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.

Read: Creator Spotlight: Sage Rountree

I recently spoke with the sweet folks at Kapwing, a cool app that lets you quickly edit video for posting online, about how we use digital storytelling at the studios. I found the app when I was...

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Greensboro Bound Postview/Kripalu Preview

Alexandra and I had a wonderful visit to the Greensboro Bound Literary Festival last weekend, full of sweet surprises. Among them: author gifts including delicious homemade cheese straws, a host of...

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Newly Certified: Deanna Velazquez

Newly Certified: Deanna Velazquez

Meet Deanna Velazquez, one of the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teachers. Deanna has a deep well of expertise in fitness. She has worked as a group fitness instructor, a personal trainer,...

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Book Event: Greensboro Bound

Book Event: Greensboro Bound

If you're in or near the Piedmont Triad, please join Alexandra DeSiato and me at Greensboro Bound on May 19. We'll be talking about our cowriting process and our latest book, Teaching Yoga Beyond...

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Pub Day Book Event: Flyleaf Books

Pub Day Book Event: Flyleaf Books

Please join Alexandra DeSiato and me on Tuesday, May 14, to celebrate the release of our book Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses. We will be at our favorite local bookstore, Flyleaf Books in Chapel...

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Summer Camp for Yoga Teachers

Summer Camp for Yoga Teachers

Summer is coming! As it's an odd-numbered year, we are offering Carolina Yoga Company's advanced studies teacher training, aka our 500-hour YTT, aka a 300-hour YTT. (The Yoga Alliance recognizes...

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Read: Which Yoga Class Is Best for You?

Read: Which Yoga Class Is Best for You?

My colleagues Terry Cockburn, Alison Heilig, and I all offered advice to Lauren Bedosky at the Silver Sneakers blog. Click through to get our take on which yoga class you should look for at any age:...

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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.