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急に臆病になってしまったり、緊張のせいか「自分になんか出来っこない」・・・なんて、自信をなくしてしまう時って、顔に「タコ」がくっついているんですって(そう、あの8本足のタコさんです♪)

タコがくっついているから、前が見えない。
だったら、タコを顔から外してから、前を見てみましょう!
(こっそり、顔からタコを外すジェスチャーをしてみるといいそうです。)
眺めがよくなりましたか?
自信と勇気が湧いてくる気がする・・・はずです!

(タコさんを外しても)自分に100%自信を持つって、なかなか難しい事です。今月号のヨガジャーナルにあったある面白い記事を、私風にアレンジして、ちょっとご紹介。

「自分に自信を持つには?」

*何事も、事前に細かく準備することが大切
*失敗した事をいつまでも悔やまない
*相手とのアイコンタクトを忘れない(3〜5秒間)
*一つのことだけでなく、色々なことを経験してみる
(人とたくさんの経験をシェア出来るようになります)
*自分のしていることに責任を持つ
(誰かに言われたからではなく、自主的に、そして自分が納得出来るように)
*日々の練習
(人とコネクトするためには、まずは深いレベルで自分とコネクトすることが必要)

以下は、ヨガジャーナル10月号の記事(英文)です。興味のある方、どうぞ読んでみて下さいね。ヨガティーチングだけには限らない良いことが、たくさん書いてあります。


How to Build Self-Confidence

Matkin, Loureiro, and Huang all agree that there are no hard-and-fast rules for boosting teachers' self-confidence. It's a process that involves serious, sustained self-inquiry, as well as a willingness to make mistakes and learn from them. But these teachers do offer a few tips for cultivating self-confidence:

Get out of your own way. Matkin says that learning to let go of the need to get external approval is what gives him a clear view of himself and his role as a teacher. This clear view builds his confidence in his abilities to deliver the teachings of yoga.

Be prepared. Both Loureiro and Huang are believers in the power of preparation to boost self-confidence. Loureiro points out that this is especially important for new teachers, or for teachers who are new to a studio or style. "It sounds obvious, but if you take time to think about the class, write it out, get there half an hour early, set the music, and so on, then you can focus on students rather than worrying about forgetting something," she says.

Don't belabor your mistakes. If you cue a posture incorrectly or miss something in class, don't make a big deal out of it, says Loureiro. "A mistake isn't a big problem—just keep moving forward so that students can stay focused on their experience."

Meet your students eye-to-eye. Both Loureiro and Matkin note that talking to students before class, even if it's just to say hello, is a great way to establish rapport and diffuse nervous energy before the session begins.

Get off the mat. "For me, it's important to have a really rich and full life outside of my teaching," Matkin says. "When I can share with the class what's really going on [in my life], it's a huge boost for my self confidence—when I feel like I can be myself, that's a really good thing."

Own it. Be fully responsible for your teaching," says Loureiro. "Not, 'I'm doing this because my teacher said to,' but 'I own this, I'm doing it because it makes sense to me.' Having a sense of ownership gives you that sense of self-confidence."

Maintain your own practice. Ultimately, says Huang, self-confidence is about honesty with yourself. To cultivate that confidence, you've got to spend time on your own practice every day, connecting with yourself in deep way so that you're grounded and authentic in front of a class.

"Everyone has a unique gift," Huang says. "Self-confidence is about figuring out what that gift is and bringing it to the mat, every day."


ん〜、久しぶりの夕焼け。明日は青空が戻ってくるかな。

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by kickpop | 2009-10-31 13:17 | 癒し