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Teaching Yoga Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship

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ISBN-10: 1930485174

ISBN-13: 9781930485174

Edition: 2006

Authors: Donna Farhi

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Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.01" wide x 8.94" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Understanding the teacher-student relationship
The sacred role of teacher
What is a yoga teacher?
Yoga teacher as mentor
Ethics and ethical behavior
Archetypes : how the teacher lives in the student's mind
Yoga teacher as healer
Yoga teacher as priest
Yoga teacher as parent
Yoga teacher as lover
Transference, countertransference, projection, adoration, and emulation
Disenchantment with the teacher and renegotiation of the relationship
Healthy boundaries
The teacher's social, personal, and sexual needs
Summary
The ethics of teaching yoga
Teacher training
Training programs
Certification
The dangers of charisma and the pitfalls of fame
Medical concerns and making unfair claims
When to send a student to another teacher
Class numbers
Class numbers for workshops and intensives
A word about amplification
Ethical class structures
Class levels
How we communicate with students
Adjustments and touching
The power of words
Codes of etiquette
Boundaries
The ethics of money
Refunds
Work-study and scholarships
Appropriate dress for the teacher
Appropriate dress for the student
Foul language
Confidentiality
Speaking about other teachers or methods
Ethical codes
Protocols for handling complaints
Opening doors
Teacher's workbook : resolving ethical issues
A working model
Stages of intervention
Sample ethical inquiries
Yoga sutra of Patanjali sourced