Category: Yoga

Yoga is not just another form of exercise, but rather it is a way to lead your life! It is a complete philosophy of life not wholly based on philosophical values but also on scientific principles and can be efficiently used for healing and self-realization process. Yoga is the tool that unites our mind, body, and soul guiding us to a new path leading to a composed body and balanced state of mind. However, it is a process that can both make or break you! Teaching yoga is not just a duty but also a responsibility. It all depends on the right direction. So how to become a yoga teacher? Here are the two steps:

#1 Find a mentor: 

When you try to teach something to someone else you should have the answers to all the “whats” and “whys” that may arise and for that, you must have the knowledge of the subject yourself. That means that you have to explore the subject deeply. Yoga is art so uncomplicated that if practiced under good supervision, a few sessions are enough to get a precise idea of the dos and don’ts of yoga. But at the same time if not done properly even the common yoga poses can cause serious injuries like nerve damage, torn cartilage, and strokes among others! You should take courses in varying yoga forms to understand which style works best for you. Also, the style of teaching may vary by facility and teacher. So you should pay attention to these styles to identify which style suits you the best.

Yoga instruction is all about the interaction between the teacher and the student, the more good it is, the better results it will bear. You should probably do a little research about the mentor before you select the course because a mentor helps an aspiring teacher to learn about various teaching techniques and forms of yoga. Also, they help in finding the style that defines you the best.

#2 Complete a Yoga teacher training course 

One could always get the idea what to do from anywhere-be it the internet or the CDs of yoga available almost everywhere nowadays, but it is all about explaining the process, about how to do it. Moreover, this is the fact that draws the line between the effective teachers from the rest. Learning how to “align” properly is something that needs an “expert eye” which can only be achieved through the yoga teacher training courses. Yoga teacher training includes coursework in anatomy, physiology, instructional techniques, and yoga philosophy. You can gain hands-on experience by observing teachers and their teaching styles. Many schools adhere to the guidelines set by Yoga Alliance for 200-hours and 500-hours teacher training programs. 

You should network with your teachers, classmates, and faculty to get the knowledge about the field you are stepping into. Competition among yoga teachers is strong in some areas so you should take a unique approach to make yourself stand-out in the crowd.

Yoga is a highly scattered market which is spreading rapidly, and that has studios opening up on nearly every next block around you to accommodate the increasing number of the practitioners. So you should be well aware of the competition you are stepping into!

Drug addiction has a very high relapse rate of over 40%, which is why women’s drug rehab centers are pursuing holistic treatments to increase the chance of success in terms of the recovery process.

In the sense that alternative treatments offer a break in the monotony, patients are more incentivized to attend the sessions. There are so many holistic methods employed by different rehab centers, among these are:

1. Massage
2. Acupuncture and acupressure
3. Herbal medication
4. Outdoor therapy
5. Nutritional therapy,
6. Biofeedback
7. Meditation and yoga

Yoga Poses That Can Actually Help You While in a Women’s Rehabilitation Center

1.Child’s Pose or Balasana – This entails the woman to bend down on the knees and sitting on her feet. Her toes should be touching together while the heels remain separate. After which, you will bend down to touch your forehead to the floor in front of you without breaking your pose. Hold for five minutes while your breathing remains relaxed. This apparently helps release the tension and makes you feel safe.

2.Camel Pose – In this yoga pose, you will bend your knees which are parallel to your hips and heels up. You will then lean back as far as you can as you lift your skin up the sky. The goal is to rest your palms on your heels. Hold this position for about a minute, making sure to relax your breathing. This pose will supposedly help flush the trauma from your shoulders and hips.

3.Savasana – This is also called the corpse pose.  As the name suggests, you lie flat on your back with your legs apart. Your arms are also flat on the floor to each side of your body. Relax your jaw and then exhale and inhale deeply. Visualize an energy that passes through your body and flushes out all the toxins. Try to focus on that energy and let your mind go blank. Hold this position for about 20 minutes to half an hour.

4.Sarvangasana – Also called the all members pose. This will reportedly help your digestion as well as ease up the tension in your neck, shoulders and lower back. You start by lying flat on your back. Put your legs together and slowly raised them up until you can no longer do so. Support your back by placing your hands on your hips. Fair warning, however, since it puts a lot of strain on the neck, take care to do this if you have a prior injury to that area.

5.Paschimottanasana – This pose is also known as seated forward bend. The English translation might seem awkward but that’s literally what you are going to attempt to do. You start by sitting down with your extended legs together and parallel to the floor. Your toes should be pointed up. Inhale while you raise your arms up then exhale before bringing them back down towards your toes. The objective is to put your head in between your knees. This will supposedly help center you with the added advantage of preventing constipation.

But you do the yoga a disservice if you limit to just these five poses. According to the ancient texts, there are 84 basic poses, but they can be modified with one yogi doing more than 1,000 in all! Doing yoga in a women rehabilitation center is a good way to center your mind and body, practice meditation and flush all the stresses away.