How to choose a yoga venue and instructor

Because of the popularity of yoga, various yoga practice venues have also emerged. However, our understanding of this sport that came from India is limited. Coupled with the driving of commercial interests, many yoga venues are not scientific and formal, and the phenomenon of fish mixing with pearls can be said to be common. As consumers, how can we find an effective and truly beneficial practice place that suits us?

No. 1. Ventilation

The practice environment for yoga requires that it be as close to nature as possible. Of course, it is difficult to achieve this when practicing yoga indoors, but at least ventilation conditions are necessary. Many yoga venues use enclosed spaces and only use one or two air conditioners to ventilate and adjust the indoor temperature, which is very unfavorable to the health of yoga practitioners.

No. 2, Cleaning

Cleaning requirements include cleaning of the venue and cleaning of yoga equipment. A good environment can bring a calm and happy mood to the practitioner. At the same time, when practicing yoga, many students will leave a lot of sweat due to their heavy physical exertion. If they are not cleaned in time, a large number of bacteria will breed and reproduce on the yoga mat, which will not only cause the yoga mat to emit a very unpleasant smell., more seriously, it will cause students to contract skin diseases.

No. 3, Light

When practicing yoga, we require appropriate and soft light. The light should not be too strong, otherwise it will not be conducive to students 'concentration. However, too dim light is not good, which is not conducive to students in the back row observing the teacher's movements, and may lead to substandard or mistakes in the students 'movements.

No. 4: Noise

Practicing yoga requires a quiet and comfortable environment. Before formal yoga courses start, special personnel will "clear the area", and special personnel will also patrol outside the classroom during the course to avoid unnecessary sound interference. The noisy environment is not conducive to students entering meditation.

Netizen asked: Should beginners choose a professional yoga class? Or is it a yoga class at the gym?

Because you have never been exposed to it, and as a beginner, you may not know much about the movements you can't do, such as what you can't do during your physiological period, or what people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or cervical discomfort can't do. So go to some professional yoga studios or find some professional teachers to teach you! Otherwise, you can easily get hurt

Warm tip: When choosing a yoga venue, it is best to refer to the principle of proximity

The so-called proximity principle means that when choosing a yoga venue, on the premise that yoga venues are relatively formal, it is best to choose a venue that is relatively close to the scope of your regular activities (such as company or home). Because yoga requires frequent practice, if you are an office worker, you don't want to take several buses home every time you finish practicing yoga!

As the yoga hot wind blows, yoga instructors begin to exceed demand. However, there is currently no authoritative certification body in China. The certificates held by coaches appearing on the market are generally issued by certain associations and clubs themselves. There is no valid certification by management departments and authoritative organizations, and some coaches do not even have certificates. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of good and bad, and that there will be no shortage of people. How to choose the right yoga instructor?

No. 1, emotion

Yoga is a practice that relieves movements and calms emotions. Yoga teachers are also responsible for the task of bringing students 'emotions into yoga practice situations. Therefore, when teaching courses, yoga instructors must be calm and peaceful, otherwise it will be difficult for students to develop deeper spiritual understanding. Good yogis have a pious attitude towards yoga, which can be seen at a glance.

No. 2, tone

The tone of a yoga instructor must not be as excited as that of a trainer such as aerobics, which is necessary to mobilize the atmosphere of exercise. In addition to explaining the movement skills to the students, every sentence of the yoga instructor must also help the students enter the mood of yoga practice, which requires that the tone must be gentle and guiding.

No. 3, Clothing

A coach wearing fashionable tights to class does not mean that his yoga skills are not good, but I think that teachers who truly understand and love yoga must be completely relaxed from the heart to the body. (This article is for reference only.)

Netizen asked: The more difficult a yoga teacher can do, the better?

That's not true. The main difference between yoga and acrobatic dance is that the movements of yoga are fully in line with sports medicine, while acrobatic dance is done for the sake of beauty at the expense of harming the health of the performer. Therefore, it is fundamentally wrong to teach yoga with dance and acrobatics. For coaches, we must first ask their professional knowledge, such as what they think yoga is, and what movements are safe and effective. How to distinguish yoga movements from acrobatic dances. What are the three necessary conditions for safe and effective actions, etc. The second thing to see is to ask the coach what he originally does. Coaches who have switched from dance acrobatics usually have beautiful postures, but because they don't start from yoga, they can't guide members in yoga.

Warm tip: What suits you is the best

What kind of yoga is the best? What suits you is the best. First of all, he is a professional coach. He cannot be an aerobics, Latin dance instructor or ballet teacher, nor can he be a person engaged in other industries who uses his spare time to teach yoga. Secondly, he truly loves yoga and pays attention to his own practice and replenishing yoga knowledge. Finally, he has a loving and exemplary physique. Yoga and him are inseparable...(Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)