Facts About Successful Yoga Teachers (part 4)
By Paul M. Jerard Jr.
In the last part of this series, let’s pick up where we left off about success as a teacher. With regard to attracting, and keeping your students, it is not easy to do both. Many teachers focus on bringing new students in the front door, without considering the more important needs of their “established students.”

Do you have survey forms for your students? You should – and also give them a reward for their participation. They are helping you learn what they want, and this is something you cannot afford to speculate on. This is one of the many ways your students become your teachers.

Once you sit at the front of the class, and begin to teach classes, you can no longer visualize a class as a student. This is why I like to visit classes that are taught by my staff. This gives me a unique viewpoint, and I can better understand what a student may require from his or her instructor.

However, this is not enough; and many of us need some true feedback to clarify what is needed within the studio or ashram. You are not really a client or a student anymore, so it is difficult to visualize their point of view.

In turn, tell your students the truth about everything. Tell them about the realistic expectations of practice. Let your students know what is expected of them. students should know that

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