Are Sun Salutations Sabotaging Your Classes? How to Fix Them

Are Sun Salutations Sabotaging Your Classes? How to Fix Them

Sun salutations are a staple in many yoga classes, but have you ever considered whether they might be driving students away? For some students, these sequences can feel discouraging, inaccessible, or even overwhelming. But with a few simple modifications, you can make...
Are You Making One of These Two Common Yoga Lesson Planning Mistakes?

Are You Making One of These Two Common Yoga Lesson Planning Mistakes?

If you’re a yoga teacher, you put a lot of thought into your lesson plans. But what if I told you that your planning style might be driving students away—without you even realizing it? In my latest video, I break down the two biggest mistakes new yoga teachers make...
Finding Balance: When to Demo and When to Observe in Yoga Teaching

Finding Balance: When to Demo and When to Observe in Yoga Teaching

Teaching yoga is about more than guiding students through poses. It’s about connection—with your students, the practice, and the space you share. But finding the right balance between demonstrating poses and stepping off your mat to observe can be tricky. Let’s...
Affirmation: No Failure, Just Feedback

Affirmation: No Failure, Just Feedback

Yoga teacher affirmation: There’s no failure, just feedback. I learn from my missteps and use that knowledge to serve my students even better. For more, listen to S1E18 of Yoga Teacher Confidential!
Lessons from Failure: How a Workshop Misstep Became a Game-Changer

Lessons from Failure: How a Workshop Misstep Became a Game-Changer

Have you ever launched something, convinced it would be a success, only for it to fall apart? That’s exactly what happened with my Plan a Month in an Hour workshop. The idea was simple: a supportive session to help yoga teachers plan an entire month of classes in...
Affirmation: No Failure, Just Feedback

Affirmation: The Message Is What Matters

Yoga teacher affirmation: The message is what matters. When I am feeling nervous or hit a crisis of confidence, I focus on the student and the teaching, not on me as the teacher. I am just the medium. The message is what matters.