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.

The Internal Made External, Part 3

As I sat down for meditation today (day 9 of the Big Sit, and it's going well), I glanced out the window to see a bunch of red-breasted nuthatches perched in our backyard trees. At first they looked...

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The Internal Made External, Part 2

I left the door open as I sat in meditation today, and after a few minutes my dog wandered in. She sat in front of me, and I could feel her watching me. Eventually she nuzzled my hand. I smiled a...

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Yoga Tag

In the last few months, I've explored a few new options for social networking (read: procrastinating from other work). I've enjoyed learning to use Facebook (friend/fan me!), and I'm really having...

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Yoga at Off ‘N Running

Those in the Greensboro area should consider signing up for the series of yoga classes my friend and colleague Suzanne Duncan is teaching at Off 'N Running, the nice local running shop. It'd make a...

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The Art of the Barter

Somehow I've found myself in possession of goods and services that can help my friends, who from time to time need maternity clothes, copy editing, or yoga therapy. I guess that's part of being a...

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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.