Hello! I teach at a large gym and teach large classes which sometimes will scare off budding yogis. I am going to teach a basics class for the month of
January to provide a safe haven of sorts for people who are new to the gym, or want to jump start their health plan. You know how gyms get really crowded in
January.
I plan to teach it more workshop style with lots of instruction and talking and walking around and getting in and out of poses not necessarily in a
vinyasa style. (All of our classes currently at the gym have 30-50 people, and are taught vinyasa style.) The idea of the classes are to get them comfortable
with some basics so that they feel more comfortable joining our regularly scheduled classes.
I am thinking of focusing on the basics of pranayama and teach awareness of the breath and 1:2 ratio breath. I also want to teach the basics of a sun
salutation and modifications & a nice down dog while talking about how the wrists really do get stronger. I will go into proper alignment in any pose and
safety for the back and neck in poses. Also bandhas (the treya bandhas). I will teach them to go into child's to rest. I will hit vira 1 & 2 and side
angle. I will also go into the importance of savasana. I will emphasis honoring the body and how we all look differnet on the mat from each other and how our
practice will grow and change in time.
Is there anything you can think of that I should make sure to teach these new students? The new people almost always have trouble with wrists, and ego.
Thanks for any tips. I want this to be a good experience for the people at my gym.







