...While there are no set regulations on what level of training is necessary to teach yoga, choosing to pursue teacher certification, demonstrates a commitment to yoga. CYT certification reveals that a yoga instructor has pursued a certain level of education in yoga techniques.

There are many different programs offering certification to yoga instructors, and it is up to individual organizations to decide what the appropriate professional requirements are. Globally, there is very little regulation of yoga. There are some registries, in different countries, which work to set standards for yoga teachers and the public.

It is important to understand the difference between being certified and being registered as a yoga instructor. You may teach yoga as either a CYT or an RYT. The difference comes from being registered with the Yoga Alliance after a certain level of training has been completed, according to their requirements.

The Yoga Alliance publishes their requirements for the RYT on their website. As of this writing, they are the only recognized association in the united States that registers yoga instructors. The main difference between th...more

Reduce Your Stress with Yoga Breathing Exercises

... flow into your lungs will help fight off flues and colds. By using proper yoga breathing exercises, you can increase the oxygen to your lungs and help remove toxins and improve your health. Proper yoga breathing techniques can change your metabolic rate and improve your emotions by releasing endorphins and internal chemical reactions. It will greatly reduce the stress in your life and help eliminate the effects of stress.

Yoga breathing exercises improve your mental health. A healthy mind will help generate a healthy body. A healthy bod...more

Teaching Peace in Yoga Class

...ss are available to use if we can quiet our distracted minds.

The single pointed focus of yoga can help students move away from multi-tasking common in todays frantic world. Yoga postures and breath practice naturally center our students in a way that calms the mind and emotions giving a sense of peace.

When teaching the physical postures remind students to come into the present moment and become fully aware of their bodies. The postures can be an opportunity to let go of the worries of the past and future and come into the present moment of the body.

Teaching peace in a yoga class means reminding students to move with ease and steadiness as Rodney Yee says. How many times have you observed students struggling to make their posture look like the photo in Iyengars Light on Yoga? Encourage students to find their own equilibrium and harmony in a pose, that state where peace exists. Yoga is not about the shape of the posture, rather the feeling of peace being...more

teaching Hatha Yoga - Principles of Human Advancement

...feel they do not deserve a better life. This variation of negative thinking is "baggage" that holds back all of humanity. As teachers, we have the ability to instill positive habits, which will result in happiness and successful living.

The average student has to see the value of a Yogic lifestyle long enough to cultivate the habit of regular Yoga practice. For many people, this is a big step. You cannot expect new students to be present in their practice, until you point out how to connect mind and body with Pranayama. This may seem very basic, but some students never learn this step because they did not have the guidance.

Does this mean ...more

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