Thank you for spending the summer with me to think about the inter-relationship of our practice and our teaching.
Here is a closing gift for you - a 20 minute practice that attends to your subtle anatomy. We begin with yin yoga before moving onto tapping and Nadi shodhana pranayama. You may want a bolster, blanket, eye pillow, essential oil, and anything else you enjoy. Use a rolled up blanket or block if you don’t have a bolster.
With love,
Kathryn
Whether you want a new website or refreshed approach to social media or it’s peripheral right now, this talk still may be helpful in honing how you think of your teaching as service and what value it offers.
You’ll need a workbook for this talk:
This month we are asking ourselves how to stay motivated and inspired in our teaching - an energy hurdle that every teacher faces if they teach for long enough.
This month you have one video lecture, one handout, and one practice. The video lecture has no visuals and is also available as audio-only.
If you want a little more time to write your biography, here’s a short video and a couple of templates to help you get started. I’d love to see them and will happily give feedback! Below are two downloads for you:
This month we are brainstorming and beginning to create our offering. Whether this is strictly a brainstorming activity or something you’d like to realize, notice how parameters inspire questioning, which in turn requires creative responses.
This month you have one video lecture, one handout, and one practice. Enjoy!
If you’re interested, these are the microphones that I use with some information about how/when and a couple of tips.
Free audio editing software: Audacity
Audacity Workshop: On YouTube
Hindenburg audio editing software: Journalist
This month we are focusing on establishing the foundation of inquiry - asking ourselves why we are here, what we hope to get out of the program, what we may like to create, and doing a little self-inquiry and inner guide development.
To feel confident and stable in your offerings, you must have a strong relationship to practice. Let’s talk about how you can make that happen when time is scarce and ways to deepen when it’s abundant.
This month you have one video lecture, one handout, and one practice. There are a couple of notes on practice in your handout.
For practice, you have the option of playing music from Apple or Spotify with a pre-made playlist. Of course, you are welcome to play your own music or practice without.
Kathryn is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Gravity and Levity Mentorship Program
Time: This is a recurring meeting
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83167056260?pwd=ZjlYN3FYR1BzZFdUNmdZM0JUaEFJZz09
Meeting ID: 831 6705 6260
Passcode: 226585
Hello yogi!
Welcome to the Gravity and Levity Mentorship and Business of Yoga Program! This is the only yoga program I am leading until September, and I so look forward to our cozy sangha (community) of inquiry over the summer.
The course is located on a private website - link and password below. This page is only for registrants of the Chair Yoga course, and will be available to you for 6 months after the course closes.
Site Access: http://intelligentedge.yoga/gravity-levity
Password: mentorship2021
The course begins on Thursday May 27 with our first evening of discussion.
Live Sessions: 6:30 - 8 PM May 27, June 24, July 22, & August 19 on Zoom
Self-Paced Content: Each month will have a video lecture and reflection sheets for you to work through in the time between. The reflection sheets will be provided in colour and black and white for you to choose your preferred printing option.
Month 1: Inquiry - evaluating our personal practice, strengths and challenges through Ayurveda, and asking ourselves what we’d like to get out of this time.
Month 2: Exploring - developing ideas for yoga work.
Month 3: Planning - forming a plan for what comes next.
Zoom hosts our online sessions. You need to download the Zoom software to access the session. Links will be posted to the course website closer to our first evening. Note: out of respect for fellow students, we ask that you do not screen shot our Zoom sessions.
These live sessions are conversational times to develop relationships, ask questions, and explore yoga as practitioner-teachers.
So looking forward to spending this time with you!
Warmly,
