Somewhere along the way, a lot of us picked up the same rule: real teachers don’t demo. Get off your mat. Cue with your words. Most of that advice is reaching for something true, but the version that actually gets repeated at trainings and staff meetings is too rigid,...
My co-author Alexandra DeSiato and I just released our new book, Yoga Off the Mat, and to mark the occasion we sat down for a live conversation about it inside our community. If you have ever walked out of a yoga class thinking there’s something more going on here...
The class you’re most likely to be asked to teach—and least likely to have been taught Sooner or later, a studio asks you to sub yin yoga, or to add a yin class to your schedule; or a student asks what yin actually is, and you realize your training skipped it. Most...
Joy and comparison can’t share the same breath—so how do you choose joy? I don’t run much anymore, so most mornings you’ll find me walking—usually with my husband, often before the day has decided what it wants to be. We have a little game. When another walker comes...
Last updated: July 2026 TL;DR: Build a mindfulness community the way you build a good class: structure first, then warmth. Show up on a consistent schedule, teach a repeatable base plan so your attention is free for the humans in the room, greet students by name, add...
