description: Encompassing ten years of combined experience teaching yoga to teenagers, this three-part book is an important resource for anyone currently teaching or desiring to teach yoga to teenagers. Yoga 4 Teens is designed as a hardback spiral-bound binder, easy for classroom reference. Hundreds of pictures of typical teens are included illustrating the poses, techniques, and sample classes. Part I discusses what it takes to lead a classroom of teenagers, including specifics for setting up a teen yoga class. Twelve teaching principles and fifteen teaching practicalities are fully explained, providing the reader with confidence and teaching skills. Part II gives guidelines, body actions, teaching ideas, and suitable partner work for each of the major categories of yoga poses. Explicit guidelines for teaching the poses are given to ensure a safe classroom. Specific exercises for learning in the classroom are also detailed along with partner exercises that will make your classes interesting and engaging. Part III lays out eight sample classes, including sequences for getting students into Handstand (Urdvha Mukha Vrksasana), Full Backbend (Urdvha Dhanurasana), and Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) . A bounty of additional information including quotes for the classroom, charts summarizing yoga philosophy in teen terms, and a summary of the benefits of yoga for teens are also included. The organization and design of this book make it a must-have for anyone who teaches teens or is interested in teaching yoga to teenagers. It is a model for teaching effectiveness. Your order will promote the important outreach effort of teaching yoga to the next generation! We greatly appreciate every order and referral.
language: English
title: Yoga 4 Teens: An Instructors' Guide to Teaching Yoga To Teenagers by Christy Brock & Jennifer Lights
titlecomplete: Yoga 4 Teens: An Instructors' Guide to Teaching Yoga To Teenagers by Christy Brock & Jennifer Lights
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publisher: Yogaminded