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.
Everyday Yoga Excerpt: 5 Pre-Workout Warmup Poses
My friends at Yoga Journal will be running a nice series of Everyday Yoga excerpts over the next few weeks. While the book is for not just athletes but everyone, the excerpts are keyed to pre- and...
Scheduled: Everyday Yoga Event at the Regulator Bookshop
As the release of Everyday Yoga approaches, I've scheduled an event at another local independent bookstore, the Regulator in Durham, on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. Join me and you'll be in a great...
Scheduled: Everyday Yoga Book Event at Flyleaf Books
Join me at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill to celebrate the release of Everyday Yoga! On Wednesday, June 10, 7–8 p.m., I’ll give a brief talk about getting started doing yoga at home; offer time for...
Recommendation: Yoga’s Touch, by Martia Bennett Rachman
My down-the-interstate neighbor in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Martia Rachman, has produced an absolutely beautiful book on yoga assists and, more broadly, a safe and effective approach to the...
Watch: Behind the Scenes of Everyday Yoga
Here's a fun time-lapse video that Seth K. Hughes grabbed as he shot the beautiful art for Everyday Yoga. Yes: we're wiping off the model's feet with window cleaner in the first few frames! Behind...
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...
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.
