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Registration Open: Kripalu in September and October
For over a decade, teaching at the magical Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts, has been the highlight of my work travel schedule. The last time I was there was in late January 2020; I clearly remember the ongoing news coverage of the outbreak in Wuhan, China. After two and a half…
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Imposter Syndrome Is Normal
Our yoga teacher trainees at Carolina Yoga Company and in my continuing education courses often ask me, “When did you stop feeling like a fraud?” The question makes me smile, because it presumes that I’ve ever stopped. Some days, I still feel like I’m not experienced enough, or perky enough, or whatever enough to lead…
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New Video: Split Squat Flow
Surrendering shrimp, aggressive chicken: there’s a new flow up in my Sequence Library! This standing sequence uses a split squat, lateral lunge, and eagle pose to challenge your legs and balance while you move your spine through side bending, twisting, and, as you see here, flexion and extension. This clip gives you a taste of…
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Listen: Run with Fitpage Podcast
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I had a wonderful conversation with Vikas Singh of the Fitpage website and podcast in India about yoga for runners, breathing techniques, and lots more. This featured an especially wonderful listener question! Listen on your favorite platform: Fitpage site: bit.ly/3NetXJd Apple Podcast: apple.co/3GP9c4s Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3PUWfKo Amazon Music: amzn.to/38K8ngE Google Podcast: bit.ly/3xauyWF
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Teachers, Your Class Is Not Your Practice
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in TeachingYour yoga class is not your asana practice time. Don’t overdemonstrate. Hold the demo just long enough to make your point. This can be really tough for new teachers. Remember, you’re leading yoga, not doing your own practice. While some forms of group exercise—step aerobics, Spinning—and most video classes do better with the teacher participating…
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Meet Steve Shelton of Brummel Academy
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in TeachingMeet Steve Shelton of Chicagoland’s Brummel Academy, the most recently certified graduate of Teaching Yoga to Athletes. A former high school and college football player, Steve has the bona fides to be a major force in the field of yoga for athletes. I loved working with him and can’t wait to see where he goes…
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Early Bird through June 1: 200-Hour Summer Intensive YTT
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in TeachingIf your relationship to your yoga practice has shifted over the last few years, it may be time for you to embark on yoga teacher training! At Carolina Yoga Company, we offer three formats of our 200-hour YTT, held at Carrboro Yoga. All of them are coming up in the next calendar year: Three-week summer…
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Scheduled: Continuing Education at Carrboro Yoga
I’ve just scheduled six workshops as part of Carolina Yoga Company’s 500-hour yoga teacher training. These are all open to any movement teacher, as well! They will meet at our Carrboro Yoga Co. location in Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC. Each has some work for you to do before and after our in-person meetings, which are designed…
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Update or Create Your Yoga Résumé
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Do you have a yoga résumé? If so, have you brushed it up lately? If not, you’ll find a template to download and use at yogateacherhandbook.com, the page here keyed to my latest book. All the prompts are right in that document, so you can pop in your personal details and stand head-and-shoulders above other…
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Watch: Three Yoga Snacks at Yoga Vibes
Need a movement break? Try one or all three of my latest yoga routines at Yoga Vibes: Modified Sun Salutation Hands-Free Flow (8 minutes) Side Bending Tree Two Ways (5 minutes) Floor Hips and Hamstrings (11 minutes) Got even more time? Start with the Reclining Shoulders, Spine, and Hips Release and after side bending tree,…
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Support Your Local Studios
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in YogaJanuary is typically the biggest month for gyms and fitness studios, as New Year’s resolutioners vow to make this their year to get in shape. But this January, instead of preparing to welcome a slew of new students, gym and studio owners are facing another year of the pandemic. Wellness and fitness businesses offer an…
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Coming Up: Language Refinement Workshop in Carrboro
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in TeachingI bet you’re teaching yoga (or interested in what goes into it) because you want to share its benefits with your students. And I’ll also bet that you want to do that in the best way you can. Finally, I bet consciously improving your communication skills, both verbal and nonverbal, will make you a better…
