The yoga-for-athletes market has completely transformed in the last five years. If you’re a yoga teacher interested in working with athletes—or already doing it—the landscape you’re operating in looks nothing like it did pre-2020. I’ve been teaching yoga to athletes...
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...
The Question Every Yoga Teacher Dreads “So, what are your qualifications for working with our athletes?” If you’ve ever wanted to pitch yoga to an athletic program, you’ve probably rehearsed this moment in your head. And in that rehearsal, you start mentally listing...
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...
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....
