09: Useful Language + Our Scope of Practice with Guest Teacher Jules Mitchell

Dec 18, 2017

The practice and study of yoga is so vast that the more we all continue to study and teach, the more this question seems to loom taller and taller: what exactly is the job of a yoga instructor? To process this out loud with me, I invited my friend Jules Mitchell for a chat.

Jules has been teaching yoga for a decade, but her knowledge base doesn’t end there. Jules holds a Masters in Biomechanics, is a certified massage therapist, and is currently writing a book about it all. Through carefully chosen language, a deep understand of body mechanics, and a patience and wisdom that only comes from experience, Jules shows us how a roadmap for how we might continue to evolve as teachers.  

Today, Jules and I will tackle the tough questions, ask plenty of our own, and talk a little shop. If you are feeling stuck in your teaching, or ready for some fresh inspiration, this episode is for you.

More in this episode:  

• Jules talks about her initial training, and what brought her to study biomechanics and other disciplines.  
• What her movement practice looks like when she’s on the road.  
• We talk all about Jules’ book, Yoga Biomechanics: Redefining Stretching.  
• Jules gives us a definition of biomechanics and we talk about how it should impact our yoga teaching.
• Jules and I dig into the importance of the specificity of language and offering open-ended questions.  
• We breakdown the distinctions between yoga therapists and yoga teachers.  

Connect with Jules online here.