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Teaching Beginners – Introduction & Overview

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we introduce considerations for teaching students new to Hatha Yoga.

Objective

Be prepared to skillfully support the unique needs of students who are new to Hatha Yoga.

Description

Explore ways in which new students may experience their body and thus find yoga to be different from their previous experiences. As an example, describe challenges that a new student may experience in holding a standing pose. Aside from physical fitness, explain why yoga will be more mentally and physically tiring for beginners. Explore a range of considerations for teaching students who are new to the physical practices of yoga.

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