Playing the Edge

Teaching Anusara yoga and Hatha yoga is at my edge...

I now have the awareness to teach with greater skillfulness, and am making a dedicated effort to integrate what I've learned about class sequencing, instruction layering, observation, clear cues, adjustments, theming, etc.

It is at my edge, and everything doesn't fit quite right... I use focus and clear objective to stay the course, and trust that I am learning a great deal.

I continue to practice speaking about my own personal experience in context of a theme... as well as to distill theme into a succinct and effective message that I can repeat with efficacy, and demonstrate with clear embodiment.  I am reminded to keep it simple.

In contrast, I taught an AcroYoga weekend where I just felt like I was thriving in a big way.  I felt like my eyes were super sharp, and I was giving really supportive feedback to my teacher... specifically about teaching in bite-size portions, and keeping a clearer context of why we are teaching what we offer.  If I offer a variation, I want to inform the student to know why that variation is helpful.  Ultimately, we are teaching students to trust their own inner guidance system.

I'm looking forward to teaching the immersion, especially as I continue to reap the benefits of teaching at my edge in Anusara-inspired classes.

The personal aspect, to bring myself into the picture and be revealed, remains a healthy edge to play... I find myself still grasping at times for an authentic connection to my words, especially in the flow of a class.  I believe that setting a very clear them, with a clear connection to a personal moment or revelation, will help me tune into the personal significance of the theme whenever I share it out loud with the class.