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Teaching Skills
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Demonstrate the ability to accurately learn, retain, and effectively deliver the standardized Hot 26 dialogue to teach an all-levels class with clarity, consistency, and appropriate pacing, using precise verbal instruction and supportive communication while adapting tone, cadence and emphasis to support all level practitioners in a heated environment
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Demonstrate foundational knowledge of the 26-posture and 2-breathing exercise sequence, including correct order, intention, and general benefits
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Demonstrate the ability to provide safe beginner-level posture corrections using verbal and visual methods
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Explain the progressive loading principle across the spine strengthening series, the intention of each spine strengthening pose and how to address contraindications for students with spinal injuries, as well as explain the physiological adaptation for such contraindications
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Apply correct Savasana facilitation—guiding students into stillness with precise verbal cues for body position, breath awareness, and mental surrender—holding silence for a minimum of 2 minutes and transitioning smoothly into the sitting series without disrupting the energetic closure
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Explain the philosophical and pedagogical approach to modifications in Hot 26, distinguishing between temporary modifications for injury and permanent adaptations for anatomy, and articulate how offering modifications affects student trust, safety, and long-term retention
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Demonstrate understanding, safe practice, and instructional ability of at least 3 foundational pranayama techniques, in addition to those in the Hot 26 series, including proper breath mechanics, diaphragmatic control, pacing, and awareness of physiological response
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Identify the strength components of each of the Hot 26 poses and what muscles need to be engaged to ensure joints are protected, and explain how to address identified strength limitations through appropriate supplementary physical modalities such as preparatory strength work and mobility drills.
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Yoga History & Theory
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Identify the 5 Koshas and 3 Gunas by Sanskrit name and English translation, and state how each Kosha and Guna manifests in observable student behavior, practice quality, or energetic presentation during a Hot 26 class
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Identify the Sanskrit names for all poses in the Hot 26 series
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Identify the 8 limbs of Patanjali's Ashtanga path by Sanskrit name and English translation, and correctly match each limb to at least 2 specific observable applications within the Hot 26 class structure or teacher conduct
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Explain all 5 Yamas and 5 Niyamas as ethical and personal conduct guidelines, providing a concrete teaching example for each of the 10 principles as applied to studio environment, teacher-student interaction, or personal practice in the Hot yoga context
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Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics
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Apply proper alignment principles and foundational biomechanics within the Hot 26 methodology, identifing the most common anatomical variations appropriate modifications for each.
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Explain pregnancy contraindications in the Hot 26 poses and describe alternative modifications for each contraindication
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Identify the specific anatomical, physiological and psychological intentions of each pose in the Hot 26 poses
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Identify common patterns in bodies that deviate from a healthy neutral pelvis (e.g. lordosis, kyphosis, sway back and flat back) and how to individually correct students in the Hot 26 poses to help them repattern their bodies towards a healthy neutral pelvis
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Identify how poses can reinforce maladaptive patterns for individual students and be able to offer student specific modifications
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Explore how breath works in each of the Hot 26 poses to support each pose
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Discuss the value or disvalue of props and modifications for individual students and poses and how to empower students to modify poses safely for their body without the use of props.
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Lifestyle & Ethics
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Recognze and maintain clear professional boundaries with students that protect student autonomy, safety, dignity, and informed consent
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Identify heat safety including warnings of heat related conditions, how to assist and treat such conditions and how to observe/maintain heat protocols
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Analyze heat safety considerations specific to pregnant students, including core temperature limits, hydration requirements, and warning signs of overheating, and how to safely and effectively address such considerations.
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Explain the legal and financial structures relevant to yoga teaching, including liability waivers, independent contractor vs. employee status, studio rental agreements, and professional liability insurance, describing the purpose, key terms, and risk managed by each
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Understand how to live a Yoga centered lifestyle beyond training and how to always remain a Yoga student
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Analyze the power dynamics inherent in the hot yoga teacher-student relationship including physical vulnerability in the heat, the authority of the dialogue, touch protocols, social media boundaries, etc.
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