Yoga Teacher Training Podcast: Learn Anatomy, Philosophy, Business and More

One of the most common questions that new teachers have his “am I doing this pose correctly?” This is a great question and really important to know if you're going to teach that pose. What do you look for? What should it feel like in your body? Is there really even just one correct way to do a pose? There are some important questions to consider when we're talking about a posture. First of all, whose standards are you following? Some lineages of yoga say that you have to do chair pose with your knees together and arms overhead. Other lineages say that you should adapt each pose to the individual student. Which one is correct? Is there a place for both? The word alignment gets thrown around a lot in the yoga context, but what does it really mean? It's really understand the postures we need to answer these questions and decide on what standards we are following and how we are choosing to define ‘in-alignment’ vs ‘out of alignment.’ Often these definitions are not as clearly defined as you might think. How can we define alignment? How can we know if a pose is correct or incorrect? Is that even a context that we want to frame our teaching in? I'll share 5 questions to consider that I teach about in my Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training to help you feel confident practicing and teaching all of the most common poses. Once you understand how to apply this to one pose you start to see how it applies to all poses. Whose standards are you following? How do you define Alignment? What are the common misalignments in this pose? What anatomical actions are happening in the pose? What are the possible progressions of this pose? These are things I weave into everything I teach in the Teacher Training, the Quietmind Yoga Podcast and the Quietmind Yoga Membership. If you find this helpful, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or send me a message on Instagram @jeremy.quietmind Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training: http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt FREE Essential Guide to Yoga Cues: http://www.quietmind.yoga/cues YouTube: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/ Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Quietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Yoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Thanks for listening! Jeremy

Signup for the next Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training info session at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt How do you memorize sequences? If you're going to teach a class or going to audition for a studio you might be feeling nervous or doubting yourself. I totally get it! I have experienced this too and I'll share my story of how I doubted myself at an audition and how it reinforced some really important lessons that I'll share with you today. I'll share the 5 things I find most helpful for memorizing sequences / preparing to teach classes. After teaching 5000+ classes I've made the mistake of going against all of these ideas at one time or another and found my classes to be far more effective when I approach them with these 5 things in mind.  Have questions or requests for future episodes? Email me at jeremy@quietmind.yoga Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training: http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt FREE Essential Guide to Yoga Cues: http://www.quietmind.yoga/cues YouTube: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/ Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Quietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Yoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Thanks for listening! Jeremy

Enroll in the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt -- Learn 10 Core Competencies including Anatomy, Philosophy, Asana, Meditation and Teaching Skills such as today's topic: The Sequencing Bell Curve Today I am sharing something I use in every class I teach. This is essentially the 'secret' that I discovered from attending thousands of classes and refined through teaching thousands of classes myself. In this podcast I'll share: How to teach in a way that addresses all of the gunas (qualities) of energy. How to meet your student's energy where they are at and take them through a practice towards feeling great mentally and physically. How to know when to teach what kinds of poses - when it makes sense to be more or less active in a sequence How the Sequencing Bell Curve helps students build better mind muscle connection How the Sequencing Bell Curve helps students increase mind muscle connection and build up to advanced poses How the Sequencing Bell Curve helps your students reach deeper states of meditation and relieve stress How to start and end your classes in a way that helps your students deepen their practice Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training: http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt FREE Essential Guide to Yoga Cues: http://www.quietmind.yoga/cues YouTube: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtube Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/ Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Quietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Yoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Thanks for listening! Jeremy

Enroll in the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt -- Learn 10 Core Competencies including Anatomy, Philosophy, Asana, Meditation and Teaching Skills such as today's topic: How To Take Requests.I'll share the number one thing I believe is most important to taking student requests (hint: it is part of the 8 Limbs of Yoga). Then I'll share 9 things to consider when taking requests, exactly what I do with students and what I teach inside the QUietmind Yoga Teacher Training. We'll explore some important things to consider: Should you take student requests when teaching yoga? Why or why not?  What if they have low back pain, or a knee injury or a shoulder injury and you don't know how to work with it? How do you stay within the scope of teaching yoga and what we can do as yoga teachers vs physical therapists or kinesiologists, etc. How to always keep learning as a yoga student and teacher. How to know if your teaching is effective and helpful for your yoga students.Free Newsletter: http://www.quietmind.yoga/newsletterYouTube: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThrive Teaching Online Podcast: http://www.thriveteachingonline.comThanks for listening!Jeremy

