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.\n\xa0\nEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:\n00:00 Introduction\n00:53 A comparison between teaching in person and online\n08:35 The unexpected benefits of teaching online\n10:29 The benefits of livestream classes (vs on-demand)\n18:11 The business of teaching online\n22:31 Things that don\u2019t work well in online classes\n29:37 Why it\u2019s best to start with a single class vs a full schedule\n31:24 The types of classes that tend to do well online\n33:18 Different approaches to demonstrating in online classes\n35:28 The art of verbal cueing and how to improve your cues\n41:20 The role of touch in yoga and how to substitute touch online\n49:15 Lily\u2019s class planning process\n54:35 Why the limits of teaching online are also the benefits\n\xa0\nEPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES:\nLily Dwyer Begg Yoga\nFollow Lily on Instagram @lilydwyernbegg\n\xa0\nLINKS AND RESOURCES:\nFollow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource\xa0\nJoin the Yoga Teacher Resource email list\nJoin the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group\nLearn more about the Impact Club\nLeave a review on iTunes\nAsk a question for the podcast on the Yoga Teacher Resource website or on SpeakPipe