Private yoga sessions are unique in that you can use your time, knowledge and focus all on one person. You don’t have to keep the rest of a class running while you help one person with their alignment or their pain.

Next week, we’ll look at how to get private yoga bookings from your group classes, in a way that’s not susceptible to imposter syndrome and totally beneficial to both you and the potential client, so tune in next week for that.

But anyway, back to the koshas. This is where we’re going in today’s episode:

• A quick refresher of the five koshas
• Using the Koshas as a framework for your Private Sessions
• Using the kosha system to really help your private yoga clients

See the shownotes here

When working one-on-one, the kosha system gives you a framework to tailor your sessions to the student’s needs holistically, and this is something that you can work through methodically, making sure that your private yoga clients are always getting a hugely beneficial and well-rounded session. While we definitely don’t want people to be struggling to pay for sessions with us, it is nice to have a valid reason to keep clients coming back to you, and working with all the layers of the koshas can certainly be that very valid reason.

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If you’d love to learn more about Yoga Nidra (or even just see what it’s like to practice two gorgeous Yoga Nidra’s a day), then this training is for you

Both of these gems are part of our fabulous 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, take a look at that here!

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Last week’s episode was all about understanding the koshas, and today, we’re taking that up a level, looking at layering your yoga asana classes with this understanding of the koshas.

This is where we’re going;

- A review of what the koshas are

- How to work with each kosha in your yoga asana classes

Make sure you bookmark this episode, as it’ll serve as a guide for anytime you’re low on inspiration, or looking for a way to work with someone who’s struggling a bit with asana, this is where working with the kosha model is so empowering and so full of potential, because you’ve got four other routes to be able to work with this person, and to help them. You could work with their breath and / or their energy. You could use a ‘top-down’ approach, working with the mental body, with intention, or mindfulness techniques. You could guide them to connect with their inner wisdom, and you could guide them to connect with a sense of their inner peace. SO much potential, SO much inspiration.

Enjoy, yoga teachers!

See the shownotes here

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Understanding the koshas can be totally transformative to your yoga teaching.

If you've been put off the koshas before, concerned that they don't really make sense, or they don't really offer anything concrete to actually work with... this episode is for you!

Expect to understand a) what the koshas are and b) how they can help you, as a person and as a yoga teacher.

Enjoy!

Oh and by the way, if you liked this, you'll LOVE our Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yin Yoga training, in March 2025

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Restorative Yoga & Polyvagal Theory Nov 24
Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga Mar 25

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