The Quiet Shift: From Yin Yoga Intructor to Teacher & Guide

Season 8 | EP. 3

The Quiet Shift: From Yin Yoga Instructor to Teacher and Guide

There's a transformation that happens when you've been teaching Yin Yoga for a while, and most people don't even notice it's happening until they're already on the other side of it.

In this episode, The subtle but powerful evolution from instructing to truly teaching and eventually stepping into the role of a guide.

In this episode, I cover:

The real difference between a Yin Yoga instructor, a teacher, and a guide and why it matters
Why most Yoga teacher trainings are actually instructor trainings (and what to do about it)
The class where I forgot my lesson plan turned out to be the best class I ever taught
Why I ignored my intuition for years before I finally started chanting to my students during Shavasana
What it means to hold brave space for your students
The power of bookends in your classes and why repetition is actually good for your students' nervous systems
How to know which student feedback is worth listening to and what to let go of
Why being a great Yin Yoga teacher means you're forever a student

Episodes mentioned In This Episode:

How To Hold Brave Space

How To Teach Exceptional Yin Classes

Yin Yoga for the Upper Body

When Less Is More: Do you Need to Go Deeper

The #1 pose

Also Mentioned

Book mentioned Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson

Being a Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Prayer

Video Monty Python Black Night

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