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.
What can I teach instead of plank and down dog—without dumbing down the flow?
When wrists need a break, you don’t need a watered-down class. Here’s what to teach instead of plank and down dog—eight hands-free sequences that keep your flow balanced and intact.
Restorative Yoga That Actually Restores
The difference between a class that says rest and one that actually restores comes down to how well you understand the nervous system you’re trying to talk to.
The Yoga Teaching Voice Mistake That Costs You Students (And What to Say Instead)
Over-cueing the position and under-cueing the feeling is a habit that loses students. Here are three language shifts—plus the mindset behind them—to try in your next class.
Yoga Sequencing Ideas: Plan Fresh Classes Without the Overwhelm
Stuck planning the same classes every week? Here’s how to use a simple sequencing framework to generate fresh yoga class ideas in minutes—without starting from scratch.
How to Earn $500 a Session Teaching Yoga to Athletes (Without a Studio)
Yes, a yoga teacher can earn $500 for a single session with an athlete, no studio required. Here’s how the number works, why athletes pay premium, and the path to building that practice.
Effort and Ease: How Sthira and Sukha Reshape Your Yoga Teaching
You’ve cued “effort and ease” a thousand times. Here’s the Sanskrit framework underneath it—and how to use sthira sukha in your cues, your sequencing, and your whole teaching career.
How to Plan a Hands-Free Yoga Class Your Students Can Actually Sustain
A hands-free yoga class is a full, balanced practice in its own right. Here’s how to sequence one that satisfies the 6–4–2 checklist across all four quarters—no weight on the wrists required.
How to Sequence a Yoga Class in 15 Minutes Using the 6–4–2 Method
After 20 years of teaching, I plan a balanced 60-minute class in about 15 minutes using a simple structural checklist. Here’s the 6–4–2 Method, start to finish.
The Three Gunas Explained: Yoga Philosophy You Can Use
Meet the gunas—tamas, rajas, and sattva—and learn a simple, Sanskrit-free way to notice your energy and theme a whole class around it.
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.
