The first time I stood in front of a college football team, I had been teaching yoga for years. I was a published author. I had credentials. And within the first five minutes, I knew that the cues I used every day in a studio class were landing like a foreign...
Your 200-hour training probably gave restorative yoga an afternoon—maybe an hour. Someone propped you up in a supported shape, dimmed the lights, and the curriculum moved on. Now your students keep asking for slower classes, the Thursday-evening restorative slot needs...
A hands-free plan B for the real bodies in your room In my first years of teaching, I thought a real flow class needed two things: hands on the floor, and a teacher who never stopped inventing. Twenty years in, I can tell you both beliefs are wrong, and the second one...
The first time I felt true rest, I wasn’t trying to. I was deep in Ironman training, carrying the kind of fatigue that made me look forward to dentist appointments—because they meant I got to lie down for forty-five minutes. I signed up for a restorative workshop...
One cueing habit is costing teachers their students, and most of us never notice we’re doing it Picture a student in your class. Her front foot landed exactly where it needed to. Her hips found a steadiness. Her breath dropped. And then your voice arrives with...
