When and How to Use Sanskrit in Your Yoga Class

When and How to Use Sanskrit in Your Yoga Class

The post that broke my comment section A few weeks ago, I posted a simple carousel on Instagram. The cover slide: not every pose needs you to call out the Sanskrit name. Eight slides. A few examples. I clicked publish and went on with my Wednesday. Then the comments...
How to Teach Restorative Yoga That Actually Restores

How to Teach Restorative Yoga That Actually Restores

You dim the lights, prop everyone up, lower your voice to its softest register, and say, “Now just relax.” Then you look around the room and a small voice starts in: is this actually working? Are they settling, or just lying there waiting for it to end? If you’ve ever...
5 Most Common Yoga Sequencing Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

5 Most Common Yoga Sequencing Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

Most yoga sequencing mistakes aren’t about bad taste or a shortage of creativity. They’re structural gaps—the kind nobody handed you a checklist for when you finished your teacher training and walked into your first class alone. After more than twenty years of...
Stop Planning Your Yoga Classes From Scratch: A Full Tour Inside MMM

Stop Planning Your Yoga Classes From Scratch: A Full Tour Inside MMM

There’s a particular kind of dread a lot of us know well. It’s Sunday night, tomorrow’s class still isn’t planned, and you’re staring at a blank page wondering what on earth you’re going to teach. One week you overthink every pose, every transition, every word . . ....
The Five Things Keeping You Stuck: An Introduction to the Kleshas

The Five Things Keeping You Stuck: An Introduction to the Kleshas

I was scrolling Instagram on a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago, not looking for anything in particular. A teacher I follow had posted a reel: beautiful studio, gorgeous light, a sequence that looked effortless and inventive. The comments were glowing. Before I had...