"When you're a yoga teacher, a lot of thoughts and opinions come your way. Of course, during teacher training, your instructors regularly share wisdom from their years of experience, but that's only the beginning. Once you're teaching "in the wild," you'll learn that studio owners, fellow teachers, even students have plenty of their own thoughts and opinions-some of which they won't hesitate to share with you."
""I was once told to end every class by "offering an inversion,' or encouraging everyone to freestyle in Handstand, Headstand, or Pincha," explained yoga teacher, trainer, and podcaster Adam Husler. "That's wild to me now. I'll only offer those if the class has been building toward them, with clear steps and safe variations, not just a room full of people flailing upside down because that's just what you do pre-Savasana.""
Yoga teachers receive advice from instructors, studio owners, fellow teachers, and students, ranging from valuable to bewildering. Practical guidance includes teaching to returning students and using verbal economy to create space for student experience. Some commonly offered tips push rigid formulas, such as insisting on specific poses or ending every class with inversions. Advanced postures require appropriate sequencing, preparation, clear steps, and safe variations before being offered. Teachers should prioritize class intention and student needs over checking off an imagined list of poses, since certain postures cannot be safely or fairly included in every session.
Read at Yoga Journal
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