Teaching Yoga When Friends and Family Show Up to Class

Teaching Yoga When Friends and Family Show Up to Class

The most awkward yoga class I ever taught wasn’t in front of a packed workshop or during my first week as a new teacher. It was the regular Monday evening class where my husband Wes decided to attend. He literally raised his hand during class—raised his hand...
Head-to-Knee Flow: A Seated Yoga Sequence Your Students Will Love

Head-to-Knee Flow: A Seated Yoga Sequence Your Students Will Love

Your Students Need Sequences They Can Actually Use Your students don’t need another fancy flow filled with Instagram-worthy poses. They need sequences they can use in real life—sequences that work when they’re traveling, when they’re tired, when they...
Evolve Your Voice: The Power of Self-Assessment for Yoga Teachers

Evolve Your Voice: The Power of Self-Assessment for Yoga Teachers

I’ve spent thousands of hours watching myself teach yoga. I edit my own podcast—this very one you might be listening to right now. I edit my YouTube videos. I record and edit all my course lectures. I’ve read every single one of my own audiobooks and even...
Why Your Yoga Students Want Repetition (Not Novelty)

Why Your Yoga Students Want Repetition (Not Novelty)

I spent the first few years of my teaching career doing it wrong. Not wrong in a dramatic way. My students weren’t getting injured. They kept coming back. But I was burning myself out planning elaborate new sequences for every single class, convinced...