“Let the head hang; we’re keeping the spine neutral by looking down towards the mat; moving the gaze over the right hand, lengthening the back neck while gently tucking the chin…”
Just a few of the “head position” cues I might give during one of my power vinyasa classes. Yet…why is Mr. Crane-neck’s head STILL turning [...]
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The teacher is schooled again…
Posted in YogaFit, bad yogi!, class musings, instructor resources, links and resources, teacher training, tagged ego, judging, learning styles, teaching yoga, visual learner, yoga class, yoga musings, yoga teacher on August 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Learning about, well, learning…
Posted in bad yogi!, class musings, links and resources, tagged auditory learner, cuing yoga, judging, kinesthetic learning, learning styles, right brain, teaching yoga, visual learner, yoga class, yoga musings, yoga teacher on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I got a humbling and neat instructor wake-up call in class last night. There is a certain young guy who has been coming to class on a weekly basis the past month or so. He is new to yoga, so I’ve kept my eye on him extra, helping here and there where I can. One [...]
Pain in the Pigeon
Posted in bad yogi!, injury and pain, personal, tagged back sprain, pigeon pose, psoas muscle, yoga injury on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My back pain was about a 2 on the 10 scale today, which is pretty much nil.
But, sigh, I was writing my class format for tonight and tried a simple and gentle pigeon pose to think on how to cue it. The pain scale went up to about 8 the second I came out of the pose.
The [...]
How not to teach yoga. Or really, anything.
Posted in bad yogi!, rant and ire on February 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I rarely get to visit another yoga class. My personal practice comes from myself, or from audio or video recordings. So I was excited to attend this yoga class a few months ago, hoping it might turn into a regular thing I could do for myself.
The instructor was new to the studio, and unfortunately, to [...]
Starting a yoga blog and I can’t even do yoga.
Posted in bad yogi!, injury and pain, instructor resources, links and resources, practitioner resources, recovery and rehab, tagged back sprain, sacroiliac injury, sacroiliac joint, SI joint, SI ligament, yoga anatomy, yoga journal on February 11, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I went to see my doctor/chiro last week and upon examination and what-not, it is determined that I have not a “strained” back, but a sprained back. Which is pretty much badder. Specifically it is my large SI ligament, which explains why any twisting or arching hurts immediately, and any cardio with the legs irritates [...]
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