Thursday, August 28, 2008

Class Outside


Last night I taught a class outside by the lake. The weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. Ahhh.... And did I mention I taught a silent class? It was transformative for all of us...
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@MuseKaren said...

Sounds delicious and the weather was PERFECT for it.

August 28, 2008 at 8:00 AM
shinyyoga said...

ohh a silent class? tell me about it! So they just followed yr moves? xx

August 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM
@MuseLaura said...

Here is how I described it on another post. If you have more questions, feel free to ask!

Here's an idea for a class for you. Do a silent class (or perhaps for part of your class.) I do an entire silent class for my advanced class about three times each year and they love it. The benefits are two-fold. First, they get to do yoga with the wonderful energy of the room and a class (I know I experience a deeper practice when I am in a class) and be listening to their own body, not the constant chatter of the teacher. My students find the class quite powerful. You could even do a portion of your class silently.

How do you teach it? I have them watch in a neutral pose (Dandasana or Tadasana) as I demonstrate the next pose. Then I say, “in” and they work their way into the pose. I then say, “out” and they come out. If we are doing a two-sided pose, I only demonstrate one side. When I say, “out” from the first side, they pause in the inbetween position with their feet apart and parallel and then I say, “in” for the other side.

I always make sure to make the class well-balanced with standing poses, backbends, twists, and forward folds. We end with their inverted poses. It is an interesting experience your first time.

August 29, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Pink Heels said...

I used to teach yoga at my house on the lake until the Homeowner's Associatin deemed it illegal to host an event that was advertised through my yoga studio at my home.

Before we were banned we enjoyed Sunset Yoga in which we would spend an hour after class sipping tea and watching the sunset. It was glorious!

August 29, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Tamlin said...

Ah, that looks so "yummy".

September 11, 2008 at 6:06 AM

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