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.
Mastering Yoga Classroom Management: How to Handle Challenging Student Behaviors with Grace
Learn effective strategies for managing difficult yoga students while maintaining your center. Discover how to set compassionate boundaries, respond rather than react, and create a positive experience for everyone in your yoga classroom.
Affirmation: I create a welcoming space
I create a welcoming space where my students feel seen, heard, and supported.
How to Be a Gracious Host: Transform Your Yoga Teaching
As you step into your yoga classroom, remember this: you’re not just an instructor—you’re a host. Just like hosting a dinner party, your job is to create a welcoming environment where your students can have a truly satisfying experience.
Affirmation: I am growing in confidence
Yoga teacher affirmation: I am growing in confidence with every class I teach.
Preventing Yoga Teacher Burnout: Creating a Sustainable Teaching Schedule
Creating a sustainable teaching schedule is essential for preventing yoga teacher burnout. By using “stacks” and “prongs” to organize your classes efficiently, calculating the true value of each teaching opportunity, and setting firm boundaries around your days off, you can build a yoga teaching career that remains fulfilling for years to come. Remember: teaching yoga is a marathon, not a sprint!
Is Online 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Right for You? Benefits, Challenges, and Outcomes
Is virtual advanced yoga teacher training right for you? Drawing from two decades of teacher training experience, I explore the benefits, challenges, and real outcomes of online 300-hour yoga certification to help you make an informed decision.
The Confidence Spiral: What 30 Episodes Taught Us About Teaching Yoga
A deep dive into the most impactful takeaways from Season One of Yoga Teacher Confidential—plus how this podcast will evolve to better serve yoga teachers in real time
Affirmation: I trust my authentic voice
Yoga teacher affirmation: I trust my authentic voice as a teacher. My unique perspective is valuable.
The Comfort Zone Is Underrated: Why Yoga Teachers Need to Embrace Ease
In my work with yoga teachers, the same refrain comes up over and over: “I feel burnt out.” “I am spending hours on lesson planning, only to forget what I’d planned!” These struggles often emerge from our industry’s relentless emphasis on pushing boundaries. You’ve heard it a million times: growth happens beyond your comfort zone! But when we’re always on high alert, always chasing the next challenge, we don’t grow—we break down. What if leaning into our comfort zone made us better teachers?
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.
