Newly Certified: Deanna Velazquez

Newly Certified: Deanna Velazquez

Meet Deanna Velazquez, one of the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teachers. Deanna has a deep well of expertise in fitness. She has worked as a group fitness instructor, a personal trainer, and of course a yoga teacher. She’s lived in a range of...
Summer Camp for Yoga Teachers

Summer Camp for Yoga Teachers

Summer is coming! As it’s an odd-numbered year, we are offering Carolina Yoga Company’s advanced studies teacher training, aka our 500-hour YTT, aka a 300-hour YTT. (The Yoga Alliance recognizes your 200-hour YTT plus this 300-hour training to make you a...
Newly Certified: Cristina Lizarazo

Newly Certified: Cristina Lizarazo

Meet Cristina, the newest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. Cristina lives in Oakville, Ontario, where she participates in many sports, with a special interest in rock climbing. Her background includes everything from synchronized skating to league...
Read: Yoga for Athletes Is Not Athletic Yoga

Read: Yoga for Athletes Is Not Athletic Yoga

I wrote a post for the Kripalu blog outlining my approach to yoga for athletes. It’s summed up in the title: it’s not athletic yoga! Instead, it’s yoga to complement what we do in training. To put it succinctly, yoga for athletes is not necessarily...
Coming Spring 2019: Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses

Coming Spring 2019: Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses

Last week, Alexandra and I turned in the manuscript for our second coauthored book, Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses:  A Practical Workbook for Integrating Themes, Ideas, and Inspiration into Your Class. (Preorder it on Amazon here!) We designed this book for yoga...