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.
New: The Workshop Workshop
Yoga and movement teachers: there's a new course for you at Sage Yoga Teacher Training! The Workshop Workshop is an online workbook course that will lead you through all the steps for planning,...
Newly Certified: Christina Roberts
Meet Christina Roberts, the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. Christina is a health coach, yoga teacher, and dedicated runner about to qualify for the Boston Marathon (I just know...
Read: 12-Minute Core-Strength Yoga Sequence for Real People
Are you a real person? Me, too! I often feel pressed for time, and I certainly have a real body; that doesn't mean I shouldn't keep my core strong. I do that by taking and teaching Pilates classes...
Read: Just One Pose: Legs up the Wall
My post at Yoga for Aging Athletes today talks about legs up the wall—one of my personal favorite poses—and includes a few reasons why not to take the pose. Read it here.
Shreveport, LA: Workshops Next Weekend
I'll be at Breathe Yoga in Shreveport next weekend, and there are a few spaces left in individual sessions à la carte. If you can make only one session, now's your chance to nab a spot! Friday,...
Newly Certified: Jeanine Encizo
Meet Jeanine Encizo, the most recent certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher! Jeanine came to yoga as a longtime runner, competitive in both cross-country and track. Like many of us, she found the...
Discount: Yoga Journal LIVE in New York
I’ll present three offerings as part of the Yoga Journal LIVE! weekend in New York: Core Strength for Real People, Friday, April 8, 5:30–7:00 p.m. A More Perfect Union: Building Better Balance,...
Scheduled: The Workshop Workshop
I've always had a fondness for metanarrative—stories that are about themselves. It was the topic of my master's thesis (on metanarrative cinema, and yes, this included The Muppet Movie and Pee-Wee's...
“How Do I Make Myself Relax?”
The youngest participant in my recent weekend on yoga for athletes at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health was a twelve-year-old swimmer. Toward the end of the first session's savasana—the quiet...
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.
