acarya

Today was week 7 of teaching a lunch-hour Iyengar beginner class at work. On average I introduce 1 or 2 new poses each week. Especially in the beginning, repetition is a great learning tool. I think too many new poses would just confuse the beginning student. At the same time, I work towards 1 or 2 more challenging poses, to keep the students interested. Ardha Chandrasana or Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III) are good challenging poses for beginners.

"The acarya (teacher) gives you one quarter, one quarter comes from your fellow students, one quarter comes from your own intelligence and one quarter comes from the passage of time."

Manu

(From the book Yoga Touchstone by Norman Sjoman)