Beginner training plan
Your first classWith a beginner I always ask what their actual needs and goals are and go from there. A quick breakdown of how you use your breath and slow gentle, alignment focused movement to start so they get a feel for things in their own body. I will go as slow as necessary to make sure the student understands the postures and where they should be feeling the alignment in their body.
Class 2-3Building off the previous lesson, we can build out and introduce new poses from there, or stay with the focus from the first week so they get muscle memory working for them. I can typically repeat a sequence a few times so the student really grasps it.
Class 4-10I’ll assess where they are. I’m not going to just push them further if they aren’t ready. My main concern is meeting students where they are at, not rushing them to an end goal before their body is ready. But typically after about 6 sessions students start to really get a feel for it and what it’s about, and even if I’m adding new sequences or give them new challenges to work with, it’s nothing so far out of their realm that they can’t handle it.
Class 11+Always building, always learning, always improving. This isn’t a race. It’s a building of momentum toward a steady practice that they can take and do on their own or with others with confidence .
Youth players
Working with kids
