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.
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.
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.
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.
How to Build a Mindfulness Community Around Your Yoga Teaching
You don’t need an app or a big personality to build a mindfulness community around your yoga teaching. You need a reliable container, a repeatable plan, and a few small rituals that invite connection without demanding it.
Good for Her: The Three-Word Practice for When Comparison Steals Your Joy
A three-word practice—“good for her”—can loosen comparison’s grip and open space for real joy. Here’s how maitri works, on and off the mat.
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.
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.
