Yoga workshops are a way to showcase a variety of programs and let people sample classes that are available from your studio or online teaching website. Online programs have long been part of the Internet, almost since its inception. When the capability for sound and moving pictures was added to the world wide web, the ability to teach diverse numbers of people all sorts of things became possible – including yoga, martial arts, dance, and similar physical development endeavors.
Ten online yoga workshop ideas are: Introductory classes for beginners, prenatal yoga, postnatal yoga, yoga to adjust metabolism, yoga and meditation, hatha yoga, armchair yoga, yoga for teachers, yoga for families and learn to teach yoga classes.
These types of workshop ideas are what you might want to showcase for your online or even for your face-to-face clients to sample. This will give your clients an opportunity to explore your offerings before they decide to commit to a specific class. It gives both beginners and people who are experienced with yoga an opportunity to learn about the way you conduct classes, as well as people who are looking for specific activities a chance to learn what you are all about.
Ten Online Yoga Workshop Ideas
Prenatal Yoga: Most modern books on prenatal care agree that low-impact exercise is a healthy part of preparing for a safe, natural delivery. Key here is “Low-impact” and “Safe.” Mountain pose, downward dog, cat/cow, seated meditation, and side stretches are usually considered good. Avoid introducing poses that strain abdominal muscles, or lower back muscles. Meditation and practicing Lamaze breathing are excellent, as well as moderate strength building exercises. Expectant mothers should always check with their physician or midwife before beginning a prenatal yoga class.

Postnatal Yoga: a mother’s body has a lot of things to adjust to after the baby is born. It can be a real surprise to a first-time mother that her body does not automatically return to its pre-pregnancy size and shape. After the physician or midwife has approved a return to physical activities is a good time for the new mom to work on getting her body to something approaching pre-baby “normal.” Easy poses, such as seated meditation, mountain pose, downward dog, cat/cow, side leg lifts, and ankle rotations are good for easing back into post-baby activities. If you offer an in-studio version, try to provide childcare, and perhaps baby massage or early childhood yoga for the little ones as an added benefit.
Yoga to Adjust Metabolism: Nearly every stage of life brings changes. Adjusting your metabolism so that you are operating at your best is one of the side benefits of yoga. You might begin this class with a questionnaire about how or why a metabolic adjustment is desired. It might be for getting back into shape after childbirth, a car accident involving surgery, weight loss, regrouping from a lapse in an exercise habit, or it could be starting up an exercise habit that has never existed before. Since this class might include people at varying levels of development, you could suggest simple exercises such as mountain pose, downward dog, cat/cow, plank, or corpse positions. This is a good class to introduce meditation as a means of body awareness and a way of coping with changing habits, such as reducing caffeine or giving up smoking. For students who are returning to yoga, some more difficult poses could be added, such as three-legged dog, headstands, handstands, or crow pose. Returning students could also be encouraged to more advanced meditation methods, such as using mandalas as a focus for specific goals.
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Yoga and Meditation: Yoga and meditation go together naturally. Once the body is stretched, relaxed, and generally calmed through exercise, it is only a short step over into doing some mental stretching. For this class, you could offer mandalas that can be downloaded and colored, music recordings, and pre-recorded guided meditations for specific purposes such as weight loss, stop smoking, mental clarity, spiritual development, or focus. Premeditation physical exercises can be used to set the mood and help with relaxation and focus. Asana of the sun is excellent for this.

Hatha Yoga: Hatha yoga is all about breathing. Students might be offered a variety of yoga routines with recorded breathing prompts and reminders when they need to breath in, and when to breath out. Simple routines such as Asana of the Sun, followed up with mountain pose, downward dog, cat/cow, plank, three-legged dog, and similar easy poses can be an easy introduction. Hatha yoga, with its focus on breath, helps oxygenate blood and brain, making it easy to relax, move easily, and let go of the day’s troubles.
Armchair Yoga: This is a good offering for people who are unable to stand or sit to do yoga. There can be a variety of reasons for this, ranging from disability to being in a public venue where doing downward dog or even lion pose could attract stares. Furthermore, even those who normally do standing yoga can use modified poses such as armchair spinal twist or slow neck stretches to assist their working day. Music, recorded meditations, breath counting, and similar coaching that could be played through headphones or ear buds would be useful.
Yoga for Teachers: As anyone knows who has ever taught anything to anyone, teaching can be a high stress occupation. Yoga for teachers could be a relaxation session for people who teach. Or it could be a tutorial for people who want to teach yoga. Covering a simple routine such as Asana of the sun, followed by mountain pose, downward dog, plank pose, cat/cow pose, three legged dog, and corpse pose could be an easy way to do either. Make two recordings of the session, one for stressed out teachers, and one for people who want to teach yoga.
Yoga for Families: Anything a family can do together is good for family time. Make this one funny, doing a lot of silly poses like lion pose, which involves sticking your tongue out as far as it can go, and talk up the names of things like downward dog and three-legged dog poses. Be sure to demonstrate the poses, of course. If there is a parent experienced with yoga routines, doing plank pose with a baby passenger can be fun.

Learn to Teach Yoga. This one can be a little different. If someone wants to teach yoga, you can probably make the assumption that they do know how to do at least some of the poses. While there is not currently an organization that enforces credentialling yoga teachers, there is one that offers yoga teacher training and credentials. The course requires at least 200 hours of instruction. Instead of offering yoga poses, this class might be more about the business of running a yoga studio, where to take the classes to gain certification, and other details that go with setting up a business that teaches a physical skill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. A workshop is an opportunity for students to explore your instruction offerings before signing up for a specific class. It might include several short sample lessons about different areas but is not likely to go in depth about any of them. It is an invitation to your future students to visit your website or your physical location to get an idea of what your yoga classes are all about.
Not at this time. However, the learning that is imparted during the 200 hours of training could be invaluable to you. As an RYT (Registered Yoga Trainer) you can display the certification on your website. In addition, the 200-hour course includes instruction on the best ways to teach balance poses, a variety of other poses, and other valuable information for keeping you and your students safe during a physical endeavor.
The Yoga Alliance is an organization of yoga instructors. It has a code of conduct, a policy on the use of yoga terms, and requires members to renew their training every three years through continuing education. It also sets standards for yoga teacher education. Members pay a fee to the organization. It provides information and support for you and reassurance to your students that you know your stuff.
Absolutely yes! Even if your students are following along with you from home, you are teaching a physical activity. No matter how you caution them, there is always a risk that a student will overdo or push their body beyond reasonable limits. While it is to be hoped that you would never need it, you should have it, just as you should have liability insurance when operating a motor vehicle or giving financial advice.
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I’m a happy individual who happens to be an entrepreneur. I have owned several types of businesses in my life from a coffee shop to an import and export business to an online review business plus a few more and now I create online yoga business resources for those interested in starting new ventures. It’s demanding work but I love it. I do it for those passionate about their business and their goals. That’s why when I meet a yoga business owner in public at a studio or anywhere else I see myself. I know how hard the struggle is to retain clients, find good employees and keep the business growing all while trying to stay competitive.
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