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is now open for enrollment! Join the free live Q&A info session at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt — Learn 10 Core Competencies over 12 weeks. Significant discount available if you already have a YTT from another school.Today I share all about Sanskrit — the language of yoga. How do we pronounce common words like asana? What are some of the mistakes teachers make with using Sanskrit and what can we do instead? I’ll also share about the deeper spiritual implications of using the Sanskrit language and why it’s like yoga for the tongue and mouth.Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training: http://www.quietmind.yoga/yttYouTube: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThanks for listening!Jeremy

$25 Yoga Insurance for YTT students + $10 off for life when you sign up for your yoga insurance through this link: http://www.quietmind.yoga/insurance - this is an awesome deal and covers all online, recorded and in person teaching. Today I share from the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training lesson on Ayurveda. Having a yogic / Ayurvedic / sattvic diet may not seem so significant to teaching yoga but I believe how we eat is one of the most important decisions we make and it has a major effect on our mood and energy throughout the day. Ayurveda has known incredible methods to optimize our diet, energy and mood for thousands of years and many of them are being validated by modern science and research today. I share 5 of the most important ways to create an Ayurvedic / sattvic diet whether you are completely new to the topic or have been practicing it for decades, there are always new layers to explore. $25 YTT Student Insurance + $10 off Yoga Insurance: http://www.quietmind.yoga/insuranceYouTube: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThrive Teaching Online Podcast: http://www.thriveteachingonline.comThanks for listening!Jeremy

What is the main reason most people practice yoga? If it is to increase flexibility then what is flexibility? We most often think of doing this with stretching but often only in one style of stretching - did you know that there are at least 4 types of stretching? I'll share about them in today's episode including one that I would never teach and why some teachers do suggest doing it. Watch this episode on YouTube at: http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThrive Teaching Online Podcast: http://www.thriveteachingonline.comThanks for listening!Jeremy

Yoga Anatomy is one of my favorite topics to teach and study - but it took a long time for me to really make sense of it. One of the more fascinating aspects of yoga anatomy is the fascia. This incredibly strong, yet adaptable connective tissue connects every muscle and bone of the body. How do we work with this tissue? Why is it so important? I'll share all about this in today's episode. If you enjoy this podcast please leave a review in Apple Podcasts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThrive Teaching Online Podcast: http://www.thriveteachingonline.comThanks for listening!Jeremy

Download the free PDF for this episode at http://www.quietmind.yoga/meditationsToday is the last day to join the Quietmind Membership at http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership - 80+ video classes + new monthly themes + amazing global community. Tomorrow we start our new series working with Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga to learn your dosha (type) and create habits and practices to create balance, focus and live in alignment with what matters most to you. In this episode I share some thoughts from inside the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training about how important meditation is and the ONLY thing that we truly have control over is our attention + how to direct that attention to notice which areas of our lives are out of balance / "de ranged" either deficient or excessive via the Chakra system. I'll share specific meditations you can use for each chakra and offer a free PDF download that lays it all out for you at http://www.quietmind.yoga/meditationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThanks for listening!Jeremy

The Quietmind Membership is now open for Fall Enrollment! Go to http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership to learn about the 80+ on demand videos you can access right now and join an amazing community of yogis all over the world. Enrollment closes next week. Today on the podcast I'm sharing insights on Mindfulness from the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training -- Did you know that the word "mindfulness" has it's roots in Vedic teachings just like yoga? It gives a whole new meaning to the word that I haven't heard anyone else teach about before. I'll also share fascinating brain research from monks who have meditated 50,000+ hours and how even a complete beginner can change their brain in a single mindfulness meditation session. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/Quietmind Yoga Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsQuietmind Astrology Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsYoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcastsThanks for listening!Jeremy