Do you feel stifled at times when planning your classes? Perhaps you’re feeling pressure to create new, inspiring classes each week but you have come to an impasse. Whether you’ve just started teaching or are a seasoned yoga teacher, this conundrum is sure to occur from time to time. Read on for tips on bringing […]
Yoga Teachers are Students Too
Do you agree that yoga teachers are students too? We all started as yoga students and just because we completed a 200, 300, (or all at once 500) hour YTT (yoga teacher training) does not magically give us all the knowledge we’ll ever need to teach yoga. We don’t just stop being students. And we […]
Exploring Arm Variations in Your Yoga Class
Do you remember the traditional arm positions you were taught in your YTT (yoga teacher training) when learning the “full expression” of the postures? Now it’s time to spice it up with some creative, well-designed, arm variations and movements! Read all the way through for the best variety and demonstrations. Try Weaving These Variations Throughout […]
9 Starting Postures for Your Next Yoga Class
And Where To Go From There Do you always start teaching your class in the same predictable posture? As students arrive, do they automatically get into that shape? Here are 9 postures that may help get the creative juices flowing to make a more interesting – and effective beginning to your next yoga class! The […]
Six Struggles New Yoga Teachers Face
It wasn’t long ago the struggle was very real. I battled each one of these challenges as most new yoga teachers do. What changed? Continue reading to see how to get past each of these very real struggles and flourish in your yoga teaching career. 1. LACKING CONFIDENCE After completing your 200 Hour YTT (yoga […]
How to Hold Space for Your Students
Do you know what “holding space” means? Do you know how to intentionally hold space for someone? As a yoga teacher, do you know how to hold space for your students and why it is important? In this post we’ll explore what “holding space” means and learn if you’re doing it correctly. Appropriately “holding space” […]
Is Teaching a Yoga Series Right for You?
In a previous post, we talked about Planning and Teaching Yoga Workshops. So, what is the difference between a workshop and a series? Read on as we discuss the differences, benefits, and more. Benefits for the Teacher and the Studio As a new yoga teacher, proposing to teach a series class, like a workshop, may […]
10 Tips for New Yoga Teachers
There is so much information to process as a new yoga teacher. It’s easy to get “in your head” about everything you’ve learned to provide a well-rounded, memorable class to your students. Memorizing your sequence alone can lead to anxiety (I always had notes handy in the beginning), let alone presenting your theme, Pranayama, and […]
Yoga For Equestrians
Have you ever thought of combining your passion of yoga with another passion? I teach On the Mat, Yoga for Equestrians classes and workshops which combines my passions of yoga and horseback riding. It wasn’t very long into my early days of practicing that I saw a lot of parallels between yoga and riding. I’ve […]
Teaching Guided Meditations
What is a guided meditation? There is a lot of talk about mindfulness and meditation these days because meditation is proven to offer many benefits from increasing calmness and overall emotional well-being to improving mental cognition and reducing memory loss. Meditation, or Dhyana in Sanskrit, is the 7th limb of yoga as described in Patanjali’s Yoga […]