Hi everyone, I have been teaching yoga for several years now but very “green” at hot yoga. I love it already after only teaching 3 classes and the Hot Yoga Masterclass manual has been a godsend!
My question relates to the timing of the poses – I have one hour, including savasana. I have tried using a stopwatch, which was awkward and required me to take my attention off the students and focus too much on my watch. I tried using a wristwatch with a second hand, casually checking to make sure times are relatively consistent. Both times I found myself in a slight panic at the end of the standing series because it took so long and then I had to rush through the floor series to get the class on the floor in time for a needed savasana. I was doing 2 sets of each standing pose and then one set of each on the floor.
Does anyone, have any feedback on this? There are several options – one is to only do one set of standing postures, holding the poses for longer (45 sec or so each). Another option is to cut out a few poses, but I don’t love that option. Obviously a shorter savasana, again I don’t love and I keep it to 5 min as it is.
I hope I don’t break any Yoga Laws here (heehee); but my inclination is to skip the second set on the standing postures that are one legged each – ie., Eagle, Tree, Balancing Stick, Head to Knee pose. Just seems like we spend a lot of time on those poses doing each leg twice. But, usually the second set is where I introduce a variation – ie on Eagle, the hinge forward; on Tree, the Toe Balance.
What is everyone’s opinion on this? This is not a hot yoga studio – Hot Yoga is just one of the classes offered here – so there is no “rule” other than to finish up within the hour.
