Category: Yoga
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Retreats, Workshops, Intentions, and Goals
My teaching schedule for this fall includes both several workshops and a very special retreat, too. What’s the difference between a retreat and a workshop? I’m glad you asked! (Let’s pretend you asked.)
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Meet the Cover: The Art of Yoga Sequencing
Click through to see the gorgeous final cover of my forthcoming book The Art of Yoga Sequencing! The book publishes in February 2024, but it’s not too soon to preorder.
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Vacation Homework for Movement Teachers
Traveling this summer? Go to take a class at a new studio with a new teacher! Every trip to a new place is a new opportunity to start afresh as a student. And it makes you a better movement guide, too.
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Think Beyond the Studio to Help More Students
If you’re used to attending a studio and are teaching in one—or hope to—it’s tempting to focus only on bringing students to yoga. But there’s a rich opportunity in bringing yoga to the students, wherever they are!
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Whole Mama Yoga Book: Preorder Now
Now is the time to preorder a wonderful book by my frequent collaborator, Alexandra DeSiato, and my colleague Lauren Sacks. WHOLE MAMA YOGA supports readers at every stage of the parenting journey.
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New Rules for Yoga Teachers
In my experience over many years of teaching, virtually everything I once believed to be a clear-cut truth about yoga has proved to be more nuanced. Through years of study of yoga, anatomy, and exercise physiology while working to keep an open mind, here are my currently held beliefs.
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Registration Open: Kripalu Programs, October 2023
Registration is now OPEN for these two workshops Alexandra DeSiato and I are leading for movement teachers from any background. Join us!
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Registration Open: Yoga Summer Camp in NC
in YogaJoin us for our one-of-a-kind, first-ever Yoga Summer Camp, an in-studio retreat for grownups aged 16 to 99! We meet at beautiful Carrboro Yoga Company in central North Carolina. This is for you if you: Over the course of five special days, you’ll deepen your practice, make friends, find joy, and learn lots about yoga,…
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Recommended Books: Chakras for Creativity and Wild Yoga
Two excellent books I had the pleasure of blurbing: Chakras for Creativity by Jilly Shipway and Wild Yoga by Rebecca Wildbear.
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Lighting and the Student Experience
Just as it does in a dinner party or a restaurant, lighting plays an important role in setting a mood and making your guests comfortable in yoga and movement classes. While we all have personal preferences, here are some general guidelines for creating the best lighting for class.
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Register Now: Fundamentals of Teaching Restorative Yoga
Now’s the time to sign up for Fundamentals of Teaching Restorative Yoga, which will meet in person at Carrboro Yoga in Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC, February 18 and 19. This is a module in Carolina Yoga Company’s advanced studies teacher training; it is also open to teachers from any movement modality. It offers 18 YA CEUs. I’m…
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On Free Classes at Retail Stores
You may have noticed that retail stores selling yoga clothing often host weekly classes. These attract practitioners who spend an hour or more in the company of the clothes, with the idea that they are more likely to buy. In my experience—and I would be happy to be wrong here!—in-store classes do not convert to…