How to Structure a Yoga Class (Without Spending Three Hours Planning)

Your container, not your creativity Yoga teachers confess this to me all the time: three hours of planning for a sixty-minute class, and the class still comes out feeling random. The poses were fine. The pacing was fine. Something underneath it just didn’t hold. After...

You Don’t Need a Soothing Voice to Teach Yin Yoga

The craft is five learnable skills, and none of them depend on your volume Some of the best yin teachers I know are loud, fast-talking vinyasa teachers. A soothing voice was never the qualification—the skill set is. I hear this one over and over from yoga teachers:...
Technology in the Yoga Room: Phones, Presence, and Consent

Technology in the Yoga Room: Phones, Presence, and Consent

For years, I was the phone police. I recorded my classes for an online platform back then, and I taught with a wireless mic so sensitive that a single text message could glitch the whole take. So I asked everyone to power all the way down, and I told myself I was...
What to Charge for a 45-Minute Group Yoga Class

What to Charge for a 45-Minute Group Yoga Class

Last updated: July 2026 TL;DR: Charge 85–100% of your 60-minute rate for a 45-minute group yoga class. In most U.S. markets in 2026, that means roughly $40–$75 for a studio or gym class, $100–$200 for a corporate or workplace class, and $5–$8 per student with a...