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.
Update or Create Your Yoga Résumé
Do you have a yoga résumé? If so, have you brushed it up lately? If not, you'll find a template to download and use at my free yoga teachers' community, Comfort Zone Yoga. All the prompts are right...
Support Your Local Studios
January is typically the biggest month for gyms and fitness studios, as New Year’s resolutioners vow to make this their year to get in shape. But this January, instead of preparing to welcome a...
Coming Up: Language Refinement Workshop in Carrboro
I bet you're teaching yoga (or interested in what goes into it) because you want to share its benefits with your students. And I'll also bet that you want to do that in the best way you can....
Pandemic Silver Lining: Preregistration Means More Props
One of the upsides of the total systems renovation the pandemic brought to our studio life at Carolina Yoga Company is a newfound appreciation of props.
Upcoming Continuing Education and Advanced Studies Workshops
We are delighted to return to live in-person trainings at Carolina Yoga Company’s Carrboro studio! This first round is led by me and my excellent collaborator and coauthor, Alexandra DeSiato.
Meet Prof. Jen McDonald
Meet Professor Jen McDonald, the most recently certified graduate of Teaching Yoga to Athletes.
Guide: The Fastest, Cheapest, and Best Way to Improve Your Teaching
Feedback helps us grow as teachers. But as yoga teachers, we don’t often get much feedback. Our students vote with their feet—they return or don’t. We may not receive evaluation from our employers...
Live In-Person and Virtual Teaching Yoga to Athletes
If, like me, you love the dynamic of a live classroom, join me for Teaching Yoga to Athletes at Lift Body + Yoga in Atlanta Friday–Sunday, October 15–17.
Teaching Yoga to Athletes: Now with Captions
In 2020, I re-filmed all the lectures for my signature course, Teaching Yoga to Athletes. And now I’ve added captions, to make these lectures more accessible!
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.
