- Aim to learn during each class. We teach better when we are a part of the process
- Give honest feedback by changing the process instead of just do this or that. Understanding is key to continuous learning.
- Look for slight adjustments to the perception of ability instead of leaps and bounds so people can grow instead of developing a crust.
- Do the work for the climb instead of making it about the work itself. Doing pushups well will only get you so far.
- Appreciate your students as people. Aim to free them instead of guiding them in your way.
- We are not linear creatures. Give your students a chance to be comfortable not knowing. It is indeed a state of mind.
- Aim to give your students the nourishment they need instead of what you wish to give.
- Love what you teach so it is not work but devotion in practice.
- Practice your strengths and your weaknesses in your own practice and with your students. Be honest.
- The basics make up everything. Keep going back to them to find new deeper understanding. Going away from the basics ends up in being lost in the work.
It is a great privilege to teach.
