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.
Elevate Your Yoga Teaching Experience with Me and Alexandra at Kripalu This October
A primary challenge for instructors is to continually present themes that resonate with students, creating classes that are not just physically invigorating but mentally and spiritually uplifting. If you’ve been looking for a way to infuse fresh ideas into your yoga teachings, Alexandra DeSiato and I have an event that’s tailor-made for you.
Unlocking Balance: The Workshop Every Yoga Teacher Needs
The principles and techniques you’ll learn in this workshop on balance can be integrated into any class. Whether it’s a high-intensity flow, a gentle session, or a specialized class for athletes or seniors, balance is the secret sauce. Join me!
Retreats, Workshops, Intentions, and Goals
My teaching schedule for this fall includes both several workshops and a very special retreat, too. What’s the difference between a retreat and a workshop? I’m glad you asked! (Let’s pretend you asked.)
Meet the Cover: The Art of Yoga Sequencing
Click through to see the gorgeous final cover of my forthcoming book The Art of Yoga Sequencing! The book publishes in February 2024, but it’s not too soon to preorder.
Vacation Homework for Movement Teachers
Traveling this summer? Go to take a class at a new studio with a new teacher! Every trip to a new place is a new opportunity to start afresh as a student. And it makes you a better movement guide, too.
Think Beyond the Studio to Help More Students
If you’re used to attending a studio and are teaching in one—or hope to—it’s tempting to focus only on bringing students to yoga. But there’s a rich opportunity in bringing yoga to the students, wherever they are!
Whole Mama Yoga Book: Preorder Now
Now is the time to preorder a wonderful book by my frequent collaborator, Alexandra DeSiato, and my colleague Lauren Sacks. WHOLE MAMA YOGA supports readers at every stage of the parenting journey.
New Rules for Yoga Teachers
In my experience over many years of teaching, virtually everything I once believed to be a clear-cut truth about yoga has proved to be more nuanced. Through years of study of yoga, anatomy, and exercise physiology while working to keep an open mind, here are my currently held beliefs.
Registration Open: Kripalu Programs, October 2023
Registration is now OPEN for these two workshops Alexandra DeSiato and I are leading for movement teachers from any background. Join us!
let me plan your next yoga class
Feeling uninspired when it’s time to plan? I’m here to help!
Trade me your email for 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.
