Pandemic Silver Lining: Preregistration Means More Props

Pandemic Silver Lining: Preregistration Means More Props

One of the upsides of the total systems renovation the pandemic brought to our studio life at Carolina Yoga Company is that we now require preregistration for class; no walk-ins are accommodated. The benefit of knowing exactly how many students are coming, and just...
Upcoming Continuing Education and Advanced Studies Workshops

Upcoming Continuing Education and Advanced Studies Workshops

We 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. Each of these three workshops is designed for our new normal. We meet...
Meet Prof. Jen McDonald

Meet Prof. Jen McDonald

Meet Professor Jen McDonald, the most recently certified graduate of Teaching Yoga to Athletes. Jen took my in-person Teaching Yoga to Athletes training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health before she was even a yoga teacher. In fact, she reached out beforehand...
Guide: The Fastest, Cheapest, and Best Way to Improve Your Teaching

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...
Live In-Person and Virtual Teaching Yoga to Athletes

Live In-Person and Virtual Teaching Yoga to Athletes

We’ve just wrapped up our first weekend of in-person yoga teacher training at Carolina Yoga since the pandemic began. What a joy it is to teach people in person, even masked! If, like me, you love the dynamic of a live classroom, join me for Teaching Yoga to...
Teaching Yoga to Athletes: Now with Captions

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! As I write in The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook, captions increase the utility of your...