You may have moved area or are wanting to start yoga. What do you look for in a yoga teacher? Before you do anything be honest with yourself. Are you looking to improve overall strength, flexibility and general well being?

Over the last few weeks I have been asking my yoga classes 'what is your favourite yoga pose?'

What if somebody said you could have your heartfelt desire. You would think they were mad.

Great you want to teach yoga to adults with learning disabilities. Welcome to a very special and rewarding yoga teaching career.

If you are planning to work collaboratively with the NHS (National Health Service) or large organisations with your yoga work a more in-depth risk assessment is required.

Why should I need a risk assessment for my yoga class? Is it complex and difficult? Where do I start? After many years working in the NHS as a senior nurse and managing risk registers I have simplified risk assessment and tried to demystify what it actually entails. If you are a yoga teacher who teaches yoga within a studio, there should already be a risk assessment in place completed by the owner or manager.

Why do we do sun and moon salutations as part of our yoga practice? Are we welcoming the sun and moon? A question put to me in last week's yoga class. My answer was brief and I thought warranted a fuller explanation.

I love this topic mainly because it's so true! It resonates with me. I couldn't find a yoga teacher course for adults with learning disabilities that suited me. I wanted a course that covered all learning disabilities not just a select group. So I started writing everything down that I was learning from my students and my collaborator with an aim of writing our own course.

In any yoga class there are people with different abilities and levels of experience. Teaching yoga to adults with learning disabilities is no different. These are the 5 key areas to consider to ensure a successful yoga class.

Why is teaching yoga to adults with learning disabilities so enjoyable? Imagine being with a group of people who are full of positivity, only see the good things in people, laugh, encorage each other and enjoy each others company. Seems like paradise and certainly lightens the heaviness in our hearts that the daily grind of life often brings.

So you've qualified as a yoga teacher now what? You probably have a thirst for knowledge and are eager to learn as much as possible about yoga. Take a deep breath, relax and focus. In yoga we are all students, not one person knows everything.

Starting your own yoga classes can be quite daunting. Finding a suitable venue even more so. I've complied 5 key points to consider when looking for your ideal space for a yoga class and identified potential areas to think about and learn from my mistakes!