Teaching yoga at the gym vs yoga studio

Hi , I just quit my full time job and choose my path as a full time yoga teacher . There is a lot more to learn especially when you are a teacher . I am currently teaching at the gym ( only for yoga ) and studio which is own by some other teacher.

My teaching is always based on more alignment and technique rather than just posing in front of the students . I also do a lot of adjustment and touching the students . I am doing this to both the gym and the studio. This is what my style is I think.

I got a comment from the gym management today that the student gave negative comment on my teaching . They think i am different than other teacher ( I don't know how and what exactly they mean ) . The comment were : I make them hold too long ( 5 breaths ) , I don't do it together ( I will do the right side and they will do the left side on their own , giving more time for me to do adjustment ) , they can't catch up , my sun salutation is different from others ( I did the a and b and I didn't change anything at all ) .

Not that I can't take comments . I want to teach because teaching is my passion and put in lots of effort in reading up, practicing with different teacher , discussion in forums and find answer. So my question is : should I adjust my way of teaching at the gym or should I just be who I am . Well, maybe they ate right tho.

However, the students from the studio is different . They keep coming back to my class and the owner has to keep me coz they students asked for it.

Is my first month of teaching full time and I really want to teach till a day that I can't move anymore . I find happiness in teaching and I love to share and inspire others

Cass

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General Yoga Discussion • Re: Protect your yoga studio with yoga insurance

As a professional yoga teacher, you are trained to know a good deal about energy, especially how energy can be used to effect healing. You may also be quite familiar with the ways in which blocked or misused energy can lead to mental, physical and emotional issues. In order to protect yourself and your practice from any such negative consequences, it is important to secure reliable yoga teacher liability insurance.

At first, it may seem silly to think that a yoga practitioner, who works with healing to assist his or her clients, may need to worry about having yoga liability insurance. However, possessing such a policy is far from silly. In fact, it is one of the most basic tenets of business. That is why you may find that many regions may actually require professional yoga teachers to show proof of yoga liability insurance before proceeding to do business.

The reason that having yoga liability insurance is a basic tenet of business is because no business wants to begin operations without this safety net, which will provide protection in case any negative scenario ever unfolds involving a client or customer. No one has a crystal ball to predict the future and prevent these negative happenings. Therefore, possessing yoga liability insurance provides an important sense of security and peace of mind.

In many ways, having yoga liability insurance is much like having automobile insurance. You cannot predict when or if you may be involved in a car accident, and that is why you have car insurance—to protect yourself and your finances in case such an accident happens.

By making sure you have a top notch yoga insurance policy in place, you can continue you work with a focus on positive, healing energy, knowing you are protected and covered against negative occurrences.

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General Yoga Discussion • Re: Protect your yoga studio with yoga insurance

As a professional yoga teacher, you are trained to know a good deal about energy, especially how energy can be used to effect healing. You may also be quite familiar with the ways in which blocked or misused energy can lead to mental, physical and emotional issues. In order to protect yourself and your practice from any such negative consequences, it is important to secure reliable yoga teacher liability insurance.

At first, it may seem silly to think that a yoga practitioner, who works with healing to assist his or her clients, may need to worry about having yoga liability insurance. However, possessing such a policy is far from silly. In fact, it is one of the most basic tenets of business. That is why you may find that many regions may actually require professional yoga teachers to show proof of yoga liability insurance before proceeding to do business.

The reason that having yoga liability insurance is a basic tenet of business is because no business wants to begin operations without this safety net, which will provide protection in case any negative scenario ever unfolds involving a client or customer. No one has a crystal ball to predict the future and prevent these negative happenings. Therefore, possessing yoga liability insurance provides an important sense of security and peace of mind.

In many ways, having yoga liability insurance is much like having automobile insurance. You cannot predict when or if you may be involved in a car accident, and that is why you have car insurance—to protect yourself and your finances in case such an accident happens.

By making sure you have a top notch yoga insurance policy in place, you can continue you work with a focus on positive, healing energy, knowing you are protected and covered against negative occurrences.

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