Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers: Tools to Inspire Creative and Connected Classes

by Tanja Mickwitz

Overview

Considering yoga philosophy, mythology, poses, and nature, Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers provides guidance in how to skilfully theme yoga classes with greater depth and give students meaningful ways to integrate yoga into their lives beyond the mat.
The book encourages autonomy of interpretation whilst also providing questions and exercises at the end of each chapter to help inspire ideas and form a synergy of practical application and creativity.
Essential for both yoga teachers and trainees, this book allows them to create more meaningful yoga sessions and hone their teaching ability to provide a more memorable and holistic learning experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787756878
Publisher:	Singing Dragon
Publication date:	10/21/2021
Series:	Yoga Teaching Guides
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Tanja Mickwitz, E-RYT 500, is the first Rasa Yoga Teacher Trainer in Europe and leads trainings and CPD workshops for yoga teachers. She is a Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals and a senior teacher at The Life Centre. She has also served as a teacher trainer at YogaCampus. She currently lives on the South Coast of England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
My Story
1 What is 'The Art of Theming'?
2 The Gateways to Theming
3 The Theming Lotus - your map to a fully integrated class
4 Sthira Sukham Asanam - theming through the gateway of philosophy
5 The Goddess Saraswati - theming through the gateway of mythology
6 'Warrior not Worrier' - theming through the gateway of the subtle body
7 Open your Heart - theming through the gateway of asana
8 Carried by the Breath - theming through the gateway of personal story
9 Full Moon Practice - theming through the gateway of natural cycles
10 Going forward...
11 Your personal overall theme - your deeper 'why'
References
Resources

Editorial Reviews

In her book Tanja cleverly manages to encapsulate the beauty of theming a yoga class in an accessible, explorative and inviting way.
With her tenderness she guides yoga teachers along the richness of the creative mind beautifully weaving in the magic that yoga holds.
A must have for yoga teachers!

Ayala Homossany

What a gift Tanja Mickwitz's book, Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers, is for the yoga teaching community! It is an absolute must for new teachers upon completing a teacher training. It is a valuable jewel for the seasoned instructor seeking new inspiration to prevent burnout and languid classes. Her unique method of theming will open your creative juices to raise the level of any class, even if only one of the multiple suggestions is applied. I highly recommend this book, it is wonderful!

Jeanne Heileman

Theming is what makes a yoga class come into it's own and offer the full creative and healing potential of this beautiful practice. Tanja Mickwitz has generously shared in this book a guide for how to make your classes unforgettable, transformative experiences that go way beyond asana. If you have ever had the chance to participate in Tanja's classes, you will have felt the depth of her practice and her eloquence as a teacher to open your body, heart, and soul. The gateways she offers in this book will expand your own understanding of your yoga as a teacher, and offer your students ever deeper ways to connect with their truth.

Amisha Ghadiali