Ethics in teaching and touching during asana adjustment.pptx

Ethics in teaching and touching during asana adjustment

Yoga philosophy emphasizes deeply on the practice of Yama. Yama are personal codes of ethics for practicing and teaching yoga.
It includes: Ahimsa – Nonviolence, Satya – Truth speaking, Asteya – Non stealing, Apahgriha – Non possessiveness, and Brahamacharya – Abstinence or rightful use of energy.
These ethics create a safe environment for the students and clears the intentions of teaching of yoga.
The teacher should teach what is true to their knowledge and not beyond their expertise.
They shouldn’t push the student in a way that can be harmful for the student, physically, mentally, or emotionally.
The teacher should be aware about the functional anatomy, contradictions, and the risk factors for practicing yoga and help to strengthen to student’s practice. Touching to correct alignment is an important part of teaching yoga.
However, it should always be consented by the student and the teacher should ask for consent before approaching the student.
The teacher should not touch the student blindly, randomly, forcibly, meanderingly, and inappropriately. The touching should only be to correct the alignment and providing support or stability in an asana. The consent needs to be valued at all times.

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2. Ap a h g r i h a – N o n po ss e ss i ve ne s s, a nd B r a h a m a c h ar y a – Ab s t i ne n c e or r i g ht f u l us e of e ne rg y .

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5. fo r c o n s e n t be f o r e a p p r o a c h i n g t h e s t u d e n t .

6.  The sh ou ld t o u c h t e a c h er n o t the studen t b li n d l y , r a n do m l y , fo r c i b l y , m e a n d e r i n gl y , a n d i n a pp r op ri a t e l y . Th e t o u c h i ng s h o u l d on ly b e t o c o rr e c t the

7. a l i g n m e n t and p r o v i d i n g s up p o rt o r sta b il ity in an asana . T h e c o nsen t need s to b e v a l ue d at a l l t i m e s.