That cross-legged seat you open your yoga class with? For a lot of bodies, it’s one of the most demanding shapes in the whole practice—and we hand it to students in minute one, then ask them to relax there. The first ten minutes of class have two jobs, and neither one...
Most yoga teachers never plan their year at all, and the ones who do tend to overplan, burn out within a season, and abandon the whole project by Thanksgiving. There is a middle path, and it takes less than an hour to set up: three intentions—one for your structure,...
Every yoga room has a smell before you say a word of your opening—the space itself, the scent you have added on purpose, and the students walking through the door. In twenty years of teaching, I have watched teachers plan carefully for lighting, music, and cueing, and...
I have opened 99 episodes of my podcast, Yoga Teacher Confidential, with the same five words: “Can I tell you something?” I never sat down and decided that would be the opening line for two years running. It was a habit I picked up on the very first...
Most yoga teachers believe demonstrating every pose is good service. Then one day you stay on your mat, keep guiding, stop showing—and half the room stops moving with you. That pause feels like a void. It’s actually the most useful feedback your teaching will ever...
