Concrete ground, large muscles, bikini's, beach views, pool-side and sand.You wouldn't necessarily think those words and that set-up would be conducive to a yoga class, but that happened to be my first time teaching yoga - and boy did it shed a new perspective. Halfway through my yoga teacher training course, a handful of us were relaxing by the pool exchanging stories about our lives as well as we came in the yoga world, when some young men, intrigued by the massive gathering of girls, approached us. Possibly the traffic source out that had been all there on the yoga teacher training they requested fast pick-up lesson which mostly seemed for you to become only for humoring us. I looked in the one who was most interested to learn a pose or two, and upon seeing his extremely muscular physique and especially strong upper body, I figured it best to gradual. With such large muscles, and most likely a stiff body I initially thought, I didn't to help scare him wonderful friends off from yoga just up till now. So I demonstrated an easy forward fold, what us in the yoga world called Uttanasana. Muscles equaling to inflexibility is often a common stereotype mind you, but never let it fool you as it did me. To my surprise his hands went straight down towards the ground. After his very professional foreword fold, names like sun salutations and downward dog were rolling off his tongue.I was caught off guard, but rather excited that he had some insider expertise in what goes on in a yoga class. In the next moments, encouraged by our course instructor who was enjoying watching us 'teach', a fellow student and I were demonstrating yoga to three young men on concrete ground the particular hotel pool. Five of us, muscular guys and girls in bikinis, counseled me saluting the sun care. The sun salutations had gotten their blood flowing and our new 'students' were excited. They wanted to try handstands and challenging arm hold positions. Thinking concrete wouldn't viewed as good idea attempt that on we moved to the sand on the beach. From eight angles, to handstands, crows, and forearm stands, it any lot of fun watching the boys try out alternative ways of getting into poses and falling out. A half hour later, all sandy, but glowing with the flow of energy surrounding us, my fellow teacher student and I had booked ourselves our students to join us in the afternoon of the following day for their second, but more proper lesson. Taking on the first real student from a studio environment, can be nerve-wrecking. Questions are running through the human brain - will my students enjoy the practice? What house suddenly forget what they are called of poses or even the sequence? And worst, what if the practice goes overtime or isn't even long enough? Truth be told, most students won't be too bothered about the actual names of the poses initially, the succession or the length of the course, they are looking for someone to guide them the practice that generate them feel effective. Just breathe deep, instruct them a sequence you like to practice, share your experiences of ways to best get perfect into a pose ,where you feel the stretch exactly where there is the gaze should be. The secret undeniable fact that yoga itself may do the rest for you. Before their holiday ended, the boys found themselves in two more classes with anyone. These classes were coated using a bit more seriousness, just because they were 60-minute sessions in a studio with wall space, proper flooring, and even yoga mats, but muscles and all; the boys were very inspiring. Definitely the actual yoga lessons to heart and believing in its benefits, they've got continued with their practice since returning home after their holiday. I learned designed by experience that muscles don't translate into inflexibility. Plus having a muscular box and strong core allows one to more easily hold incredibly weight up which means arm holds and handstands can be less of a challenge is not proper technique. It would be a lot of fun teaching these young men. They were so eager discover more and due to that I was less nervous to show them postures and sequences that is very likely for one way time anyone is education. At the end of savasana, the boys emerged glowing with satisfaction for having focused on breathing and stretching the limbs, as well as controlling their minds for easliy found . moment in their travels. Inside same light, it lifted my spirits by presenting me with newfound confidence in my own ability to instruct and opened my eyes to the power of yoga energy that will naturally spread through people if you only open more than it. ===============