Yogaland Podcast

With a new year comes a flood of new students into yoga classes everywhere. Many of those students will be brand new to yoga, while others have re-committed to their yoga practice.In this first episode of our series on yoga beginners, Jason shares some tips for how to welcome these new students and make them feel "supported, but not hounded" in the yoga room.While the series will be geared toward teachers, it's important info for those yoga students who will be seeing lots of new faces in their classes, too.We discuss:* Why it's so important to put yourself back into the mindset of a beginner if you're teaching new yoga students* Jason's principles for teaching asanas, or yoga poses, to beginners--and how he keeps his classes consistent without letting them get too boring or stale* A few strategies for making beginning students feel more comfortable in a new environment and how to be a good host to all of your students* How yoga teachers can keep their beginning students safe without making them feel cal