Recently I saw this posting in a Facebook group for Certified Baptiste teachers. First off, this is David's first post to the group and my reaction was along the lines of "WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS AS A TOOL UNTIL TODAY??" What an amazing first post!!!! When I thought it couldn't get any better, Brittany posted a video of a version of the timing tool she'd gotten from a friend who was part of the Fit To Lead program. The beginning of the Journey Into Power timing clock is designed to be rotated to wherever the class start time is!!
Then as if that wasn't enough, Alice posted her clock face charts for 75 and 90 minute JIP class timing! Her clock face timing didn't include the Release portion of JIP so I took the liberty of taking a minute here and there from the other portions of JIP to give some time to Release. It's a portion of JIP I often find myself "not having enough time for".
I took these various clock face timing tools and re-created them in Photoshop so that if you want to make your own rotating clock timing tool, you can! These JIP timing "clock faces" can be printed on transparent film (either for laser jet printers or ink jet printers), cut to fit the clock face blank (below) and secure them together with a paper fastener in the middle of the clock. Then you can spin the class start time to any point on the clock face! Of course this is a guideline for JIP. Teach to what is happening in the room, but this clock face may help you strengthen your skill of knowing how much time is still available to you and your students.
60 Minute Journey Into Power
75 Minute Journey Into Power
90 Minute Journey Into Power
Blank Clock Face
60 Minute Journey Into Power on Clock Face
Now with YouTube video showing how it can look if you print these images on transparency film!
Journey
Into Power Timing
45
60
75
90
INTEGRATION
2
2
2
2
AWAKENING
6
8
10
12
VITALITY
4
5
8
10
EQUANIMITY
4
5
5
8
GROUNDING
4
5
8
8
IGNITING
6
8
8
10
STABILITY
2
3
5
5
OPENING
4
8
8
10
RELEASE
4
5
5
5
REJUVENATION
4
5
8
10
DEEP REST
5
6
8
10
-updated Nov 2019 after attending the weekend course: Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher Course.
Hi Jen, As a new Baptiste instructor I love referring to this post quite frequently. I was wondering what you'd recommend to turn JIP into a 30 min/ 45 min class. This time length has become popular with the boom in zoom yoga. P.s David was my mentor after YTT he's amazing :D
Keeping with the 'get them moving' I would say keep at least 3 Sun As and Bs (one pose, one breath, even in down dog) and omit the fingers to toes/palms to toes, eagle, tree, and flow through Grounding without holding. Reducing the rest periods (like the 5 breaths in down dog and the forward folds) will increase the heat in the student's body. They'll rest if and when they need it but you'll be allowing for flow even in a shorter class - especially when teaching to people on zoom. They're most likely not heating their practice space to 90F (which is what JIP is designed for and includes rest periods in the sequence), and as a result, quickening the pace of the practice will help generate heat.
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Write commentsHi Jen, As a new Baptiste instructor I love referring to this post quite frequently. I was wondering what you'd recommend to turn JIP into a 30 min/ 45 min class. This time length has become popular with the boom in zoom yoga. P.s David was my mentor after YTT he's amazing :D
ReplyKeeping with the 'get them moving' I would say keep at least 3 Sun As and Bs (one pose, one breath, even in down dog) and omit the fingers to toes/palms to toes, eagle, tree, and flow through Grounding without holding. Reducing the rest periods (like the 5 breaths in down dog and the forward folds) will increase the heat in the student's body. They'll rest if and when they need it but you'll be allowing for flow even in a shorter class - especially when teaching to people on zoom. They're most likely not heating their practice space to 90F (which is what JIP is designed for and includes rest periods in the sequence), and as a result, quickening the pace of the practice will help generate heat.
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