How does repetition help your students learn?
How does teaching repetitiously allow things to land overtime?
Howâs does teaching repetitiously allow evolution in the student as we meet the same teachings at different ages, stages, views and life experiences?
How could repeating ideas, classes, posts & concepts help you?
Saying the same things in different ways over and over is the hallmark of any teaching. Itâs how we learn to tie a shoelace, itâs how we learn our times tables, itâs how we learn movement.
As a yoga teacher, you pour so much energy into crafting thoughtful class plans, impactful phrases and inspiring lessonsâbut what if you could get more mileage, reps, out of that effort?
Think of this not as âsaving time,â but as plugging energy leaks. Instead of constantly starting from scratch, agonising over being fresh, inventive or creative – try repurposing the gems youâve already created.
How?
For instance, a class theme youâve developed can also become a social media post, part of a client newsletter section, or even the seed for a workshop.
A thoughtful analogy from your teaching can transform into a journaling prompt, a piece of long-form writing, or a new short cue that brings fresh insight into your studentsâ practice.
Even the photography or imagery youâve already used can offer something newâtry cropping it, adjusting the focus, or pairing it with different text to highlight another angle.
By repurposing, youâre not just saving energy; youâre creating deeper impact through intentional repetition and layered understanding.
Teaching at its heart is finding different ways to say the same thing effectively. ( I literally just used this exact sentance in the first paragraph)
Repetition allows your students to integrate concepts more deeply, and when you revisit an idea from multiple angles, it increases the chance of it finding an access point.
Start with a small focus: choose a single pose or philosophical concept to highlight, then flesh it out with a word bank, analogy, or theme that weaves through your classes.
Condense that idea into short, bite-sized insights for social media or a client newsletter, or expand it into a long-form blog post or workshop.
Where else could this content live?
By thinking in terms of condensing, compacting, expanding, teasing out threads, youâll find new ways to breathe life into your teaching and create continuity in your work.
Is it worth remembering that the best weightlifting training techniques is repetition and a simple routine of the same few exercises.
The best grounding in dance is the basics perfected over and over again and Pilates classically has a set repertoire to be refined.
Where has Yoga lost itself in this endless need to entertain and create?
So rather than agonizing over something completely new, revisit what youâve already poured your heart into and ask: How can I reframe or refine this for the month ahead?
Is this something you could do today? New image with old words or vice versa? Pull a post and write it on a white board for clients?
If it feels wrong, or doesnât sit right with you not to be constantly fresh let me share what I have seen this week.
I follow the skin guru Caroline Hirons. The last week of January she announced a new product was coming. Thatâs it, not weeks of buildup, not overly prepping the lunch just a couple of notifications. Then we saw the product launch. Then we saw some content around the product itself, what it was and why you might need it.
We saw tutorials on how to use it most effectively and this was repeated in my emails as a subscriber, on social media, podcasts, interviews and videos.
So how does that translate to you and your classes, private sessions, digital content, retreat or whatever it is you sell?
You donât need to reinvent the wheel, use what you have and I think now, at the very beginning of the month, is a really good time to have a biscuit break and see if you could weave this idea through the months work.
Taking it back to Caroline Hirons we might be seduced by a fancy new product and its packaging but this can often lead to over consumption, wanting more and more shiny new things to feel pleased but does anyone even notice? Is it all just to make you feel good? ultimately whatâs the hero in the bottom of your make up bag, the thing that you get out time and time again that you can rely on and are loyal to? Can you see where Iâm going here?
You donât need to keep coming up with mind blowing posts, topping the last creative class or finding something new to say or teach.
Reuse. Recycle. Repurpose.
Regain time. Get off the hamster wheel by learning to condense and expand what you already have, say and teach.
Youâll be surprised how far your original effort can go when you contribute time to what you care about rather than caring about newness all the time.