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How to Plan a Yoga Class That’s Simple, Balanced, and Inspires Confidence
Lesson planning pose by pose? Here’s a better way to plan your classes: start with a framework that balances movements, engages the whole body, and simplifies your process.
Teach Your Niche: Why Specializing Makes You a Better Yoga Teacher
When you try to be everyone’s favorite yoga teacher, you wind up being no one’s favorite. That’s because teaching yoga is most effective when it’s authentic to who you are. The secret to building confidence, connecting with your students, and growing as a teacher is to teach your niche.
The Most Painful and Productive Way to Improve Your Yoga Teaching
If you want to grow as a yoga teacher, the best tool is already in your hands—and it’s completely free. The catch? It’s a little uncomfortable at first. The secret is simple: record yourself teaching. Whether you start with audio or dive bravely into video, reviewing your own teaching is the fastest way to improve.
Managing Burnout as a Yoga Teacher
Teaching yoga is a rewarding career, but it can also be exhausting if you don’t care for yourself. Yoga teacher burnout doesn’t just affect you—it affects your students, too.
Teaching Yoga Is a Conversation
teaching yoga is a conversation Your yoga class isn’t a monologue. It might feel like one at times, but in reality, it’s a conversation. Even though your students may not be speaking aloud, they’re still responding—to your cues, your open-ended questions, and your overall energy in the room. This idea—that teaching yoga is a conversation—has…
From Nerves to Confidence: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as a Yoga Teacher
Even seasoned yoga teachers feel the jitters. But instead of seeing them as a hindrance, you can learn to use those feelings to your advantage. Let’s explore how to transform nerves into confidence, tackle imposter syndrome, and show up fully for your students.
Why Your Students’ Blank Expressions in Yoga Class Are a Good Thing
As yoga teachers, it’s easy to feel uncomfortable when we look out into a classroom and see nothing but blank expressions on our students’ faces. “They hate this!” you tell yourself. But what if these quiet faces were a sign of true connection, rather than disengagement?
Why Consistency Beats Variety in Yoga Class Planning
Consistency beats variety in your yoga class planning every time. Don’t feel like you need a creative yoga sequence every lesson plan to be a good teacher! Here’s why.
Building Confidence as a Yoga Teacher: Moving Beyond Imposter Syndrome with Karen Fabian
You probably love your favorite yoga teachers because they hold the space well and take the seat of the teacher with confidence. This confidence sets a tone that allows students to relax, center, and connect. But for many yoga teachers—both new and experienced—stepping into that confident role isn’t easy, especially when imposter syndrome creeps in.
How to Get Better as a Yoga Teacher: Understanding Your Strengths and Blind Spots
The very strengths that make us good at yoga can also hold us back as teachers. And on the flip side, your perceived “weaknesses” are often your superpowers as a teacher! Here’s why.
The Importance of Learning and Using Your Students’ Names in Yoga Class
One of the most powerful ways to foster connection in your yoga class is simple: learn your students’ names and use them—correctly.
Listen: Fit Bottomed Girls Podcast
I was delighted to go back on the Fit Bottomed Girls podcast, especially because it’s now helmed by my colleague (and Teaching Yoga to Athletes alumna!) Alison Heilig. We spoke about how to emphasize your recovery.