Start to be a yoga instructor can be either exciting or anxious to different people.I believe as long as you have been practicing yoga routinely for more than two years and had gotten the YTT200 certificate, that means you are ready to go. Teaching experience is important but not limitation. You can develop your own style of teaching. At the beginning , newbie yoga instructors are easy to get nervous especially leading a big group of students. You might forget the instructions, the posture names, the sequence or mix out the left and right site. Just take it easy as anyone will make mistakes. Take it as a learning curve. Never stop seeking advise from those experienced instructors, they will share with you how to handle unexpected situations during the class.
You don’t really need to master all those advanced asana. Maybe just add one advanced asana in your one hour class will do, ideally that is the asana that you are able to demonstrate. So at least the students will think the class is challenging but doable.
Don’t just demonstrate all the postures without adjusting the students. After one round demonstration , it will be better to walk around for adjustments.
Always provide modification postures to the students. So the students can feel they do have improvement after attending the class.
Don’t add on too many unnecessary stuffs to the class . Like background music. Especially when you are new. You need to focus on the teaching and the music might distract your focus . If the volume too loud the students might not be able to hear the instruction clearly. And no aroma therapy or candles, no all the people will like the smell. Just ensure personal hygiene and classroom clean is sufficient .
