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Teaching Intermediate & Advanced Students

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we introduce considerations for teaching experienced hatha yoga students.

Objective

Develop the skills to effectively guide experienced practitioners, supporting continued growth, refinement, and deeper exploration in Hatha Yoga.

Description

Describe how you can challenge students through pacing and flow. Describe ways in which experienced students may differ in what they find challenging. Provide some relatively challenging poses you might consider for students who are experienced in asana. Explain a common sequencing approach used for experienced students. Give examples of yoga tools aside from poses that you can use to help students open to new dimensions.

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