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.
RYT-200 vs. RYT-500: Which Do You Actually Need?
Wondering whether to get your RYT-500? Here’s what RYT-200 and RYT-500 really mean, when 200 hours is enough, and when a 300-hour training earns its place.
Online Yoga Teacher Training: How to Choose the Right One
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive online yoga teacher trainings isn’t random. Here’s how to tell which one will actually prepare you to teach.
Yoga Off the Mat: Yoga Philosophy for Everyday Life
Sage and co-author Alexandra DeSiato talk about their new book, Yoga Off the Mat: why they began with death, how a one-minute practice can change your day, and what it means to bring yoga into the rest of your life. Plus an invitation to the free live book talk on July 16.
The S.E.R.V.E. Method: How to Teach Yoga with Confidence Instead of Scrambling
The S.E.R.V.E. Method is my five-step system for planning and teaching yoga classes—Structure, Experience, Repeat, Vary, Evolve—so teaching lives inside your comfort zone instead of feeling like a performance.
The 6–4–2 Framework: A Simple Structure for Sequencing Any Yoga Class
The 6–4–2 framework is my checklist for balanced yoga sequencing: six moves of the spine, four lines of the legs, and two core actions, covered over the course of every class you teach.
What to Do After Your 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (Your First 90 Days)
You finished your 200-hour training and you’re staring at the question every new teacher asks: now what? Here’s your first 90 days, week by week.
Comfort With Comfort: Lessons from J. Brown Yoga Talks
Sage catches up with J. Brown two years on: selling her stake in the studio, the pandemic’s push toward a membership model, her new book Yoga Off the Mat, and why comfort deserves as much practice as discomfort does.
Yoga Alliance CEUs: Which Continuing Education Actually Matters?
Most continuing education never makes you a better teacher. Here’s how to spot the CE that’s worth your time and money—and the trap to avoid after your 200-hour training.
When and How to Use Sanskrit in Your Yoga Class
Sanskrit isn’t the test of a real yoga teacher. Service is. Here’s a student-centered framework for how and when to use Sanskrit in class.
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.
