The teaching class is a combination of practice
and theory. You actually get to do the asanas.
But you also learn about the types of asanas,
the health benefits of each, preparation for
deeper postures, compensations required after
deeper asanas.
You learn about the chakras and which asanas
work on each chakra. You study hands-off and
hands-on assists and have a lot of pair work to
try it out. Finally, you need to apply all this
knowledge in a small class that you lead as a
teacher.
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES
As I’ve said, students come to take their TTC
at a variety of levels. So, everybody gets a
different experience.
Advanced students pay more attention to the
way instructions can be presented, hands-on
assists, philosophy bits they could include in
their own classes when they go and teach.
Typically, the more experienced students start
teaching right after the course. They came
ripe; they just need some guidance, some