Tip 2: Do not set your playlist on shuffle Being a yoga teacher is a job and we should take time each week prepping not only our class sequences but our class playlist. In fact, a bad playlist can ruin the mood or vibe of a yoga class. The fact of the matter is, just by playing music doesn’t automatically make your class better. Making a yoga playlist takes time! It might sound silly but sometimes I’ve spent as much time curating my yoga playlist as I did working out my class sequence. When that happens, the music doesn’t add value to your class it just detracts from it.īelow are 5 great tips to help you craft your next killer yoga playlist! Tip 1: Take the time to work on your playlist If you treat your music like an afterthought it will sound like an afterthought and your students will pick up on that. My general rule on this is: if you are going to play music in your classes you need to take the time and effort to craft and curate the right music for the mood you are trying to elicit. Her answer to me was “I never liked making new playlists and a student of mine called me out on it.” From that moment on she stopped playing music in her class because it was obvious that it didn’t enhance her classes in any way. I once asked a good yoga teacher friend of mine why they didn’t play music in their classes. The Best 5 Tips for Crafting the Perfect Yoga Playlist By Patrick Franco Yoga Classes, Yoga Teachers No Comments