{"id":11695,"date":"2018-10-11T22:39:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theyogamandala.com.sg\/?p=11695"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:29:45","slug":"my-first-teaching-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyogamandala.com.sg\/cn\/my-first-teaching-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"My first teaching assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks my very first &#8220;real-life&#8221; yoga teaching session! Apart from our pretty batch ladies and my supportive Aunt, I managed to conquer my fear and invited my neighbours (whom i have never met!). When they responded to come, I was really excited but at the same time, thoughts came running&#8230;. &#8220;omg it&#8217;s going to be real, teaching strangers&#8230; did I, erm&#8230; overdo it?&#8221;. <\/p>\n<ul>\nThe Sequence: Digestive Booster<\/ul>\n<p>Drafting the sequence was fun and yet, a brain-killer. Thinking of the various class levels, wondering what would be good for all levels, as I knew my neighbours and Aunt were Beginners\/ Intermediate, and with our strong batch ladies&#8230; plus I kind of wanted to start my first teaching with more gentle touch. So, I decided to complete my sequence by focusing on massaging on abdominal organs and muscles instead of basis on class level intensity. Partly also cause I tend to have constipation and after YTT started, it definitely improved my bowels ALOT! So yes, then was the deciding factor. <\/p>\n<ul>\nTeaching experience<\/ul>\n<p>As time drew closer to the class commencement, I start to panic&#8230;. My mind was like &#8220;neighbours may eventually not turn up&#8230; that would be less stressful..&#8221; Then the time ticks 12pm and they did not arrive&#8230; So class started, and when i was about to go start Pranayama, I was told they are coming, but got lost. It was literally &#8220;\u5c0f\u9e7f\u4e71\u649e&#8221; aka &#8220;intensified panic, stress, happy, excited, worried&#8221; feelings battling inside me. I am glad I managed to calm myself down somehow, not sure how but it did. And so I started teaching&#8230;. and in the second set of Navasana, all of a sudden I felt a sense of happiness trying to engage the class and seeing everyone focusing, trying to do the poses together&#8230; That feeling definitely helped encouraged me. It led me towards the completion of my first teaching assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and it was my first time seeing people in Savasana! I was really relieved and glad to see everyone fully relaxed and enjoying it. That marked the completion of my first teaching assignment! <\/p>\n<p>Feeling excited on the next teaching assignment~<br \/>\nMarilyn (YTT200 \u2013 Batch July to Sep 18)<br \/>\n@yoga.shootingstar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks my very first &#8220;real-life&#8221; yoga teaching session! Apart from our pretty batch ladies and my supportive Aunt, I managed to conquer my fear and invited my neighbours (whom i have never met!). 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