Yoga Report

When I plan the course I put all lectures  in one document.  Since I am going to change a lot at this stage I keep the description of each asana as short as possible. I write down the name of the asana, the number of rounds and how long time we will spend in this asana.   Looks something like this:

Yoga Class #1

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Yoga Class #7

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• Bhujangasana/Cobra Pose – 3 rounds – 4 minutes
• Shalabhasana/Locust Pose – 3 rounds – 4 minutes

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I start by planning the first lecture and the last and then filling in the rest .

then when I have done the layout for all the lectures I copy and paste the class structure fot the lecture I am about to teach.  I go in and fill out exactly what instructions I should give. That looks something like this:

Yoga Class #7

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• bhujangasana/Cobra Pose – 3 rounds – 4 minutes. Lie prone on the floor. Stretch your legs back, tops of the feet on the floor. Spread your hands on the floor under your shoulders. Hug the elbows back into your body ….
• Shalabhasana/Locust Pose – 3 rounds – 4 minutes. Lie on your belly with your arms along the sides of your torso, palms up, forehead resting on the floor. Turn your big toes toward each other to inwardly rotate your thighs, and firm your buttocks so your coccyx presses toward your pubis …

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The last step is needed if you teach in a foreign language or if you are new to teaching .

What to include in each class ?

for more advanced students I try to get back bends, forward bends, side bends and some twisting into each lecture. As a general rule for beginners I start of slowly and gradually increase the tempo in the beginning of the lecture and then I slowly decrease the tempo at the end of the lecture. In the end I do some postures which you hold for a longer time and I end with Pranayama for the beginners.