Category: Teaching
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…
Update or Create Your Yoga Résumé
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…
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,…
Coming Up: Language Refinement Workshop in Carrboro
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…
Pandemic Silver Lining: Preregistration Means More Props
in TeachingOne of the upsides of the total systems renovation the pandemic brought to our studio life at Carolina Yoga Company is a newfound appreciation of props.
Upcoming Continuing Education and Advanced Studies Workshops
in TeachingWe are delighted to return to live in-person trainings at Carolina Yoga Company’s Carrboro studio! This first round is led by me and my excellent collaborator and coauthor, Alexandra DeSiato.
Meet Prof. Jen McDonald
in TeachingMeet Professor Jen McDonald, the most recently certified graduate of Teaching Yoga to Athletes.
Guide: The Fastest, Cheapest, and Best Way to Improve Your Teaching
Feedback helps us grow as teachers. But as yoga teachers, we don’t often get much feedback. Our students vote with their feet—they return or don’t. We may not receive evaluation from our employers or clients, and when we do, it might be focused on metrics other than the quality of our teaching. The good news…
Live In-Person and Virtual Teaching Yoga to Athletes
If, like me, you love the dynamic of a live classroom, join me for Teaching Yoga to Athletes at Lift Body + Yoga in Atlanta Friday–Sunday, October 15–17.
Teaching Yoga to Athletes: Now with Captions
In 2020, I re-filmed all the lectures for my signature course, Teaching Yoga to Athletes. And now I’ve added captions, to make these lectures more accessible!
Newly Certified: Mark Bonner
Meet Mark Bonner, the most recently certified graduate of my Teaching Yoga to Athletes course! Mark teaches online and in Salisbury in the UK. He’s got a wonderful skillset!
Upcoming Continuing Education, In Person and Virtual
What a total joy it is to have live in-person trainings to announce! If you are a yoga or movement teacher, I hope to see you this fall for one or more of these: Teaching Yoga to Athletes What: Learn the basics of teaching athletes in studio or team settings! We will discuss the philosophy,…