great for teachers and practitioners alike | Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques

Greatest book for new teachers | Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques | Mark Stephens

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	• Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques Mark Stephens North Atlantic Books, 2010 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

STRONG, SOLID BOOK for Teachers - and all yogis, really

Mark Stephens is an experienced, effective and wonderful teacher - and he really shows up in this essential book. I'm not a teacher; instead, I am a long-time student and new yoga studio owner. This book truly has something for ALL of us. It tells the whole story -- the big picture -- of yoga in a modern, accessible way. The book is practical, well-organized and user-friendly. Love Appendix D - the elements of asana - clever and helpful!

great for teachers and practitioners alike

While I am not yet a teacher, this book was what I had been looking for. It covers in detail all the aspects of yoga, but I especially appreciate the section on teaching pranayama. The history, theory, and sequencing sections are not to be missed! (And it contains an interesting bandha description). A great book for students interested in deepening their practice, as well as for teachers.

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Greatest book for new teachers

This book is just great! It contains everything a new teacher needs, is really comprehensive and will be my most valuable tool I will use to prepare classes (sequencing, how to instruct poses in general & also specific poses), I am sure about that one! I can only recommend it to every young teacher.

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well crafted instructor's manual

A really well structured guide to teaching hatha yoga and pranayama, some basic meditations, and detailed instructions on teaching yoga asanas. As a meditation instructor who began his own hatha yoga training with BKS Iyengar and several of his students, I find this a useful contemporary contribution to the field. While one could quibble with some details of the book's historical and philosophical sections, at least there is an overview of yoga philosophy, ethics, etc., which many similar books are lacking. The book's greatest strengths are its in-depth exploration of hatha yoga instruction, detailed notes on the asanas, and organization of classes, which are the author's areas of expertise. Highly recommended for hatha yoga instructors and advanced students.

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Great

I am working on my teacher training currently, and this book (although not recommended or required for me) is the best I've read!

Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools, Teaching Yoga is also ideal for use as a core textbook in yoga teacher training programs.

Drawing on a wide spectrum of perspectives, and featuring more than 150 photographs and illustrations, the book covers fundamental topics of yoga philosophy and history, including a historical presentation of classical yoga literature: the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras of Pataljali, and the main historical sources on tantra and early hatha yoga. Each of the eleven major styles of contemporary yoga is described, with a brief history of its development and the distinguishing elements of its teachings. Exploring traditional and modern aspects of anatomy and physiology, the book provides extensive support and tools for teaching 108 yoga poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. Teaching Yoga offers practical advice for classroom setup, planning and sequencing classes, as well as the process involved in becoming a teacher and sustaining oneself in the profession. The book has over 200 bibliographic sources, a comprehensive index, and a useful appendix that lists associations, institutes, organizations, and professional resources for yoga teachers.

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