Your 200-hour training probably gave restorative yoga an afternoon—maybe an hour. Someone propped you up in a supported shape, dimmed the lights, and the curriculum moved on. Now your students keep asking for slower classes, the Thursday-evening restorative slot needs...
A hands-free plan B for the real bodies in your room In my first years of teaching, I thought a real flow class needed two things: hands on the floor, and a teacher who never stopped inventing. Twenty years in, I can tell you both beliefs are wrong, and the second one...
The first time I felt true rest, I wasn’t trying to. I was deep in Ironman training, carrying the kind of fatigue that made me look forward to dentist appointments—because they meant I got to lie down for forty-five minutes. I signed up for a restorative workshop...
One cueing habit is costing teachers their students, and most of us never notice we’re doing it Picture a student in your class. Her front foot landed exactly where it needed to. Her hips found a steadiness. Her breath dropped. And then your voice arrives with...
It’s Sunday afternoon. You have the whole evening to plan the week’s classes. You open three books. You scroll through your notes. You pull up a few videos for inspiration. An hour later, you have seventeen tabs open and no plan. The problem isn’t a shortage of ideas....
