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.
Newly Certified: Tracey Turner-Keyser
Meet Tracey Turner-Keyser, one of the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teachers! In addition to being a wonderful yoga teacher, Tracey is also a high school running coach and a wonderful...
New: Core Strength for Real People: Stretch Your Front
The first of this odd-numbered month means a new video is up at Core Strength for Real People. This one is not for core strength, but for core release. If you get enthusiastic about ab exercises,...
Scheduled: Teaching Yoga to Athletes Intensive in North Carolina
The hometown version of my five-day intensive on teaching yoga to athletes will be Monday–Friday, July 17–21, this year. (You can also catch it at the 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, California,...
Correct Dates for Sequencing: June 26–30
I'm reposting with the correct 2017 dates for Sequencing Yoga Classes from Welcome to Namaste—I'd incorrectly used the 2015 dates before! I do hope you'll join on June 26 for a week of creative...
Scheduled: Sequencing Yoga Classes from Welcome to Namaste
Yoga and movement teachers: when did you last take plenty of time to play on your mat, create new sequences, collate them, and plan classes? Much of this work happens in small increments. Dedicate...
New: Core Strength for Real People: Dynamic Core
The first of the month means a new video is live at Core Strength for Real People! This sequence works your abs, back, and glutes. https://vimeo.com/210937899 Enjoy the preview above, and buy or...
Watch: You Call This Yoga
Yesterday, I had a nice hour-long chat with Howie Shareff of You Call This Yoga. You can watch the archived show here and read about Howie's work with accessible yoga here. He produces Yoga Fest NC,...
Scheduled: No Fooling: You Can Handstand
Do you think the idea of getting into handstand is a joke? Join Sage on April Fools' Day to learn fun preparations for the pose based in yoga and Pilates. At the end of the hour, we will take a...
New: Core Strength for Real People: Planks and Stretches
The first of the month means a new video is live at Core Strength for Real People! This efficient workout combines planks in every orientation with backbends, side stretches, forward folds for a...
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.
