I used to think that teaching yin yoga and restorative yoga were specialty skills—nice to have if you wanted to teach those specific classes, but not essential to your development as a yoga teacher. After more than 20 years of teaching and training teachers,...
Most yoga teachers seem to think they need to fill every moment of class with instructions. That’s completely wrong, and it’s exhausting to try. In 20 years of teaching from professional athletes to complete beginners, from corporate boardrooms to college...
When most of us first fall in love with yoga, it’s because of what happens on the mat. We discover an inward journey that grounds us, strengthens us, or offers us a way through life’s transitions. Naturally, when we decide to teach, we assume it’s more of the same: we...
The Unspoken Fear of Every Yoga Teacher Every yoga teacher eventually faces it: that quiet, nagging worry about what would happen if something went wrong while you’re teaching. We usually think of students as the ones most likely to need urgent attention, but the...
The most anxious yoga teachers I know aren’t worried about advanced poses or Sanskrit pronunciation. They’re lying awake Sunday night wondering what on earth they’re going to teach in tomorrow’s class. If you’ve ever sat staring at your...
If you’ve been relying on pigeon pose as your go-to hip opener, it’s time to discover what you and your students have been missing. While pigeon pose certainly has its place, limiting yourself to just one hip opening shape means missing out on incredible...
