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letsyoganow · 3 years
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Tips For Students’ Safety In Yoga Class
Handling students yoga classes come with a lot of care. There is a lot connected to the students' safety during the yoga practice, and every teacher needs to know this. As a yoga teacher, you must realize that the yoga environment is totally different from other classes. For instance, the dos and don’ts in pregnancy yoga classes are different from the guidelines in regular yoga classes. The nature of the yoga class determines how the teacher should handle it. Therefore, there are some things you should know before taking yoga classes for students. These tips will help you understand how best to treat the students as a class and as an individual yoga student.  
Here, we explain some essential tips that will help you handle students’ yoga class successfully while also ensuring the participants' safety. 
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Yoga Safety Tips During Class For Students  
Give Proper Introduction: the first thing to do is to introduce the students to the class. This will include the class practice schedules, time, and the general information of the class. You can also introduce the students to the class's aims and objectives and what each of them stands to gain.
Know Your Students’ Profiles: As a yoga teacher, knowing each of your students' personalities is essential. The body anatomy is different from one another. Therefore, you should know some personal things about your students. For instance, you may have some students with underlying medical factors or injuries. You can be able to handle the students.
Create A Peaceful And Comfortable Environment: Students need to feel comfortable in yoga practice. Yoga relaxes the mind, so it is essential to offer a secure, emotionally-safe, and peaceful environment for the students. The more they feel safe and comfortable in that yoga environment, the better the experience. 
Build Mindfulness: Mindfulness is an important aspect of yoga. The mind should be aware and calm. In teaching students, ensure you build mindfulness. You can do this by practicing a few warm-up techniques to help relax the mind before starting the major practice. Remember that mindfulness is a factor that contributes to a successful yoga practice.
Do Not Appear Perfect: you are as human as everybody in the room. To appear perfect is to overdo things that may result in mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. Be yourself and take it as it is. 
Build Convenient Transitions: it is important to allow your students to move from one technique to another with ease and convenience. If you create difficult transitions and come with a lot of stress, it may result in injuries. Also, know that some students cannot practice some techniques due to certain factors. Learn how to make every student change techniques without causing injury or discomfort.  
Respect Boundaries: Harassment is a common case in yoga classes, especially for those who do not appreciate sensitive touching. It would help if you recognized individual differences, build mutual respect, and respect boundaries. Where touch is necessary, you can politely if it's okay or instructs the student to do it by themself.  
In conclusion, these tips will serve as a professional buildup for teachers in ensuring students' safety in yoga classes. It also constitutes behavior patterns expected of a yoga teacher. Following these tips will help the yoga teacher scale through the struggles that come with students’ yoga classes.  
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