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| I highly recommend learning other "fitness" modalities, it has enhanced my understanding of physiology and movement. Also it sometimes gives me tools for throwing a little "curve ball" to the class once in a while! And, for me, it is fun - I know this is not the case for many yoga teachers. As far as feeling the class withdraw during meditation, depending on the atmosphere this can happen a lot. In gyms, I sometimes have people walk out during savasana, which IMHO means that they miss an important part of the class and is also disturbing to other students. And, once I had a guy laugh out loud when I explained the intent behind a certain mudra. I had said "This is meant to help connect your body and mind" and when I chatted with him after class he explained, "I thought, Oh great, now my MIND is gonna hurt too!"  Surprisingly, this never happens in the corporate setting where I currently hold a lot of classes. I thought people would be running off to meetings or other errands, but they LOVE their savasana and meditation. After a hard day at the office, I guess it is best!  | |||
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 Location: Upstate NY | Om Namah Sivaya Shnen, While it may be helpful to know or have an idea of other "techniques", I find it hard to swallow the fact that in order to be a "succesful" yoga teacher, one would need to learn anything else besides yoga. I would say that in order to be a "successful" yoga instructor, one would need to eat, sleep, and breath yoga. To give an example: I live in Upstate NY in a fairly rural setting of 8,000 people in our community. Besides myself one other person teaches at the local YMCA. Her formal background is dancing, of which she is also a teacher at the local dance school. And I am sure she is a great dance teacher, but when it comes to her yoga class ( of which she is not certified) its just not there. I don't walk away with that loving feeling like I do when I attend different studios of which the instructors are also serious practitioners. I, myself do try to read as much as I can in regards to strengthening my practice, I also try to go to different studios and work with diferent instructors to get a different prospectives and "fresh" views. I think to be fully successful in anything one needs to embrace and live that "thing" whether it's being a stockbroker, cowboy, ect... you get the picture  Being I teach a more traditional format I do get into lots and lots of chanting, meditation, and pranayama and noone has balked yet. Anyhow there is my two cents, for what its worth. May all your days be blessed, Om Shanti, Ravi | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442      | shnen - yes, I am sure it could be helpful, but so would spending that time learning more about yoga and practicing. I think the important thing here is to find yourself a supportive, like-minded environment where these issues can be discussed. Like here! I am constantly surprised at some of the questions that appear on this board from yoga teachers who seem to not have any peers or mentors to turn to for help. Then I count my blessings at being part of a very large and vibrant Iyengar community! I am a lucky yogi  | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | If you learn other thngs besides yoga, it will influence your practice and teaching, of course. And this applies to music, literature, cooking, knitting or whatever you learn. Your life follows you wherever you go whether or not you intend it But learning other "exercise" systems so you can teach differently or simply to cash in on the yoga hybrids doesn't sound like what you want to do, so don't | ||
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| I don't want to cash in, I just want to teach and help others grow in their practise - not only with asanas, but with the other aspects as well. You are right tho - it's can't hurt to learn - as long as i keep with my intentions and remember why I came down this path to begin with  | |||
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