Tiger Woods The People's Champion

over the weekend I watched a master at work, a master by the name of Tiger woods. Tiger, I hope, is an inspiration to a massive amount of people around the world and is just a joy to behold. I truly believe that he is the best golfer to have set foot on this planet and am confident that he will soon beat the record of Jack Nicklaus who won eighteen major titles.

I have learnt a great deal from Tiger woods and I feel that we can all benefit from not only watching this man but also to listening to what he has to say. He is a true champion, possibly the greatest champion and we can all learn from him in our quest to achieve success.

After winning on sunday, Tiger woods spoke about some of the other professionals from the game of golf. He did not mention any specific names but just about the players in general. He stated that, in his opinion, not all of the golfers treated the game as a sport and that he had felt as fit and raring to go on the last hole on sunday, as he had done on the first hole on Thursday. In contrast to this, he could see in front of his own eyes, other players seemingly wilting in the heat.

The additional effort that Tiger woods puts in each day via his own fitness regime, really paid off when it mattered in this tournament. To be a real champion you need to go that extra mile, to work harder than your fellow competitors.

I am now using this and other comments from certain champions from various sports to help me to achieve success in my own life.

I am never going to be a Tiger woods but am confident that I can be a champion within my own little world.

My advice to other people would be to not only watch sport but to try to learn from all the champions that you watch.

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More Communication Skills for Yoga Teachers

When Yoga teachers gather in a workshop to hear a lecture about communication - what is the first topic that comes to mind? Is it cueing skills, voice inflection, or when to ask a student for permission to assist? Those are important issues for anyone who teaches Yoga, but lets take a look at many more areas that could use some work.

Communication is a two way street. How can we exchange ideas if students are made to feel stupid for asking questions? Granted, Yoga classes cannot operate like an open forum, if you have a lesson plan in mind, but a student who is experiencing pain should not have to feel bad for asking about it. Nor should he or she have to wait until the end of class to ask an impatient teacher about his or her pain.

listen Empathically: When a student asks a Yoga-related question during class time, the Yoga instructor present, should listen to all of the details. There are times when a Yoga student asks questions, which are on the mind of many more classmates.

For some Yoga students, it takes a lot of courage to ask a question in a group setting. Some students ponder questions for days before asking them. Their heart rate may rise because it took courage to ask the question.

With all this said, listening is a primary communication skill. As a Yoga teacher, you are respected by your students, so do not violate a trust by bolstering your ego. The key is to listen intently, because you may have questions of your own, which will result in a deeper answer.

Who becomes a Yoga students best teacher during hatha Yoga practice? His or her body, and mind, must eventually be the best Yoga teacher. If not, we have failed to give our students the gift of self-realization. To go further: Yoga students must learn to think for themselves. If they are dependent on a Yoga teacher, all the time, then our teaching method is flawed.

Why do I say this? If a student is not present for Yoga practice, we must make him or her gently aware of it. There is no need to make students dependent on us. Good students will always return to Yoga class.

Yoga must still be practiced after our students have rolled up their mats. breathing, walking, talking, eating, posturing, and acting with mindfulness, is the sign of a Yoga practitioner. All of the amazing physical feats are nice, but any flexible Pilates student, dancer, gymnast, or martial artist, could do the same.

Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / aura Publications

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga Teacher training at: aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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