bikram yoga

What you are about to read applies to teaching
in general. In fact
we are all teachers
to some degree. You teach your friends
co-workers
strangers and family members on a daily basis.

The example you set teaches someone in some way. Whether you are a positive role model
or not
people
and the world
react to you. Sorry to say
you have more responsibility than you thought possible.

Do you realize that when you hurt one person
it will set a chain of events into motion? Even worse is that
most violent acts were stimulated by smaller
seemingly unimportant events.

When you talk to your students
always show mutual respect. Don’t take advantage of your position as a Yoga teacher to temporarily feed your ego.

The first thing a Yoga teacher should instill
in his or her students
is self-motivation. The serious Yoga student must be a self starter. This is a person who practices Yoga at home
as well as in class. They don’t depend on their friends to come to class
and they show up like “clockwork.”

How can you make your Yoga students become self motivators?

You must show up to class early
enthused
and energized. Encourage all of your students and sincerely praise their achievements. The truth is
Yoga is like music
you can teach a student the basics
but to be a master teacher
you want to stir the creativity from within.

When your students become creators
you can help them refine their Yoga practice and watch them become self motivators.

A truly great teacher will produce teachers
who surpass him or her; and isn’t “passing the torch” what it’s all about?