Tag: Carrboro Yoga Company
Scheduled: Core Strength for Real People Intensive in North Carolina
I hope you’re enjoying the Core Strength for Real People video series. (A new video just joined the other 14!) Whether you’re a core enthusiast or a movement teacher, current or aspiring, I’d love to have you join me in central North Carolina in May for a two-day weekend workshop. You’ll learn how to guide…
Last-Minute Gift Ideas
If you’re still looking for the perfect gift for someone on your list—or looking forward to spending your holiday money on yourself—please consider these, each of which is an experience that will help you find balance. A Weekend Retreat Join me at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the Berkshires January 26–28 for…
Watch: Yoga for Athletic Balance, 12/11/17
My latest Yoga for Athletic Balance class is online at Yoga Vibes, where you’ll find 100 other videos from me. (This is a great time to give the gift of yoga with a YogaVibes gift card—help your friends stay balanced in 2018.) This 75-minute class is appropriate for athletes and everyone. Balance through your shoulders, spine,…
Skill in Action: Yoga and Social Justice
Join me in supporting Michelle Johnson as she prepares to release Skill in Action: Yoga and Social Justice. Michelle, a longtime teacher at Carrboro Yoga Company and town alderperson, now lives in Portland, OR, where she works to dismantle racism. Her classes are clear and inclusive and her work is for the benefit of everyone! This book…
Gift Ideas for Athletes, Yogis, and Everyone
If you’re looking for a gift for a friend who needs balance (who doesn’t?), my work can help! Books My books include something for everyone—athletes will learn from Racing Wisely and The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery; aspiring yogis from Lifelong Yoga, Everyday Yoga, and the others! Several of the books are available in e-book format; all of them are available…
Watch Full Free Class: Yoga for Athletic Balance, October 2
To celebrate the launch of live streaming of my Monday evening Yoga for Athletic Balance class at YogaVibes, I offered the class free on my Facebook Page this week. You can watch it at your own convenience, though, either here or at facebook.com/sagerountree. I set the camera to roll about three minutes before class, so…
The Toughest Part of Yoga Teacher Training
We’re in our eleventh round of 200-hour yoga teacher training at Carolina Yoga Company. (Join us for the twelfth! Or go deeper with our 500-hour advanced studios yoga teacher training!) As usual, we have a lovely crew of earnest students who anticipate a journey of self-discovery and growth that will be difficult at times. But…
Scheduled: No Fooling: You Can Handstand
in YogaDo you think the idea of getting into handstand is a joke? Join Sage on April Fools’ Day to learn fun preparations for the pose based in yoga and Pilates. At the end of the hour, we will take a lighthearted approach to trying handstand at the wall. You need not want to get upside…
Scheduled: Classroom Management and Safety
https://www.instagram.com/p/lAvJCRFuYg/ Movement teachers: come learn how to handle everything from heart attacks to fart attacks in our fun, educational weekend on Classroom Management and Safety. It’s part of the Carolina Yoga 500-Hour Teacher Training; those not enrolled in the training are still most welcome! The very first step of the first limb of yoga is ahimsa, nonharming.…
Watch: Teaching Yoga to Athletes Intensive 2016
The videos I’ve been posting one by one from my summer Teaching Yoga to Athletes intensive are now available as a package. You can choose it in standalone format, or subscribe to YogaVibes and access not only this series, but also dozens more classes with me. Teaching Yoga to Athletes Intensive 2016 Filmed live during Sage…
Watch: Yoga for Athletes Teachers’ Lounge: Reverse Vinyasa
Day 5 of my 2016 Teaching Yoga to Athletes intensive included a short practice featuring an alternative to the standard plank–chaturanga–up dog–down dog vinyasa. Repetitive movements lead to imbalances, both in sports training and in asana practice. Shaking up our habitual patterns helps us build new movement pathways and avoid injury. Training can lead to sport-specific imbalances—and so…
Watch: Yoga for Athletes Teachers’ Lounge: Balance Play
Day 4 of my 2016 Teaching Yoga to Athletes intensive included a practice with some fun balance play. Balance is critical to athletic performance and athletic longevity—and so is a sense of humor. You’ll see what a good time we are having here! Balance is crucial for injury prevention in athletes and everyone. In this practice, recorded…