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Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship (with bonus CD)
Donna Farhi
ISBN 1-930485-17-4 | $16.95
Paperback | 7" x 9"
book 192 pages; CD 74:20 mins
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Contents
Introduction
Part I
Understanding the Teacher-Student Relationship
- The Sacred Role of the Teacher
- What Is a Yoga Teacher?
- Yoga Teaacher 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
- Summary
Part 2
The Ethics of Professional Yoga Practice
- 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 Amplificaiton
- 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
- Protocol for Handling Complaints
- Opening Doors
Part 3
Teacher's Workbook: Resolving Ethical Issues
- A Working Model
- Stages of Intervention
- Sample Ethical Inquiries
Appendix: Yoga Sutra of Patanjali Sourced
Notes
Index
Bonus CD: "Holding a Heart in Our Hands"
Hear Donna Farhi speak about yoga ethics at Yoga Spirit 2002, a yoga conference in Lake George, New York. 74:20 minutes.
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