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....
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’...
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...
Teaching yoga to athletes requires fewer credentials than most yoga teachers assume—and more specificity than most training programs provide. A 200-hour certification gives you the foundation; what athletes actually need from you is an understanding of periodization,...
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...
A sad truth: yoga teachers can’t always help everyone in the room. Most yoga classes that are open to the public are, by default if not by design, all-levels classes. You’ll find a wide range of ages, experiences, and abilities in the room. And these are often the...
