Category: Teaching
Building Confidence on Camera: A Must for Yoga Teachers
in TeachingIf you’re a yoga teacher looking to expand your career, confidence on camera is a skill worth developing. Here are some tips from prolific content creator and influencer Jenni Rawlings.
Affirmation: I Don’t Make Things Harder
Yoga teacher affirmation: I don’t make things harder than they need to be.
How to Plan a Yoga Class That’s Simple, Balanced, and Inspires Confidence
Lesson planning pose by pose? Here’s a better way to plan your classes: start with a framework that balances movements, engages the whole body, and simplifies your process.
Teach Your Niche: Why Specializing Makes You a Better Yoga Teacher
When you try to be everyone’s favorite yoga teacher, you wind up being no one’s favorite. That’s because teaching yoga is most effective when it’s authentic to who you are. The secret to building confidence, connecting with your students, and growing as a teacher is to teach your niche.
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.
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.
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 still responding—to your cues, your open-ended questions, and your overall energy in the room. This idea—that teaching yoga is a conversation—has…
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.
Affirmation: I Hold the Space with Sympathy
I hold the space with sympathy and clean energy. I create a container in class that allows for the comfort of routine—no matter what’s going on outside.
Teaching Yoga When Life Gets Tough
Whether it’s grief, stress, or personal challenges, teaching yoga through tough times demands both courage and compassion—from us and for us.