What Is Yoga Cueing, Really? A Sneak Peek Into the Course
Watch this preview to explore why yoga cueing is about much more than alignment instructions. You’ll learn how cueing guides movement and attention, explore five types of yoga cues, and discover a broader approach to guiding meaningful movement experiences.
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💬 Yoga Cueing From a Movement Science Lens – A Yoga Continuing Education Course
Duration: 3.25 hours | Yoga Alliance CE credit: 3.25 hours
Cueing is integral to what we do as yoga teachers – but effective cueing is about much more than giving alignment instructions or finding the “perfect” words for each pose.
This course brings together motor learning research, movement science, cueing philosophy, and practical teaching strategies to offer a fresh, nuanced framework for how we guide movement and attention through language.
You’ll explore the research on internal versus external cueing, why these concepts don’t always translate neatly to yoga, and how our cueing might shift depending on whether students are flowing, learning, exploring, or paying attention to sensation.
You’ll also consider how yoga teachers can offer clear, intentional guidance without micromanaging every alignment detail – and how this approach can support student agency, adaptability, and self-knowledge.
Throughout the course, Jenni uses practical yoga examples to illustrate how simpler, more accessible cueing can create meaningful movement experiences without sacrificing structure or intention.
This 3.25-hour course is divided into five parts:
What Is Cueing, Really? – 20 min
Expand your understanding of cueing beyond alignment instructions and explore five main types of yoga cues.Internal vs. External Cueing: Attentional Focus – 32 min
Learn what the attentional-focus research suggests, where its conclusions may have been overstated, and why neither internal nor external cues are universally superior.Why Yoga Is Different: Beyond the Internal/External Binary – 20 min
Explore why research focused on athletic performance doesn’t always map cleanly onto yoga and how cueing can support both flow states and learning states.How Movement Works: A Philosophy of Cueing – 72 min
Take a deep dive into self-organization, task, individual, and environmental constraints, and the principle of “teach the movement, not the muscles.” You’ll learn how to balance meaningful structure with flexibility while supporting students’ adaptability and agency.Clear & Effective Cueing: Practical Teaching Tips – 42 min
Apply the course concepts to cue density, cognitive overload, teaching beginners, accessible language, redundant cues, and the intentional use of silence.