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.
Core Strength for Real People: It’s Not Easy!
I've been having such fun with the Core Strength for Real People brand! I've changed the title of my Wednesday noon class at Durham Yoga from Pilates to Core Strength for Real People, indicating the...
New! Core Strength for Real People: Side Kicks & Bicycles
The first of the month means a new video is live at Core Strength for Real People! This one, a great complement to the several videos already available in the series, targets the glutes—the bane of...
How to Use the Core Strength for Real People Video Series
Thanks to everyone for using and recommending my new Core Strength for Real People video series! I've been so grateful for the positive feedback. One of my running buddies asked, "How should I use...
Introducing Core Strength for Real People
I'm really bursting with excitement about this one: introducing my new video series, Core Strength for Real People! This will be an ongoing series with new content appearing regularly. To get you...
Reblog: Hunchback, Begone! Relief for Your Upper Back, Part 1
Here's a piece I wrote for Yoga for Aging Athletes in reply to the Buzzfeed hunchback incident. Let's talk about the hunch! It's been on my mind both over time—I have a prominently rounded, or...
Wrong-seeing and Two Seconds of Buzzfeed Fame
When I woke up Sunday and glanced at the iPad, I saw that my colleague Sara sent me a link to the Buzzfeed article "27 Things That Are Too Real for People with Terrible Posture," telling me to check...
Conditional Language, Agency, and Liberation Prison Yoga
If I were to make a word cloud of the language I use while teaching, some of the bigger words would be or, maybe, might, could, can, and try. I'd been thinking this was a weakness—offering students...
Postview: Yoga Journal LIVE! NYC
It was a treat to connect with the sweet students at Yoga Journal LIVE! in New York last weekend. I taught three sessions and, as promised, am writing up a postview with practice notes. (This is my...
Yoga Journal LIVE! Single-Class Passes on Sale Tomorrow
Next weekend, I'll be presenting at Yoga Journal LIVE! at the Hilton Midtown in New York City. Single-class passes go on sale Monday, April 4, right here. Using the code SAGE will save you 15...
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.
