92: Q+A Planning And Progress In Private Lessons #3

Teaching yoga in 1x1 settings is such a wonderful way to inspire and support meaningful change in our student’s lives. But the possibilities for what and how you could teach a private lesson are endless and as a teacher that can feel overwhelming! How do you decide what to focus on?? 

Teaching yoga one-on-one requires a different skill set than teaching group classes, and these unique skills are left out of most teacher trainings. In this podcast episode I’ll share the simple framework I use to teach private lessons in a way that is balancing and helpful for my students without being draining for me and I answer questions like:

• What is your class format for a private session? How do you make it special? 

• Many folks don’t have a clear objective in mind. How do you help people figure out what they want to work on?

• Are your zoom privates cheaper than your in person privates?

• How are you gauging private client progress within a session or group of sessions?  What metrics do you use to measure goals and how do you monitor achievable outcomes for physical, mental and emotional progress?

•  How do you stay on time, particularly when wrapping up to leave?

• Plus, I answer a bonus question about bakasana!

Resources Mentioned In The Episode:

• The Support/ Challenge Matrix of Private Lessons (podcast episode)

• The Science of the Private Lesson (online training)

• The Mentor Sessions Sangha (online community)

This episode is sponsored by OfferingTree!   Sign up at www.offeringtree.com/mentor to get 50% off your first three months (or 15% off any annual plan).  With OfferingTree, yoga teachers put their schedule on a personally branded website where students can book classes and even pay or donate online.  All of this can be set up in 10 minutes or less.  OfferingTree supports me with each sign-up.