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 Most Painful and Productive Way to Improve Your Yoga Teaching
If you want to grow as a yoga teacher, the best tool is already in your hands—and it’s completely free. The catch? It’s a little uncomfortable at first.
The secret is simple: record yourself teaching. Whether you start with audio or dive bravely into video, reviewing your own teaching is the fastest way to improve.
Affirmation: I Refill My Well
Yoga teacher affirmation: I can’t pour from an empty cup. I refill my well.
Managing Burnout as a Yoga Teacher
Teaching yoga is a rewarding career, but it can also be exhausting if you don’t care for yourself. Yoga teacher burnout doesn’t just affect you—it affects your students, too.
Affirmation: I am in a healthy relationship with my students
Yoga teacher affirmation: I am in a healthy relationship with my students. I recognize that teaching yoga is a conversation, not a monologue—even though it can feel like one. I am a good conversation partner with my students. I listen more than I speak.
Teaching Yoga Is a Conversation
teaching yoga is a conversation Your yoga class isn’t a monologue. It might feel like one at times, but in reality, it’s a conversation. Even though your students may not be speaking aloud, they’re...
Affirmation: Nerves Mean I Care
Yoga teacher affirmation: I view my nerves or any sense of imposter syndrome as a sign that I care deeply about yoga and how I can help my students.
From Nerves to Confidence: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as a Yoga Teacher
Even seasoned yoga teachers feel the jitters. But instead of seeing them as a hindrance, you can learn to use those feelings to your advantage. Let’s explore how to transform nerves into confidence, tackle imposter syndrome, and show up fully for your students.
Affirmation: I Help Students Solve Problems
Yoga teacher affirmation: I help students solve problems with yoga. I recognize this is the way to avoid suffering that is to come, and I carry this lesson to my students in classes and in workshops.
Why You Should Teach Yoga Workshops Now (Even if You’re New)
Learn why teaching yoga workshops is the perfect next step in your teaching journey. Discover how workshops can help you focus your niche, build confidence, and create lasting impact for your students—whether you’re teaching in-person or online.
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.
