a blog for curious yoga teachers
Here’s all my Sage advice for how to become (almost) everyone’s favorite yoga teacher. You’ll learn a transformative mindset shift: your students, not you, are the heroes of their practice. These posts will give you the tools, inspiration, and confidence to guide them—and see your teaching career flourish.
Bed Yoga Sequence: Teach This Hip, Shoulder & Spine Flow
Your students don’t need another flashy flow—they need a sequence they can actually use. This bed‑friendly routine opens hips and shoulders while gently moving the spine in all directions, and it fits as a warmup or a dedicated hip section. Teach it in class, then empower students to repeat it at home in under 15 minutes with clear cues and simple variations.
Thriving as a Yoga Teacher: What It Really Means to Be in Phase Four of the Yoga Teacher Success Timeline
Phase Four of the Yoga Teacher Success Timeline marks the moment when your teaching feels intuitive, confident, and joyful. Here’s how to recognize it—and how to keep growing.
How to Move Past Teaching Plateaus and Build a Thriving Yoga Career
Teaching plateaus aren’t a dead end—they’re a launching pad. Here’s how to embrace Phase Three of your yoga teaching journey and use it to grow your career with clarity and purpose.
Stop Overthinking Every Word in Yoga Class: The 3-Cue Rule for Confident Teaching
You aren’t being paid by the word. When you don’t know what to say in yoga class, say nothing. Here’s why saying less often accomplishes more—and the simple framework that changed everything for me after two decades of teaching.
The Mindset Shift That Transforms Your Yoga Teaching
Teaching yoga isn’t the same as practicing yoga. Here’s the mindset shift that transforms self-doubt into confidence and helps you truly serve your students.
When the Emergency Is Yours: A Guide for Yoga Teachers
Emergencies don’t only happen to students. Yoga teachers sometimes face their own sudden challenges mid-class. Here’s how to prepare, respond, and recover with clarity and care.
How to Become (Almost) Everyone’s Favorite Yoga Teacher: The SERVE Method + 6-4-2 Framework
Learn the SERVE Method and 6-4-2 Framework to stop Sunday night planning anxiety and start teaching yoga with confidence. Discover why student-centered teaching makes you almost everyone’s favorite yoga teacher.
Beyond Pigeon Pose: A Complete Hip Opening Sequence for Yoga Teachers
Move beyond pigeon pose with this adaptable hip opening sequence that takes you through all six moves of the spine in prone position. Perfect for yoga teachers who want to expand their toolkit and offer students effective alternatives to traditional hip openers.
The Reality of Leading Yoga Retreats: Lessons from Amy Boerner
Dreaming of leading a yoga retreat? Here are the real lessons from retreat leader Amy Boerner on what it takes to succeed—and what to avoid.
let me plan your next yoga class
Feeling uninspired when it’s time to plan? I’m here to help!
Trade me your email for my go-to yoga lesson plan with ideas for every minute. This is the class I teach when my energy is low—but it’s the favorite of my students from 20 to 80 years old! I’ll even give you tips on how to adapt it for various class formats.
