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.
Summer Preview: Yoga Teacher Trainings
Summer in a college town like Chapel Hill, NC, is glorious. Parking is abundant, and beer trucks don't block the downtown streets. The sun is up early; evenings are sultry and lovely; and summer...
Newly Certified: Lori Archer, Kansas City
This beauty is Lori Archer from Kansas City. We connected when she came to Carrboro last summer for my Yoga for Athletes Five-Day Teachers' Intensive (also available online), and we've continued to...
Newly Certified: Alix Blair and Tracy Kim
Congratulations to the most recently certified students to finish my Teaching Yoga to Athletes course! Certification is a detailed process that involves in-depth study, mentorship, and work beyond...
Read: Closing with Grace
The way you end your yoga class deeply affects the student experience. In this piece, online at the prAna blog, I describe some steps to include to ensure your students enjoy a thoughtful transition...
Holiday Teaching Schedule
As we hit the quiet time of year, the schedule at my yoga studios is condensed, with unique workshops to celebrate the holidays. Here are my special offerings, all at Carrboro Yoga Company. With the...
Scheduled: New Year’s Eve Goals, Intentions, and Release
I've just scheduled a special workshop at Carrboro Yoga Company for New Year's Eve focused on goals, intentions, and release. (Goals and intentions are a critical part of my latest book, Racing...
Kripalu Preview
In January, I'll be returning to one of my favorite places: the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. I've been traveling to teach there since 2009 (read pre- and...
Next Book Is in the Oven
I've just pressed send on the e-mail submitting the last chunk of the manuscript for my sixth book. Fitting with the book's frequent references to food, I told Wes that after today, the book was in...
Metta Meditation at Wanderlust 108 Atlanta
It was a glorious day and a wonderful crowd for the inaugural Wanderlust 108 Mindful Triathlon in Atlanta yesterday. There was a 5K run/walk through beautiful Piedmont Park; an inspiring talk by...
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.
