A note up top: this post is for yoga teachers wondering what to charge for privates, not for students wondering what to expect to pay. If you teach, keep reading. Someone texts asking about a private. You read the message twice. You start typing a number . . . then...
A few years ago, I was at the doctor’s office for an X-ray on a “sprained” ankle that wouldn’t heal. I’m an ultrarunner, which means I roll my ankles on trails for sport. The doctor—not knowing I’d been teaching yoga for over twenty years—kindly suggested I try...
I just spent two hours in my favorite kind of conversation: a crossover. Sara Joelle came on Yoga Teacher Confidential to talk about storytelling for yoga teachers. Then I went on her show, Point of the Story, to talk about something that started with my husband...
The Career Map Nobody Gives You After Training Most 200-hour grads never build a sustainable teaching practice. That’s not because they lack talent or love for the practice—it’s because nobody showed them what a sustainable yoga teaching career actually...
A student lingers by the door after class. She’s holding her mat in the universal “I have a question but I don’t want to be in your way” posture. She catches your eye and says, “I’ve been thinking about doing a private with you . . . do you think that would help?” And...
