Tag: Yoga Teacher Training
Newly Certified: Lauren Reese
I’m very excited to introduce Lauren Reese to you as the latest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. When you have the chance to study with her—or just to be in her sweet company—you’ll understand why. With her mother, Lauren co-owns Breathe Yoga Atlanta. I first met her in person at Wanderlust 108 in Atlanta…
Listen: The Sticky Mat Society Podcast
I had a nice chat with Kate and Laura at the Sticky Mat Society—listen to it here: You’ll hear about my background in yoga; developing a niche; how to know when you’re ready to do something; and the first steps toward developing a book project. You can also hear the episode and find resources at the…
Register: Professionalism for Movement Teachers
You may have seen Michelle Goldberg’s New York Magazine article “The Brutal Economics of Being a Yoga Teacher” in the last week. Interestingly, the story doesn’t get into an exploration of the actual numbers of what teachers are paid. A story by Helene Olen in Slate today asks, “Why Don’t More People Discuss Their Compensation?” Discussing these…
Register Now for Sequencing Early Bird Discount
Everyday Yoga isn’t just my next book, it’s also the distillation of my approach to sequencing yoga classes. And it’s the textbook for this upcoming continuing education course for yoga teachers, part of our 500-hour advanced studies yoga teacher training but also open to everyone from every style, teacher and student alike. I’m really looking forward to…
Summer Preview: Yoga Teacher Trainings
Summer in a college town like Chapel Hill, NC, is glorious. Parking is abundant, and beer trucks don’t block the downtown streets. The sun is up early; evenings are sultry and lovely; and summer sublets are easy to find with two-thirds of the population out of town. So come join me for one or more of…
Read: Closing with Grace
The way you end your yoga class deeply affects the student experience. In this piece, online at the prAna blog, I describe some steps to include to ensure your students enjoy a thoughtful transition off the mat: Your yoga class is a vehicle for student transformation when it has a clear direction. This moves from the…
New Site: sageyogateachertraining.com
New today: my professional development courses for yoga teachers have a home of their own at sageyogateachertraining.com! Whether you want to specialize in yoga for athletes or learn ways to up your game as a yoga teacher, you’ll find resources to sharpen your vision and confidence, jump-start your sequencing, and help you continue to grow. Please click on…
Read: Comfort and Affliction
To help students progress, a yoga teacher (or a coach) needs to know when to push and when to back off. I wrote a piece on developing this skill that’s online at the prAna blog. Journalist Finely Peter Dunne famously said the job of a newspaper is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”…
Quick Poll: 500-Hour Intensive Option
Yoga teachers: after loving the summer intensive version of our Carolina Yoga 200-hour yoga teacher training, we’re considering adding an intensive version of our advanced studies training (what the Yoga Alliance used to call the 500-hour level, and what is now known as the 300-hour). In this format, you’d be able to complete the bulk of the required…
Now Available: Professionalism
My latest online course for yoga and movement teachers is Professionalism, produced at the Carrboro Yoga Company in October as part of our 500-hour teacher training. This course includes candid discussion about career decisions, the ins and outs of being a yoga teacher and freelancer, and dealing with studios and students. We encourage you to…
Scheduled: Yoga for Athletes Five-Day Teachers’ Intensive in North Carolina
I’ve just scheduled my annual five-day teachers’ intensive at my home studio, the Carrboro Yoga Company. Come enjoy a wonderful week with like-minded colleagues in beautiful central North Carolina. There’s even a brand-new Hampton Inn nearby, so you can live car-free for the week in our vibrant, walkable town. This workshop usually has participants from…
Now Available: Sequencing Yoga Classes from Welcome to Namaste
It’s been a busy year, between production of Racing Wisely and its forthcoming audiobook and our ongoing work at the studios to build a great community led by well-trained, experienced yoga teachers. In August, I taught a course on sequencing roughly modeled on The Athlete’s Pocket Guide to Yoga and its flipbook approach (detailed in this post…