{"id":12789,"date":"2018-11-27T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T03:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theyogamandala.com.sg\/?p=12789"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:27:24","slug":"charis-lam-2018-september-200hrs-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyogamandala.com.sg\/cn\/charis-lam-2018-september-200hrs-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Charis Lam 2018 September 200HRS (5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks before I taught my first two classes, I had a hard time deciding what type of class should I teach. I asked Jess about her opinion during the class, and she told us to teach something that we would like to teach in future after we graduated. I started to ask myself few important questions: What type of yoga do I enjoy practising and teaching? What kind of instructor would I like to become? What do I want my students to gain from my class? Should I teach different type of classes to gain different type of experiences?<\/p>\n<p>With the answers on my mind, it became much easier for me to choose the theme. I decided to teach:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Themed Class: Yoga for Heart Opening<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I want to teach Heart Opening because I want to share my love with my classmates on Backbending. I think it makes sense to practise how to conduct a backbending class because I\u00a0want to\u00a0teach that in future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intermediate to Advanced: Strength and Flexibility (Focus on body strengthening and hip flexibility)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I want to challenge myself to conduct a more advanced class. Strength and Flexibility always complement each other in yoga, other sports and everyday life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beginner to Intermediate: Yoga Flow for Strength<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Strength is one of my biggest weaknesses. I want to get out my comfort zone\u00a0because I want to be an all rounder yoga teacher someday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next step: Plan the sequence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I took very long time to decide my sequence. I watched many youtube videos; I borrowed books from the library; I tested my sequence repeatedly; I asked my yoga friend to practise with me; I asked Alexis for her opinions; still, on the day before I taught my first class, I changed my sequence again. Whenever I close my eyes, I would kept thinking about the poses, how to improve the flow, do I cover all the warm up they need for the final pose,\u00a0how to let the sequences make more sense (or perfect). But there is no such thing as perfect, I am still\u00a0at my learning stage (and we can never stop learning), just nice for my body could be too much for others body. I gave myself a lot of unnecessary stress\u00a0sometimes. I start to appreciate meditation a lot and doing it more often.\u00a0Dhyana is my favourite hand gestures because it will\u00a0help me feel more grounded\u00a0and focus. I am a highly sensitive and emotional person. I can cry in less than a minute when I watch an ad; feel the pain when I watch movie or even read a book; I always overexert or over worried because I want things to go smoothly and I want to do a better job. Meditation really helps me to calm my mind whenever I am worried or insecure or have too much of other emotions.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I taught my first two classes. I didn\u2019t do a perfect job. Some of the parts I did better, some of the parts I need some improvement. I received some constructive feedback from my teacher and classmates. I tried not to blame myself too hard on the mistakes I made; at the same time, I reminded myself it is impossible to please every students who attend the class. All of us have our own favourite teachers and it could be due to many reasons: Teaching style? Sequencing? Adjustment? Voice? Attentiveness? And more.<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to Mario for giving me advice on music after I conducted my two classes. He\u00a0suggested me to\u00a0remember\u00a0which song for\u00a0which stage of the class (standing, seated, prone, supine), so it will be easier for\u00a0me to keep track of time.<\/p>\n<p>Many said, grass is always greener on the other side. I need to remember how I feel at this moment. If I can become a yoga teacher one day, I must always maintain my love for yoga and help my students to learn something whenever they attend my class.<\/p>\n<p>17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November<\/p>\n<p>Charis Lam<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks before I taught my first two classes, I had a hard time deciding what type of class should I teach. 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