Moving Away from Pose-Focused Teaching with Special Guest Mary Richards

Welcome to Episode 155: "Moving Away from Pose-Focused Teaching" with Special Guest Mary Richards As a part of a collection of special guest episodes to celebrate the recent debut of Host Sandy Raper's new book, Teaching From the Heart: Lessons on Developing Character, Confidence, and Leadership as a Yoga Teacher, Sandy welcomes guest, Mary Richards, back to the BYTT Podcast. Check out Mary's past episode on the BYTT Podcast: Episode 51: Organizing into Expansion with Mary Richards Connect with Mary Richards: www.yogawithmaryrichards.com Book: Teach People, Not Poses by Mary Richards EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 01:58: Inspiration Behind the Book: Teaching People, Not Poses 03:02: Chapter 1: Yoga Curious 08:0:6 Becoming Yoga Ready 23:24: Moving Away from Rigidity and Routine in Teaching 28:07: The Courage and Willingness to See Individual Expressions 29:11: Encouraging Individuality in Yoga Practice 31:47: Discovering Personal Expression in Asana 33:49: Changing the Narrative as Yoga Teachers 34:57: Shifting from Predictability to Curiosity 39:09: Recognizing Structure and Form in Asana 39:58: Anatomy as a Tool for Empowering Students 42:03: The Need for Functional Movement in Yoga 44:35: The Purpose of Asana and the Role of the Teacher RESOURCES www.sandyraper.com⁠ Order Sandy's new book! Teaching From the Heart: Lessons on Developing Character, Confidence, and Leadership as a Yoga Teacher ⁠Interested in training with Sandy to become a yoga teacher? ⁠ ⁠Join the Beyond Yoga Teacher Training Newsletter List⁠