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.
Evolve Your Voice: The Power of Self-Assessment for Yoga Teachers
Most yoga teachers avoid watching themselves teach, but video self-assessment is the single most effective tool for evolving as a teacher. Here’s the complete multi-pass review framework I teach in Module One of Mastering the Art of Yoga Sequencing.
Why Your Yoga Students Want Repetition (Not Novelty)
Most yoga teachers spend hours planning every class, terrified of repeating themselves. But what if the thing you think is boring your students is actually the key to their transformation? In my conversation with Adrianne Jarrett on the All Mats Taken podcast, we explored why repetition builds confidence, how frameworks like 6-4-2 create balanced sequences, and what students actually need from their teachers.
Yoga Sequencing Hacks to Keep Class Fresh (without Planning New Classes Every Week)
Most yoga teachers think keeping class fresh means coming up with something new every week. But after 20+ years of teaching, I’ve learned the real hack: repetition with subtle variation. Your students don’t need constant creativity—they need consistency with small, intentional shifts.
Phase 5 of Teaching Development: Mastery, Legacy, and Becoming a Teacher of Teachers
Although I have two gorgeous, brilliant adult daughters, I am not a grandmother proper (yet!). But I have metaphorical grandchildren all around the world: they are the students of my students, both...
The Call to Teach: What Happens Before You Even Know You Want to Be a Yoga Teacher
If you’ve been secretly wondering whether you could teach yoga, or if you find yourself naturally helping other students, or if people keep telling you that you should be a teacher, this is for you.
Why Learning to Teach Yin and Restorative Yoga Makes You Better at Teaching Everything
Discover why learning to teach yin and restorative yoga might be the most transformative thing you can do for your teaching—no matter what style you teach. These eight invisible skills will change how you show up in every class.
Bed Yoga Sequence: Teach This Hip, Shoulder & Spine Flow
Your students don’t need another flashy flow—they need a sequence they can actually use. This bed‑friendly routine opens hips and shoulders while gently moving the spine in all directions, and it fits as a warmup or a dedicated hip section. Teach it in class, then empower students to repeat it at home in under 15 minutes with clear cues and simple variations.
Thriving as a Yoga Teacher: What It Really Means to Be in Phase Four of the Yoga Teacher Success Timeline
Phase Four of the Yoga Teacher Success Timeline marks the moment when your teaching feels intuitive, confident, and joyful. Here’s how to recognize it—and how to keep growing.
How to Move Past Teaching Plateaus and Build a Thriving Yoga Career
Teaching plateaus aren’t a dead end—they’re a launching pad. Here’s how to embrace Phase Three of your yoga teaching journey and use it to grow your career with clarity and purpose.
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.
