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.
How to Structure a Yoga Class (Without Spending Three Hours Planning)
A yoga class works like a meal—four quarters served in order, wrapped in consistent bookends. Here’s the structure I’ve used for more than twenty years, plus the 6–4–2 balance check that ends the guesswork.
You Don’t Need a Soothing Voice to Teach Yin Yoga
A soothing voice was never the qualification for teaching yin—the skill set is. Here are the five coachable skills that actually make a confident yin teacher.
What to Charge for a 45-Minute Group Yoga Class
A 45-minute class is 25% shorter than a 60-minute class. Your rate shouldn’t be. Typical ranges, example math for three pay models, and how to price your expertise instead of your minutes.
Technology in the Yoga Room: Phones, Presence, and Consent
Phones, watches, and timers are part of teaching now. Here’s how to handle technology in your yoga class with presence and consent.
The Demo Trap: Why Your Students Stop Moving When You Stop Showing
Your students stop moving when you stop demoing—and that pause is the best feedback your teaching will ever get. Here’s how to wean the room off the demo, one chunk at a time.
Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers: A Practical Guide to CE Courses
Continuing education can be a stack of certificates—or a deliberate path from following recipes to running your own kitchen. How CE hours work, what good courses have in common, and how to choose yours.
When to Demo Yoga Poses (and When Not To)
Most advice about demonstrating poses treats it as an either/or. Here’s a more useful way to think about when to demo, when to stop, and how to do it without losing sight of your students.
Yoga Off the Mat: How Yoga Philosophy Shows Up in Everyday Life
In this live book talk, Sage Rountree and co-author Alexandra DeSiato unpack the ideas behind Yoga Off the Mat—the two arrows of suffering, doing your duty and letting go, secular spirituality, and how to practice yoga in a single minute.
What Is Yin Yoga? A Clear Definition for Yoga Teachers (Plus How to Teach It)
Yin yoga gets mislabeled more than almost any class you’ll teach. Here’s a clear, teacher-ready definition of yin, how to teach a full class, and how it differs from restorative—with three new videos to watch.
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.
