It has been about 6 weeks now that I have been teaching regular yoga classes and in that short space of time I have discovered the freedom of non-planning. I began by meticulously planning each class and trying to create a theme or an idea that all the poses were based around. I then began to look at my own practice. I didn't plan anything when I went to the mat I just did what my body was calling for. During my practice I might begin thinking of sequences to share in a class or thoughts arise that maybe pertinent to other practitioners. Most of the time I keep these things to myself because the class doesn't seem to be asking for that information. Sometimes it is difficult to tell if the students are truly understanding what I am talking about especially when I ask them to move a part of there body that they may have never thought about before. It does seam that most yoga instructors have the same difficulty with this, always wondering if the students understand what they are talking about.
So far I have gotten numerous reviews of "great class" and even more since my lack of planning has created more freedom to try to tailor a class to the students who are there at the time. Sometimes this works out very well and sometimes the students leave with looks on there face that tell me they have no idea what just happened.
Well I think I will just continue to experiment and let things flow.
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