cue energetically from the focal point of the pose
• Instruct poses with breath cues
• Identify common misalignment in poses
• Modify poses for common injuries
• Best offer and receive feedback
• Use the 4 Gates of Speech: Truth, Necessity, Timing, Kindness
• Use your voice; tone, diction, projection
• Cultivate presence in your voice by using vocal exercises
What Will You Gain From This Workshop
With this Teaching Skills 2: Adjustments & Demonstrations workshop, you will receive and offer adjustments and demonstrations, get feedback, and best of all, you will leave the weekend having experienced what feels good in your body so you can offer this gift to your students with confidence. We know hands-on touch can be intimidating! Never fear! This weekend will provide you with plenty of practice time with your peers. You will also accumulate:
• 18 classroom hours, including daily asana practice
• Course notes
• Continued Education (CE) credits with Yoga Alliance
• Knowledge of how to weave adjustments and demonstrations into your classes
• Hands-on practice to develop your adjusting and demonstration skills
• Peer and teacher feedback to refine your skills
• A community of like-minded seekers to share your path with
• Access to a shared drive with literature and multimedia for further studies
• Peer teaching and practice
Course Information
Location: Journey Yoga, Calgary, AB
Dates: September 6-8, 2019
Class Times: Friday 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Faculty: Alice Hong, Nora Maskey
Payment: $365 per weekend or all 5 weekends for $1799
*This program is a part of our 200HR Yoga Teacher Training and can be taken on its own or towards a certification.
Secure your place
Tuition includes printed handouts and access to online resources.
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$365
Registration & Payment
You will be redirected to our on-line store where you can select your workshop(s). - Your payment secures your space. Register up to and including the first day of the program as long as space is available.