As yoga teachers, there’s always a possibility that our students will misunderstand and/or feel confused by what we’re intending to communicate. Given this, one of the most supportive things we can do is develop a healthy feedback loop to assess whether what we are expressing is being understood the way we mean it and put into practice.  If you are a teacher, you probably already know that different schools of yoga express contrasting viewpoints on the nature of reality. Some are dualistic, suggesting that there is a physical dimension as well as a non-physical, or energetic, dimension of self. The aim of dualistic practices is to gradually transcend the physical and find equanimity with the “true” self. The focus of dualistic practices is on subtler forms of yoga, like meditation and pranayama, rather than strength and flexibility. Non-dual philosophies, on the other hand, suggest that the world we view as physical is made up of energy, or prana, that can therefore both influence, and be influenced by, our physical practices. (Read more at YogaInternational.com)