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During this stage, the teacher is the authority or coach. The learner is entirely dependent on the teacher. This stage requires coaching with immediate feedback, drills, informational lectures, overcoming of deficiencies and resistance.

In teaching yoga during this level, the instructor may model yoga poses for the student as the student watches and takes note of what the instructor is doing. Then, they may have the student practice each pose, giving them feedback and correcting any mistakes immediately as they occur.  The instructor may ask the student to practice the same routine poses repeatedly, while they give immediate feedback and correct any mistakes.

During this stage, the learner will not attempt yoga poses prior to the teacher modeling the pose and being there to give immediate feedback.

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If learners are in the "interested" stage of learning how to do yoga, the teacher's role is to be a motivator and a guide. This may look like facilitating new and fun opportunities to practice yoga. May look like: full moon yoga, yoga at the park, yoga on the beach or goat yoga.

These engaging opportunities will allow yoga learners to "apply the basics in an interesting way" - stepping out of the traditional yoga studio but still practicing the same yoga routine and poses.

Since these yoga classes are still highly structured and teacher-directed, the teacher continues to "assist with development or learning strategies" and inspire learning. For the new yoga atendee, this will also look like setting goals for their own yoga practice. These might include: improve balance, gain flexibility or even practice mindfullness. Based off of these goals, the yoga instructor can tailor the yoga practice and instruction to the individual needs and goals of the yoga students.

Once learners in this stage become confident, they are more willing to leave the traditional yoga setting and move to a more unique setting such as yoga outside. This continues to build motivation and skills while allowing the educator to serve as a guide.

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At this stage the learner has become "engaged" in learning. The learning experiences thus far have led to improved confidence and self-efficacy in mastering basic yoga skills in a variety of settings.

The educator now becomes a facilitator and partner with the student as she moves toward self-directed learning. The instructor may find a variety of ways to facilitate application of the student's new yoga skills. For example, she may  assign the student a task to develop an introductory basic yoga session for children or first time yoga participants. The instructor could provide feedback on the proposed lesson and help the student refine the script and poses taught during the session.

The developed session could be recorded for analysis by the class with the teacher facilitating discussion on the student's connection with the participants and the accuracy of the  technical aspects of the yoga poses. This feedback will serve as basis for continued refinement of yoga skills.

To increase the students confidence and proficiency the educator could then  connect the student with experienced yoga instructors at a local studio and/or provide examples of a video resources. These resources could be utilized as the student self-directs their a learning strategies to improve flexibility and strength.

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Yoga For Flexibility Stretches 20 Minute Workout For Beginners To Feel Good

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In this stage, learners feel able to plan, execute, and evaluate their own learning, and the instructor serves in a role of mentor and consultant. A self-directed learner would be able to build on their experiences to create their own learning experiences.

At this point, a yoga teacher would step back and encourage their students to guide their own learning. A way to do this would be to offer open-ended workshops in which the teacher steps back and allows learners to guide their own practice. In these workshops, the teacher would be present for consultation but allow learners to work through their own yoga practice. This might include trying out new poses, working on poses that they knew and wanted to improve on, or guiding themselves through a yoga flow.

At this stage, a yoga learner may begin to develop a home practice that does not require them to attend a teacher's classes. The teacher at this point would be available for consultation if the learner has questions or needs guidance on any new discoveries made through their home practice.

Yoga teachers can also provide autonomy by no longer guiding learners through a scripted flow. An example of this is a video in which there is no voice-over guidance. One example of this is the way that Adriene Mishler, a popular yoga teacher on YouTube, always ends her 30-day yoga programs with an unscripted video. This allows learners who have followed the program and studied the principles of yoga poses to apply what they have learned on their own. At the same time, she is still going through a yoga flow in the video, so the person watching can use the video for reference and guidance as needed. (Example linked below.)

Another way a yoga teacher might be involved with a yoga learner at the self-directed learning phase is actually to serve as a mentor as the learner decides to pursue their own yoga teacher training. Many people who practice yoga eventually choose to take on a yoga teacher training program as a way of exploring the philosophies and dynamics of yoga. The yoga teacher becomes a mentor to their student as they study the practice. The teacher can also use this to create opportunities for their student to share their learning with others by inviting them to lead their own yoga classes and demonstrate learning to new yogis.

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Dedicate - Day 30 - Liberate  |  Yoga With Adriene