Author: sagerountree
Teachers, Your Class Is Not Your Practice
in TeachingYour yoga class is not your asana practice time. Don’t overdemonstrate. Hold the demo just long enough to make your point. This can be really tough for new teachers. Remember, you’re leading yoga, not doing your own practice. While some forms of group exercise—step aerobics, Spinning—and most video classes do better with the teacher participating…
Meet Steve Shelton of Brummel Academy
in TeachingMeet Steve Shelton of Chicagoland’s Brummel Academy, the most recently certified graduate of Teaching Yoga to Athletes. A former high school and college football player, Steve has the bona fides to be a major force in the field of yoga for athletes. I loved working with him and can’t wait to see where he goes…
Early Bird through June 1: 200-Hour Summer Intensive YTT
in TeachingIf your relationship to your yoga practice has shifted over the last few years, it may be time for you to embark on yoga teacher training! At Carolina Yoga Company, we offer three formats of our 200-hour YTT, held at Carrboro Yoga. All of them are coming up in the next calendar year: Three-week summer…
Scheduled: Continuing Education at Carrboro Yoga
I’ve just scheduled six workshops as part of Carolina Yoga Company’s 500-hour yoga teacher training. These are all open to any movement teacher, as well! They will meet at our Carrboro Yoga Co. location in Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC. Each has some work for you to do before and after our in-person meetings, which are designed…
Update or Create Your Yoga Résumé
Do you have a yoga résumé? If so, have you brushed it up lately? If not, you’ll find a template to download and use at yogateacherhandbook.com, the page here keyed to my latest book. All the prompts are right in that document, so you can pop in your personal details and stand head-and-shoulders above other…
Watch: Three Yoga Snacks at Yoga Vibes
Need a movement break? Try one or all three of my latest yoga routines at Yoga Vibes: Modified Sun Salutation Hands-Free Flow (8 minutes) Side Bending Tree Two Ways (5 minutes) Floor Hips and Hamstrings (11 minutes) Got even more time? Start with the Reclining Shoulders, Spine, and Hips Release and after side bending tree,…
Support Your Local Studios
in YogaJanuary is typically the biggest month for gyms and fitness studios, as New Year’s resolutioners vow to make this their year to get in shape. But this January, instead of preparing to welcome a slew of new students, gym and studio owners are facing another year of the pandemic. Wellness and fitness businesses offer an…
Coming Up: Language Refinement Workshop in Carrboro
in TeachingI bet you’re teaching yoga (or interested in what goes into it) because you want to share its benefits with your students. And I’ll also bet that you want to do that in the best way you can. Finally, I bet consciously improving your communication skills, both verbal and nonverbal, will make you a better…
Pandemic Silver Lining: Preregistration Means More Props
in TeachingOne of the upsides of the total systems renovation the pandemic brought to our studio life at Carolina Yoga Company is a newfound appreciation of props.
Upcoming Continuing Education and Advanced Studies Workshops
in TeachingWe are delighted to return to live in-person trainings at Carolina Yoga Company’s Carrboro studio! This first round is led by me and my excellent collaborator and coauthor, Alexandra DeSiato.
Meet Prof. Jen McDonald
in TeachingMeet Professor Jen McDonald, the most recently certified graduate of Teaching Yoga to Athletes.
Guide: The Fastest, Cheapest, and Best Way to Improve Your Teaching
Feedback helps us grow as teachers. But as yoga teachers, we don’t often get much feedback. Our students vote with their feet—they return or don’t. We may not receive evaluation from our employers or clients, and when we do, it might be focused on metrics other than the quality of our teaching. The good news…