Theming a yoga class takes five minutes—not five hours. Yet for many yoga teachers, it’s one of the top sources of pre-class stress, ahead of sequencing and music selection. The problem isn’t a lack of creativity. It’s the belief that every class needs a Big Idea—a...
Do you need a certification to teach yoga nidra? No. You don’t. But the longer answer is worth your time, because it might change what you do next. I’m Sage Rountree. I’ve been teaching yoga for over twenty years, and I created a course called Teaching Yoga Nidra that...
The Question Every Yoga Teacher Dreads The script below works better when you believe it, and believing it comes from knowing what you can do for a team. That’s what my free workshop is for: How to Double Your Income Teaching Yoga to Athletes. “So, what are your...
I was teaching my regular Monday night balance class when I caught myself doing something I’ve done literally over a thousand times. I settled everyone in. I asked them to notice their bodies on the mat. Then I invited them to turn their attention to their breath....
Yoga nidra is a structured guided-relaxation practice—not a mystical experience. A study published in the International Journal of Yoga found yoga nidra effective as a complementary treatment for anxiety, and a 2026 meta-analysis in the Annals of the New York Academy...
