How To Judge Your Yoga Teacher
You want to join a YTT but you're not sure if your teacher trainer is legit? This checklist helps you determine the quality of your prospective YTT leader. The more boxes your teacher checks, the better they are. An excellent yoga teacher will check all the boxes.
How To Judge Your Yoga Teacher
You want to join a YTT but you're not sure if your teacher trainer is legit? This checklist helps you determine the quality of your prospective YTT leader. The more boxes your teacher checks, the better they are. An excellent yoga teacher will check all the boxes.
Written by:
Jess Rose
Read time:
2
min
YOGA TEACHER SCORE CARD
Multiple styles
Do they teach classes in more than one style of yoga?
Yoga beyond stretching
Do they offer meditation, breathwork, chanting mantra or other yogic practices?
Effective cues
Do they give clear instructions that you can follow easily? And do their cues help you deepen your practice and get into new poses over time?
Helpful advice
Do they offer specific advice in response to specific questions?
Pose modifications
Do they cue multiple ways to perform poses going from easier to more advanced?
Use of props
Do they teach students how to use props to make poses more accessible?
Creative sequences
Do they surprise you with creative sequences and flows you've never done before?
Knowledge bombs
Do you learn new things when you go to their classes? (About the yoga tradition, human anatomy, the subtle body, outdated cues or other interesting subjects)
Yogic worldview
Do they translate personal experiences into interesting themes that help you understand yoga and live a more meaningful / joyous / empowered life?
Good explanations
Are they able to explain difficult concepts in simple ways?
Inspiration
Do they inspire you to become a yoga teacher and evolve as a human?
YOGA TEACHER SCORE CARD
Multiple styles
Do they teach classes in more than one style of yoga?
Yoga beyond stretching
Do they offer meditation, breathwork, chanting mantra or other yogic practices?
Effective cues
Do they give clear instructions that you can follow easily? And do their cues help you deepen your practice and get into new poses over time?
Helpful advice
Do they offer specific advice in response to specific questions?
Pose modifications
Do they cue multiple ways to perform poses going from easier to more advanced?
Use of props
Do they teach students how to use props to make poses more accessible?
Creative sequences
Do they surprise you with creative sequences and flows you've never done before?
Knowledge bombs
Do you learn new things when you go to their classes? (About the yoga tradition, human anatomy, the subtle body, outdated cues or other interesting subjects)
Yogic worldview
Do they translate personal experiences into interesting themes that help you understand yoga and live a more meaningful / joyous / empowered life?
Good explanations
Are they able to explain difficult concepts in simple ways?
Inspiration
Do they inspire you to become a yoga teacher and evolve as a human?
YOGA TEACHER SCORE CARD
Multiple styles
Do they teach classes in more than one style of yoga?
Yoga beyond stretching
Do they offer meditation, breathwork, chanting mantra or other yogic practices?
Effective cues
Do they give clear instructions that you can follow easily? And do their cues help you deepen your practice and get into new poses over time?
Helpful advice
Do they offer specific advice in response to specific questions?
Pose modifications
Do they cue multiple ways to perform poses going from easier to more advanced?
Use of props
Do they teach students how to use props to make poses more accessible?
Creative sequences
Do they surprise you with creative sequences and flows you've never done before?
Knowledge bombs
Do you learn new things when you go to their classes? (About the yoga tradition, human anatomy, the subtle body, outdated cues or other interesting subjects)
Yogic worldview
Do they translate personal experiences into interesting themes that help you understand yoga and live a more meaningful / joyous / empowered life?
Good explanations
Are they able to explain difficult concepts in simple ways?
Inspiration
Do they inspire you to become a yoga teacher and evolve as a human?