If You Think Elite Athletes Want a Challenging Yoga Practice, You’re Going to Lose Them I’ve taught yoga to Division One college teams for over twenty years—including the UNC football team, now coached by Bill Belichick. And here’s what shocked me...
The other night, I had an extremely vivid dream that I was back teaching Spinning. In the dream, every bike was different, and I spent most of my time helping students adjust seats, move handlebars, and get their feet clipped in. When I woke up, I immediately went to...
Your training barely covered yoga nidra. Here’s everything you need to know—and the five-step recipe that makes it teachable. Most yoga teachers got about fifteen minutes of yoga nidra training. Someone read a script, you laid there, and now you’re...
When a class ends and it wasn’t your choice, the emotions can hit harder than you’d expect. Maybe the studio cut your slot. Maybe an illness or injury forced you to step away before you were ready. Maybe a move, a caregiving responsibility, or a job change...
I recently dropped a class I’d been teaching for nearly 22 years. Monday nights at 6 p.m. at Carrboro Yoga Company—a class that was on the schedule since the literal day the studio opened on March 1, 2004. Walking away was one of the most bittersweet decisions...
