Teaching Yoga, Second Edition - by Mark Stephens (Paperback)

About the Book

"This classic resource covers fundamental topics of yoga history and philosophy, as well as each of the 11 major styles of contemporary yoga. There is also practical advice for every stage of the teaching process, including tools for teaching 108 yoga poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation."--

Book Synopsis

The bestselling guide for yoga teachers and trainers, revised and updated--a comprehensive Yoga Alliance-aligned manual of asanas, breathing techniques, yogic foundations, and more.

Revised and updated, Teaching Yoga by yoga expert Mark Stephens is one of the most popular resources for new and experienced teachers, and has been a trusted guide since its publication in 2010.

This classic resource covers fundamental topics of yoga history and philosophy, as well as each of the 11 major styles of contemporary yoga. There is also practical advice for every stage of the teaching process, including tools for teaching 108 yoga poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation.

The 2nd edition--adapted to meet the needs of the modern yoga teacher--features:

• Updated sections on yoga history and philosophy
• Discussions of trauma-sensitive yoga
• Coverage of cultural appropriation, racism, and sexism in yoga
• An inclusive approach that expands beyond the traditional vinyasa flow style
• New photos and illustrations
• 1-page summaries after each chapter
• An extended list of references for further learning

Developed to meet 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools, Teaching Yoga is ideal for use as a core textbook in yoga teacher training programs.

Review Quotes

"Stephens has given us a tremendous gift with this new edition of his esteemed book, Teaching Yoga. In addition to the nuts and bolts of teaching yoga ... Stephens points us to the middle path between technique and daily experience, tradition and evolution, the wisdom of the teacher and the heart of the student. I've been teaching yoga for nearly fifty years, and I learned so much from it."
--CYNDI LEE, founder of OM yoga Center, Buddhist Chaplain, and author of Yoga Body Buddha Mind

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:

"Teaching Yoga should be in the hands of every teacher and dedicated student."
--SEANE CORN, yoga teacher and founder of Off the Mat, Into the World

"A brilliant merger of traditional wisdom with contemporary rigor and insight. It should be on the shelf of everyone who loves the practice of yoga."
--Sally Kempton, Yoga Journal's former "Wisdom" columnist and author of The Heart of Meditation

"Comprehensive, deeply insightful, and chock-full of tips and techniques for teaching and doing yoga ... required reading for yoga teachers, teacher trainers, and serious students alike."
--Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad, coauthors of The Passionate Mind Revisited

"Teaching Yoga is an urgently needed manual in the arsenal of aspiring yoga teachers."
--GANGA WHITE, founder of White Lotus Yoga Foundation and author of Yoga Beyond Belief

"Teaching Yoga is friendly, well-thought-out, helpful, clear, and tremendously thorough ... exactly what is needed to help a growing teacher teach at his or her best."
--ERICH SCHIFFMANN, author of Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness

"A real offering to yoga teachers, providing practical tools and inspiration for the path that embraces all forms of embodied yoga. Enjoy this great resource and dive deeply into your own transformational process of teaching yoga."
--SHIVA REA, leading instructor of Transformational Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance

"Yoga luminary Mark Stephens has written a book that embodies Hatha yoga itself, offering a highly informative guide for all yoga teachers. This comprehensive and scholarly guide is now required reading for our teaching staff."
--MARY LYNN FITTON, founder and director of programs at The Art of Yoga Project

"Fifteen years after starting a successful movement to bring yoga into inner city schools, prisons, treatment centers, and veterans' facilities, Mark Stephens is back with a treasure trove of wisdom and insight drawn from years of training teachers for success in those settings as well as more traditional yoga spaces. Teaching Yoga is destined to be a classic that every yoga teacher and student will consult for years to come."
--JAMES WVINNER, yogi and cofounder of Yoga, Tribe, and Culture