The Art and Science of Teaching Yoga Online - Part 2 with Lily Dwyer Begg

Transitioning from in-person classes to online can shake up every aspect of your teaching. When Lily Dwyer Begg dove headfirst into this process, she found greater clarity in her voice and a blossoming creative potential in her teaching. In this episode, Lily shares advice for the art of teaching yoga online including demonstration, verbal cues, class planning, and how to substitute direct touch. She also reveals some of the challenges and opportunities that arose when she stopped teaching at studios and started running her own platform.
 
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 A comparison between teaching in person and online
08:35 The unexpected benefits of teaching online
10:29 The benefits of livestream classes (vs on-demand)
18:11 The business of teaching online
22:31 Things that don’t work well in online classes
29:37 Why it’s best to start with a single class vs a full schedule
31:24 The types of classes that tend to do well online
33:18 Different approaches to demonstrating in online classes
35:28 The art of verbal cueing and how to improve your cues
41:20 The role of touch in yoga and how to substitute touch online
49:15 Lily’s class planning process
54:35 Why the limits of teaching online are also the benefits
 
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