| Welcome | |  Yoga Therapy Monthly offers information and inspiration to yoga teachers who want to improve their ability to help clients heal, grow, and shine. From Aadil Palkivala, world-renowned yoga master and author, federally registered Doctor of Naturopathy, Ayurvedic Health Science Practitioner, certified Shiatsu and Swedish bodywork therapist, with degrees in law, physics, and mathematics. Aadil has been teaching yoga and training teachers for over 35 years. | | | | Teaching Hearing Impaired Students | | | Question: A woman with a hearing impairment has approached me to say that she would like to join my class -- and that she would feel more comfortable if she were able to read my lips as well as use her hearing aid. Do you have any suggestions on how to best integrate her into a class? Answer: I have had many students with serious hearing  impairments, and I place them in the front of the room. I am conscious to articulate my speech very carefully and clearly whenever they are in class, and I make a particular effort to look at them while I am talking so that they can see my lips. The situation simply requires you to be more conscious and careful of your position in the room. It is also best to look at the hearing-impaired student after each major teaching, to check for her face for understanding. If she's wearing a puzzled look, repeat yourself. While doing Savasana (Corpse Pose) in particular, I ask my hearing-impaired students to do the pose with their heads very close to mine so that they can hear more clearly (since they cannot lip-read in Savasana). I tell them in advance that i will gently touch them to let them know when Savasana is over. This way, they are not worried that they will miss the end and be embarrassed by remaining supine when others have risen. In short, you will need to remind yourself to become more alert and more sensitive when teaching hearing-impaired students. -Aadil Palkhivala | | Send us Your Questions | | | Because we want this newsletter to be informative and  applicable to you, please send us any questions of a therapeutic nature that come up in your yoga classes and practice. Please send your questions to: | | Therapeutics for the Low Back, Eyes, and More | | | A Four Day Retreat for Students and Teachers. Since continuing education is essential for yoga teachers, join  me as I share over 30 years of experience as we fine-tune the very foundational practices in asana and therapuetics. You will also have a chance to nourish yourself and your own practice. If you have never taken a workshop at Yoga Centers, I invite you to our studio, to learn why it truly is the Home of Purna Yoga--a beautiful clean studio designed to nurture your body, mind, and spirit on so many levels! If you cannot attend the entire weekend, you may pick and choose your favorite workshops! Healing the Eyes Thursday, Mar 19 Unmasking the Rogue Behind Low Back Pain Friday, Mar 20 The Five Vayus in Standing Poses Saturday, Mar 21 Bending Backwards Sunday, Mar 22 | | The Expansiveness of The Heart | | | An Excerpt from Fire of Love Our true state is neither giddy happiness  nor melancholy despair, but the equinamity that the inner smile represents, the equanimity that we, in yoga, call bliss. Happiness has "sorrow as its shade," but there is no antonym for yogic bliss. External circumstances bring with them joy and sorrow, but no circumstance can steal away our true nature, our inner bliss. Bliss is our natural state; it is our home. -Aadil | | | |
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