Every athlete has a team. Here’s what’s missing from it. Strength coaches. Physical therapists. Sports psychologists. Nutritionists. Athletic trainers. Athletes are surrounded by professionals who optimize every measurable aspect of performance. And yet there are...
You’ve been teaching restorative yoga from what you picked up in your 200-hour training—a few supported poses you remember, some blanket folding you figured out on your own, and a general sense that students should relax. It works . . . sort of. But you know...
Theming a yoga class takes five minutes—not five hours. Yet for many yoga teachers, it’s one of the top sources of pre-class stress, ahead of sequencing and music selection. The problem isn’t a lack of creativity. It’s the belief that every class needs a Big Idea—a...
I was teaching my regular Monday night balance class when I caught myself doing something I’ve done literally over a thousand times. I settled everyone in. I asked them to notice their bodies on the mat. Then I invited them to turn their attention to their breath....
You don’t need to be a marketing expert to stay connected with your students—you just need a plan You became a yoga teacher because you love yoga and you love people. Marketing? That probably wasn’t part of the plan. But here’s the thing: a yoga...
There’s a skill you use every time you step in front of a yoga class, and chances are no one ever formally taught it to you: storytelling. You tell stories when you introduce a theme. You tell stories in your newsletters. You tell stories on your website,...
