| What separates successful Yoga teachers from the | | | | teacher, who cannot teach the elderly, the |
| rest? Yoga studios and ashrams are founded on a | | | | handicapped, or any student with limited range of |
| core of students who keep coming back to classes. | | | | motion, is also handicapped. |
| We often refer to this as "student retention." Let's look | | | | If Yoga teachers require students to be elite athletes, |
| at some methods to keep your students coming back | | | | they should be coaching Olympic gymnasts. Coaching |
| for more Yoga classes. | | | | Olympians is a noble profession and worthy of note, |
| Learn new techniques and integrate them into your | | | | but it has nothing to do with teaching Yoga to the |
| Yoga classes. Many Yoga teachers think about | | | | average person, who wants to learn Yoga. |
| changing asana sequencing to spice up their classes. | | | | There is a huge population that attends Yoga for |
| You should also teach your students more Pranayama | | | | stress and anxiety. The Yoga teacher, without |
| and meditation techniques. The eight limbs of Yoga, | | | | compassion, is not helping anyone by barking out |
| described by Patanjali, should all be covered in your | | | | commands in a "Brutal Boot Camp Yoga Class." |
| classes, so that your students are familiar with the | | | | Some students do want these Yoga classes. |
| many aspects of Yoga. | | | | However, these classes should be clearly labeled for |
| Observe and develop empathy for your students. | | | | new Yoga students and the unsuspecting public, who |
| Some Yoga teachers still have issues with the use of | | | | want to attend for the purpose of managing stress. |
| props. In truth, we are all aging at this moment. A Yoga | | | | |