Weaving the Limbs of Yoga into any Class (Part 1) Yamas & Niyamas

About this episode

In this episode, MJ Waddell discusses how to incorporate yoga philosophy into teaching without sounding like a lecture.

Send a text and share your thoughts. We want to hear from you! Are you a yoga teacher who feels hesitant to bring philosophy into your classes? If so, you’re not alone. Even after more than 30 years of practice and over 20 years of teaching, I’ve often stayed in the “safe zone” of poses and breath. Not because the deeper teachings of yoga aren’t important—but because I didn’t always know how to share them without sounding like I was giving a philosophy lecture. In this episode, I share how I’...

People in this episode

Host: MJ Waddell

Topics covered

• yoga philosophy
• teaching yoga
• Yamas
• Niyamas
• yoga practice
• self-improvement

Keywords

• yoga
• philosophy
• Yamas
• Niyamas
• teaching
• fitness
• self-improvement

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