Manuel Oria on Teaching Yoga

Leadership and Yoga

Join me, Shawna Krueger and my guest, Manuel Oria, for an episode on the art of teaching yoga. Manuel is my OG Ashtanga teacher, an international yoga teacher trainer, and a musician.

Tune in to hear practical tips on creativity and comfort while teaching, setting class rhythm, comedy, taking risks and delivering an experience that is truly authentic. Plus, some good laughs as Manuel shares some stories you can’t miss.

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:21 Quitting my job to train with Manuel and becoming a full-time yoga teacher.

04:15 Agenda.

04:46 Teaching yoga as an art form and service.

9:50 Starting teaching yoga and reading students.

11:50 Who to take feedback from?

14:00 How to get comfortable in front of the room, natural talent versus gaining confidence over time.

17:00 Detaching from what a yoga teacher “should” be.

24:00 Reinventing yourself on the spot to teach ANY group.

27:30 Taking risks while teaching and comedy in class.

35:00 What’s a yoga voice?

38:00 Rhythm in class.

44:00 Ashtanga yoga.

47:00 Experience, theory and mistakes.

49:00 How to know when you are ready to teach.

52:30 Simplify it, and really put some groove in it.

53:50 What makes an excellent yoga teacher.

55:00 Billboard message: Let your practice speak for itself. Don’t say, do.