Ep #42: How to Control the Room when Teaching Yoga

Do you struggle with controlling the room in your yoga classes? Taking control of the room is an essential skill to master as a Yoga Teacher. If you struggle to control and lead a room full of students, the impact of your teaching will be much less effective. Gaining control of a room, and setting boundaries/rules, are essential to providing a desirable experience in your yoga classes. Michael and Byron share their top tips for controlling your yoga classes,  from the teacher's and student's perspective. (00:00) Introduction (01:47) Control, types of control and why it’s needed in a yoga classroom (03:14) Controlling the Environment (Airflow, Temperature, The Room) (06:10) Controlling the Humans (Demonstrating, Position in the room) (08:44) Manipulating the voice (08:58) Expert Tip - Using Balancing Poses (10:09) Summarizing the tips (11:36) Importance of Time Management (12:49) Using Positive Reinforcement (13:03) Most Important - Setting Rules at the Start of Class --- About Going Pro Yoga: At Going Pro Yoga, we help yoga teachers become even better by teaching them new skills and giving them the tools they need to make their yoga classes safe, fun, and special for everyone. **Right now you can try Going Pro Yoga FREE for 7-days and sample: All Tools Needed to Master Cueing, Sequencing, and Alignment Video Library of over 75 fully Sequenced Classes, Sequence Chunks, and Flows FIRST EVER Yoga Cueing System with Over 160 poses and Hundreds of Variations Wisdom Talks from over 20,000 Hours of Teaching Experience Anatomy and Injury Prevention as it relates to Yoga. To Learn More, Visit Going Pro Yoga, and⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Start your 7-Day Free Trial⁠⁠⁠⁠! For more information about in-person trainings in Bali,⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.elementsofpoweryoga.com/advancedtrainings⁠⁠⁠ ---