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Teaching Therapeutically

Teaching Therapeutic Yoga Classes 
a talk with Kaya for yoga teachers and teachers-in-training

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This is the first half of a talk / discussion with me from Yoga Teacher Training at the Stress Management Center of Marin! It gives you a glimpse into some of the lecture and discussion of continuing ed and teacher training studies with me. Please CLICK HERE to learn about upcoming awesome therapeutic yoga trainings at SMC - study at the 200, 500 and even 800 hour levels with masters of several different major styles of yoga. You can also email SMC director and founder, Robin Geuth - robin@smcmarin.com

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Topics Covered in this Talk!

What is your role as a teacher? Is "teaching" different from "instructing"?

What is the value of a class versus a private session?

What makes a class therapeutic (class size, teacher bhāva, intake etc.)? 

How to promote and cultivate the inner experience in a group context?

How to support a group dynamic while meeting individual needs? Does this sometimes mean referring students to another class (eg. pregnant, high needs), and how do you handle that!

Language in your teaching

Cultivating a transformational relationship with your students.

The value of an opening ritual, the value of closing ritual. 

Balancing entertainment / new things versus repetition and ritual. 

How to incorporate Restorative and Yoga Therapy principles into any style class or environment? 

Handling emotional release in students

More on Yoga Teacher Trainings at SMC here
More on Continuing Ed Modules or mentoring with Kaya here 

Plus... blog articles from Kaya of special interest to Yoga teachers 

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  • Architecture of a Yoga Pose - the Feng Shui (Vāst) of Yoga 
  • Is Restorative Yoga Remedial? 
  • What Kind of Yogi Are You (for now)?
Kaya is the founder of SRY™ which is based in the full spectrum of the Vedic yoga tradition. She has been teaching therapeutic restorative yoga therapy since 2001. Kaya's work is healing, transformative, deeply rejuvenating and empowers her student and clients with wisdom and inner experience. Her trained in the full spectrum of the Vedic Tradition includes Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Prenatal Yoga, Ayurveda, Women's Health, Eastern Anatomy, Sanskrit, Vedic Astrology and Vedanta Philosophy. She collaborates with her husband Michael Manzella, a Vedic Astrologer, to serve yoga students and teachers who are inclined toward depth of inner experience and knowledge.  MORE ON KAYA
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