161 episodes
Beyond Yoga Teacher Training Sandy Raper
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5.0 • 20 Ratings
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Sandy Raper has been a yoga teacher, trainer, and mentor to yoga teachers for over two decades. She created the Beyond Yoga Teacher Training Podcast with a strong desire and passion to further support yoga teachers in their development and growth. Join Sandy as she shares stories, teacher tips, techniques and valuable insight into how you can be successful and confident while making teaching yoga a feasible lifelong career.
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Teaching Students How to Be Students
Welcome to Episode 153: Teaching Students How to Be Students with Host, Sandy Raper.
In this episode, Sandy shares insights through three specific lenses, understanding the importance of equipping and teaching students how to be students.
Episode Marker Highlights:
04:17 - Prepare to Teach: Students of the Practice
09:03 - Enhance Understanding: Three Lenses for Teachers
13:03 - Create a Supportive and Inclusive Experience
18:47 - The Importance of Learning Anatomy and Physiology
19:31 - Understand Human Design and Yoga Practice
21:44 - Inspire Lifelong Learning
22:43 - Explore Different Styles and Deepening Practice
23:39 - Remain an Ongoing Student
24:46 - Teach Yoga as a Transformative Journey
RESOURCES:
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Slow Down: Give Students Time to Do What You're Cueing
Welcome to Episode 152: "Slow Down: Give Students Time to Do What You're Cueing" with Host Sandy Raper.
In this episode, Sandy shares insight into how setting the "right" tempo significantly impacts the type of experience students will have in class.
Episode Highlights:
- The crucial role of setting the right pace to support achieving the flow state of being in a yoga class.
- How the teacher sets and sustains the tone and tempo of the class experience.
- The importance of developing trust within the context of tempo, rhythm, and pace in which teachers lead yoga class sequences.
- Three considerations when setting the rhythm and tempo of a yoga class.
- How to create an environment that supports students in finding balance, focus, and presence on their yoga mat without rushing through the practice.
RESOURCES:
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Spice Up Your Yoga Practice
Welcome to Episode 151: "Spice Up Your Yoga Practice" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy shares insight about the importance of variety with a "cross-training" approach towards your yoga practice.
Episode Highlights:
- Two main needs for long-term fulfillment and satisfaction in life.
- Exploring the concept of novelty and the importance of variety within your yoga practice.
- Unrest: what it is and how variety supports your ability to move from feeling unsettled in your yoga practice and life.
- How variety cultivates lifelong learning.
- Four key factors for implementing variety within your yoga practice.
- How yoga teachers can infuse variety within their class sequences.
Episode Reference:
Episode 76: 5 Keystone Habits for a Yoga Teacher
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Strategies for Enhancing Sequence Recall for Yoga Teachers
Welcome to Episode 150: Strategies for Enhancing Sequence Recall for Yoga Teachers with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy equips you with three specific strategies that will enhance your memory and recall function to craft confidence to lead and teach impactful yoga class experiences.
Episode Highlights:
- Three strategies for simplifying the recall process of yoga sequence plans.
- How the "chunk" technique brings ease to recall.
- Using active recall learning to enhance your retrieval of yoga posture sequences.
- The difference between memorization and retrieval of stored information.
- Understanding your unique learning style to enhance recall and long-term memory.
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How Anatomical Knowledge Creates Invisible Confidence for Yoga Teachers
Welcome to Episode 149: "How Anatomical Knowledge Creates Invisible Confidence for Yoga Teachers" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy shares insight into how anatomical knowledge supports students and yoga teachers
Episode Highlights:
- Three areas where anatomical knowledge impacts the development of 'invisible' confidence.
- How informed decision-making provides a level of assurance through anatomical knowledge.
- How anatomical knowledge fosters a trusting and supportive learning environment.
- How invisible confidence through anatomical knowledge enhances communication.
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Exercising Restraint in Sequencing Yoga Classes
Welcome to Episode 148: "Exercising Restraint in Sequencing Yoga Classes" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy, speaks to the vital aspect of sequencing and using restraint in organizing class sequences to reflect simplicity and symmetry.
Episode Highlights:
- Defining 'restraint' and a different perspective for organizing yoga class sequences.
- How restraint offers freedom for students and yoga teachers.
- Specific ways that restraint applies to preparing and organizing yoga postures within the context of simplicity and symmetry.
- Balanced symmetry and the benefits of practicing yoga poses within this approach to sequencing.
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Customer Reviews
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Episode 63… feeling the “real yoga” sting with you. We are all a community working with others to help bring relaxation and exploration of movement through mind, body, and spirit. I would agree it was said due to feeling threatened which is sad because there is so much yoga for everyone. I also agree it is best to keep space in what I like to call your “anger flask” so that you are an “actor” and not a “reactor”. Thank you for this Sandy!
Sandy’s BYTT Podcast, Every Episode is Relevant!
I just happened upon Sandy’s Podcast as a recommendation from Spotify. I have been listening to her podcast every day since Monday (November 7, 2022), and I’ve been listening to 1-3 episodes a day. Listening to the Podcast, I felt like Sandy was mind streaming all my thoughts and writing episodes on those thoughts. Sandy discusses meaningful topics that deliver insights and intentions about yoga. On Monday I started with Sandy’s more current episodes, so today (November 10), I started listening to the older ones. I got through 2, 3 and 4 while cleaning my house, and I learned so much. Sandy has valuable resources for all yoga enthusiasts, you will be happy that you listened.
A grounding & insightful resource for yoga teachers!
Sandy’s BYTT Podcast will help ground and steer you to hone in on your best qualities as a yoga teacher. Through her podcast Sandy’s insightful experiences spanning two decades of teaching combined with her natural ability and joyful personality to lead others in meaningful conversations. She introduces and explores topics that yoga teachers new and seasoned should be paying attention to, in order to enjoy an sustainable career and teach to the students they can best serve. I am an avid weekly listener and especially enjoy Sandy’s constant enlightening thoughts and encouragement to keep the emphasis on the teachings and to do the inner work for/and on ourselves in order grow or in Sandy’s own words, to EXPAND BEYOND! All episodes are valuable - begin from episode 1 but also go back an re-listen to the topics that resonate most because you won’t be disappointed. Thank you Sandy for sharing your gift and experiences!