AYI^® Teaching Concepts

In this type of class the aim is to explicitly introduce the participant to various aspects of the Yoga practice. This means these classes are the ones the teacher has to prepare the most for. Before class the teacher should be clear on what he wants to teach and what types of students most likely will attend. "Each class is prepared by the teacher before hand and has a clearly defined didactic aim!"
Such classes typically are attended by beginning students to gain an understanding of the yogic ideas, concepts and the practice of Yoga itself.
These beginner classes are called "AYI Basic" or "AYI Beginner" Class.
The teachers job is to think about what is interesting for the beginning student and work out a clear theme for the class connected with a didactic lesson.
These classes are also valuable for experianced students to familiarize themselves with certain aspects of the Yoga practise. For example alignment or the hand stand could be interesting for an experianced student as well as the yogic philosophy and wants to learn more about it in class.
These type of classes are called "AYI Precision" ord "AYI Technique". In parts the title of the class conveys already the subject e. g. "AYI Restorative", "AYI Aerial" ...
An experianced Teacher can tailor classes for special needs such as "AYI prenatal", "AYI Kids", "AYI Seniors".....

Like the AYI Precision Class the AYI Led Class also is directly conducted by the teacher. This class could be described as a special version of the AYI precision class.
In comparison to the Precision Class the Led Class has one rudimentary theme only. The announcements of a teacher are reduced to the very minimum. The aim of this class is to practice as a group in one rhythm. The teacher leads the student through the traditional Ashtanga Yoga sequence.
Because it is expected that the students are basically familiar with the sequence, the announcements are fairly simple for the teacher. For the attending student on the other hand far more experience is required by him or her participating in an AYI Led Class. Especially in the Traditional Form it's very important that the student knows his/hers customized modifications.
We differentiate the "AYI Basic Full Form" from the "AYI Traditional Form"

Here the practitioner is cared for individually by the teacher while practicing in a group.

Mysore Style is the next logical step for the student after visiting a few AYI Basic classes. Here he develops his individual practice. Besides learning the traditional sequence, he becomes also familiar with the customized modifications of each posture tailored to his abilities. When questions or challenges raise the teacher provides the necessary support in form of personalized or therapeutic sequences.