There is a spectrum of yoga instruction from rigid (e.g., Bikram) to freestyle (e.g., Steve Ross). The evil genius of rigid instruction is “optimization,” always the same, perfectly constructed sequence.
If it is always same, what is the instructor’s role? They typically don’t demonstrate the poses; They usually just give the same rapid fire instructions every class.
Why not record the instructions and play them back? This would free the instructors to give individual feedback to the students.
A similar approach works in academic classrooms. No one should deliver another intro psychology lecture. They are all available online. It is a better use of class time to replace lecturing with feedback-dependent activities, for example presentations, projects, or testing (both formal and informal).
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