Just Scheduled: Fundamentals of Teaching Yin Yoga

Just Scheduled: Fundamentals of Teaching Yin Yoga

Yin for the win: it takes skill to be still! In this workshop, geared to teachers from any background, you’ll learn how to design and cue yin yoga classes. (If you have not done yoga teacher training, you are still welcome; this weekend would be a good...
Affirmation: It’s OK to Be Quiet

Affirmation: It’s OK to Be Quiet

Yoga teacher affirmations: It’s OK to be quiet. When in doubt, say nothing. Teaching yoga is not delivering a monologue, a speech, or a radio program. There is no “dead air.” In fact, silence is critical to giving your students time to connect with themselves....
Affirmation: It’s OK to Be Quiet

Affirmation: My Students Just Want to Feel Better

Yoga teacher: your students don’t come to class to judge you. It’s not about you at all! They just want to feel better during and after class. When you start to think you need to make class harder, faster, more “sophisticated,” remember that it’s about your students’...
Affirmation: It’s OK to Be Quiet

Affirmation: I Don’t Have to Know It All

Yoga teachers (and really, any teachers): you don’t have to know it all—you couldn’t possibly ever know it all! You don’t even need to know more about yoga than your students do. You just need to know a little something about yoga. You only need to know one wise and...
Yoga for Athletes Teachers: Know Your Scope of Practice

Yoga for Athletes Teachers: Know Your Scope of Practice

The biggest barrier to you feeling confident in front of the classroom is thinking you need to know it all, that you need a long list of certifications and qualifications to be “legit.” Do any of these sound like something you’ve told yourself? I don’t know enough...
Stop Apologizing! Be Big in Your Yoga Class

Stop Apologizing! Be Big in Your Yoga Class

Discover how to gracefully handle mistakes as a yoga teacher without unnecessary apologizing. Learn how to keep your students focused without drawing unnecessary attention to minor...