a blog for curious yoga teachers
Here’s all my Sage advice for how to become (almost) everyone’s favorite yoga teacher. You’ll learn a transformative mindset shift: your students, not you, are the heroes of their practice. These posts will give you the tools, inspiration, and confidence to guide them—and see your teaching career flourish.
How Taking a Yin Yoga Teacher Training Makes You Better at Teaching Every Style of Yoga
Yin yoga offers a unique opportunity to deepen your teaching skills and connect with students on a more introspective level. By learning to teach yin yoga, you’ll not only diversify your offerings but also enhance your ability to guide students through a complete and balanced yoga practice. Discover how yin yoga can make you a better teacher of every style and why it’s essential for modern yoga instructors.
How to Get Better at Teaching Yoga: Ask Your Friends
Yoga teachers: Want to get better at teaching? Start by asking for feedback from your peers, not your students. Your fellow teachers can offer insights that will help you improve in ways your students can’t. Don’t be afraid to seek out constructive criticism—it’s key to your growth.
Affirmation: I Don’t Make the Decisions
Yoga teacher affirmation: I don’t make the decisions, my students do. What you offer in class is always a suggestion—not a command.
How to Be Consistent in Your Yoga Lesson Plans
Here’s how to balance consistency and variety in your yoga lesson plans. Build yoga sequences that keep students engaged and progressing.
Affirmation: Feedback Is an Expression of Taste
Yoga teachers: recognize that each student will have their own likes, dislikes, and needs. Aim to appreciate feedback, take what is useful, and set down what is simply an expression of the giver’s taste.
Why Consistency Matters in Yoga Lesson Plans
Yoga students need consistency class to class so that their practice can take root. Teachers: here’s how to plan class to serve your students!
Affirmation: I Only Have to Be Me
Yoga teachers: you only have to be you. Your students can practice no matter who the teacher is, and you have something of value to offer.
Just Scheduled: Fundamentals of Teaching Yin Yoga
In this workshop, geared to teachers from any background, you’ll learn how to design and cue yin yoga classes. I’ll be your guide, live in North Carolina this September!
Affirmation: It’s OK to Be Quiet
Yoga teachers: it’s OK to be quiet. When in doubt, say nothing. Speak only when you have something useful to say.
let me plan your next yoga class
Feeling uninspired when it’s time to plan? I’m here to help!
Give me your email and I’ll send you my go-to yoga lesson plan with ideas for every minute. This is the class I teach when my energy is low—but it’s the favorite of my students from 20 to 80 years old! I’ll even give you tips on how to adapt it for various class formats.
