{"id":359,"date":"2008-09-21T15:13:15","date_gmt":"2008-09-21T15:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogadirectorycanada.com\/community\/?p=359"},"modified":"2021-10-12T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T16:49:37","slug":"guiding-yogas-light-lessons-for-yoga-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogadirectorycanada.com\/community\/guiding-yogas-light-lessons-for-yoga-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Guiding Yoga’s Light – Lessons for Yoga Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nancy Gerstein<\/span><\/h3>\n

Human Kinetics Publishers Canada<\/i><\/span>
\nwww.humankinetics.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Guiding Yoga’s Light: Lessons for Yoga Teachers<\/i> moves beyond the anatomical aspects of asanas to help instructors present the deeper concepts of yogic philosophy to their students and offer insight into the integration of yogic teachings into everyday life.<\/p>\n

Now in an updated, expanded edition, Guiding Yoga’s Light<\/i> presents 74 easy-to-follow, succinct lesson plans offering instruction in hatha yoga, including asana, pranayama, the yamas and niyamas, the chakras, creating mindfulness, and understanding emotions. The text also includes three new, teacher-requested chapters: Salutations in Motion, Lessons of the Heart Center, and Relaxation. For convenient reference, teachers and students can also refer to the vocabulary of Sanskrit pronunciations included in the glossary.<\/p>\n

Lesson plans progress from basic yogic concepts important for beginning students to more advanced material. Each lesson plan offers a written script for use in class. For beginning teachers, these scripts provide a helpful structure and set the stage for mindful yoga instruction. More advanced teachers may use these lessons and scripts as a creative departure point for expanding on the wellness effects of asana or focusing the day\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

For ease of planning and organization, each lesson follows a six-part outline:<\/p>\n