How To Bring “Semi-free” Movement Into Your Classes with Olivia Berggren
The Business Of Teaching Yoga
English - September 13, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Society & Culture yoga teaching yoga yoga teacher yoga teacher resource teaching yoga online yoga is dead yoga interview cultural appropriation yoga teacher training Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What is asana? Are they a particular set of shapes? Is asana the shapes that were derived from the poses from Ashtanga, or Iyengar yoga? A meditation posture? Or, something else? After practicing Ashtanga for 8 years, Olivia Bergreen began exploring new ways of moving, and teaching movement - and now, as a newly graduated physiotherapist and yoga teacher, shares “semi-free” movement classes that help students reduce repetitive strain while increasing the confidence and connection with their body.
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Olivia’s story of pain, pregnancy and Ashtanga yogaWhy Olivia stopped teaching Ashtanga yogaHow Olivia began bringing “new” and “different” movements into her classesWhy it’s ok for the process of changing teaching styles to be a bit messy at firstOlivia also shares many practical tips for how you can successfully bring more semi-free movement into your classesWhy saying “if it hurts, don’t do it” might not be the best approachTips for managing students expectations when teaching novel movements in classFIND OLIVIA BERGGREN
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Cora’s NewsletterThe Teachers ClubCora’s InstagramFor links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode82