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  Post contributed by Zack Pasillas Driving through any major city, it’s common to see the bumper sticker, Do no harm. Most agree with this idea in the general sense, as yoga teachers we’ve committed to passing on the yoga tradition, so it’s important to know what actually puts nonviolence (ahimsa) into action?   You may think that every yoga teacher magically becomes nonviolent through their 200 hours of teacher training, but this brief time is just the start to

1) Be available in a timely manner. Arrive early enough that you can set up the space you will be teaching in. Make time to create space between you as a disjointed human and you as a self-connected yogi. The observation part of teaching starts when someone enters your class. This means, make sure you understand your location’s protocol. When they come in, you need to look up from your computer, stop stocking shelves or whatever else you’re doing as