Body Awareness and Alignment in Yoga Teaching
The Art of Saying It So They Actually Feel It If you’ve ever stood in front of a room full of yogis and said something like “engage your core,” only to be met with blank stares or wildly different interpretations (someone holds their breath, another tenses their shoulders, and one person just clenches their jaw), then congratulations — you’re a yoga teacher. Welcome to the high-wire act that is teaching alignment and body awareness: one part science, one part poetry, and one part trying not to scream, “No, not like that!” Because here’s the truth: precise, embodied instruction isn’t just about keeping students from face-planting in bakasana. It’s about helping them access their own felt sense of the pose — safely, effectively, and (if we’re…
