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...
I walked into that locker room ready to impress. That was my first mistake. The first time I taught yoga to players who would go on to the NFL, I made every mistake possible. I overcomplicated my sequences. I used language they didn’t understand. I tried to...
