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Building Confidence on Camera: A Must for Yoga Teachers
in TeachingIf you’re a yoga teacher looking to expand your career, confidence on camera is a skill worth developing. Here are some tips from prolific content creator and influencer Jenni Rawlings.
Affirmation: I Don’t Make Things Harder
Yoga teacher affirmation: I don’t make things harder than they need to be.
How to Plan a Yoga Class That’s Simple, Balanced, and Inspires Confidence
Lesson planning pose by pose? Here’s a better way to plan your classes: start with a framework that balances movements, engages the whole body, and simplifies your process.
Affirmation: My Enthusiasm for the Yoga I Teach Creates a Better Experience
Yoga teacher affirmation: My enthusiasm for the yoga I teach creates a better experience for my students.
Teach Your Niche: Why Specializing Makes You a Better Yoga Teacher
When you try to be everyone’s favorite yoga teacher, you wind up being no one’s favorite. That’s because teaching yoga is most effective when it’s authentic to who you are. The secret to building confidence, connecting with your students, and growing as a teacher is to teach your niche.
Affirmation: I Care About My Students
Yoga teacher affirmation: I self-evaluate because I care about my students and my own growth. I am willing to undergo a little discomfort during self-review to benefit my students. And I look for the good in myself, as in everyone. For more, listen to S1E14 of Yoga Teacher Confidential.
The Most Painful and Productive Way to Improve Your Yoga Teaching
If you want to grow as a yoga teacher, the best tool is already in your hands—and it’s completely free. The catch? It’s a little uncomfortable at first. The secret is simple: record yourself teaching. Whether you start with audio or dive bravely into video, reviewing your own teaching is the fastest way to improve.
Affirmation: I Refill My Well
Yoga teacher affirmation: I can’t pour from an empty cup. I refill my well.
Managing Burnout as a Yoga Teacher
Teaching yoga is a rewarding career, but it can also be exhausting if you don’t care for yourself. Yoga teacher burnout doesn’t just affect you—it affects your students, too.
Affirmation: I am in a healthy relationship with my students
Yoga teacher affirmation: I am in a healthy relationship with my students. I recognize that teaching yoga is a conversation, not a monologue—even though it can feel like one. I am a good conversation partner with my students. I listen more than I speak.
Teaching Yoga Is a Conversation
teaching yoga is a conversation Your yoga class isn’t a monologue. It might feel like one at times, but in reality, it’s a conversation. Even though your students may not be speaking aloud, they’re still responding—to your cues, your open-ended questions, and your overall energy in the room. This idea—that teaching yoga is a conversation—has…
Affirmation: Nerves Mean I Care
Yoga teacher affirmation: I view my nerves or any sense of imposter syndrome as a sign that I care deeply about yoga and how I can help my students.