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.
Scheduled: Teaching Yoga to Athletes in Carrboro, 2018
The 2018 hometown version of my five-day intensive on teaching yoga to athletes will be Monday–Friday, July 9–13, this year. (You can also catch it online anytime at Sage Yoga Teacher Training.)...
Newly Certified: Cathy Cannon
Meet Cathy Cannon, the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. Cathy came from Roanoke, in the mountains of Virginia, to take Teaching Yoga to Athletes in Carrboro in the summer of 2016....
Scheduled: Core Strength for Real People Intensive in North Carolina
I hope you're enjoying the Core Strength for Real People video series. (A new video just joined the other 14!) Whether you're a core enthusiast or a movement teacher, current or aspiring, I'd love...
New! Core Strength for Real People: Kneeling Side Plank Shoulder and Glutes Work
Looking for a fresh addition to your workouts? The latest episode of Core Strength for Real People is here to help. Challenge your balance and stability from a kneeling side plank to add efficient...
Newly Certified: Dr. Cheryl Martin
Meet Cheryl Martin, one of the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teachers. It was a treat to work with her as she moved through the training—her skill set is unique and inspiring. As an...
Favorite Books in 2017
One of the joys of 2017—and yes, there were some!—was taking an hour or more after lunch to sit and read for fun. Reading provided a welcome distraction from the news cycle and from work. I've been...
New Infrastructure for 2018: Sage Yoga Teacher Training
Over at Sage Yoga Teacher Training, I have several online courses: Online Yoga for Athletes Teacher Training and Certification Classroom Management and Safety Sequencing Yoga Classes from Welcome to...
Newly Certified: Maricelle Campbell
Meet Maricelle Campbell, one of the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teachers. I met Maricelle in person when she took a workshop with me at the Yoga Journal conference in New York, and I was...
Skill in Action: Yoga and Social Justice
Join me in supporting Michelle Johnson as she prepares to release Skill in Action: Yoga and Social Justice. Michelle, a longtime teacher at Carrboro Yoga Company and town alderperson, now lives in...
let me plan your next yoga class
Feeling uninspired when it’s time to plan? I’m here to help!
Give me your email and I’ll send you 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.
