As the final weekend of my initial yoga teacher training approaches and I have been setting up my teaching opportunities for the fall, I've been spending a lot of time thinking about what I really want to do.
As I construct class plans, the nearly infinite variety of poses, themes, key actions, and perspectives can be overwhelming. The solution is to limit myself, to simplify, to reduce the complexity and the number of options.
Just as beginning jazz improvisors are often coached to learn, extremely well, a pentatonic scale, or the simple blues scale, and delve into it deeply before expanding to more complex approaches, I can concentrate on basics and explore them deeply.
What is most important for me is to create the opportunity for people to find the experience of deep engagement in the present moment. I intend to make the experience of the breath central to my classes, providing a strong meditative aspect as movement and mind are connected through breath.
I have my own strong practice and many things I've learned from all the teachers I've studied with to draw from. I think I'm going to enjoy it a great deal, and grow a lot from the experience of teaching.
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