“Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and reach the soul.” – B.K.S. Iyengar Have you heard the term “imposter syndrome?” I’m sure you have and you know it’s a real thing. When you are starting out as a yoga teacher – and even well beyond the initial teaching phase – feelings of being […]
What Students Want You to Teach Them Online
Students taking your online yoga class want something more than they could get just by searching for any free class on YouTube. So what exactly are they hoping to get from your online class? CONNECTION We all have been lacking and longing for connection since the first time we heard the early 2020 word of […]
Is Now the Time to Get Your Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification?
A funny meme I saw summed it all up for the year 2020. Giving it a review of zero stars ….…….“would NOT recommend.” Even though it has not been the best of years, there are still many things we can be thankful for. For me, this year afforded me the time and opportunity to take […]
Teaching with Sanskrit
I remember being intrigued by the beautiful language of Sanskrit as a yoga student, before I began teaching. There was something captivating and mysterious about hearing the names of the postures in Sanskrit as I was practicing them. Some became familiar, “Tadasana, Uttanasana, Ardha Uttanasana… ” and I would take comfort, and some pride too, […]
Top 5 Places to Teach Yoga Other Than a Studio
During these strange times, new yoga teachers (all yoga teachers actually) might have difficulty finding a job teaching in a yoga studio. Even with studios beginning to open with new protocol and class size limitations, some students just aren’t ready to return to the studio. But we ARE all ready to see each other again, […]
Six Secrets of Effective Cueing
You’re well on your way to teaching your first class, or maybe you’ve already started but still lack confidence in the cueing department. The first step is to know you’re not alone! All new teachers struggle with confidence in the beginning. It’s a scary thing to get up in front of a group of people […]
10 Tips for Finding Your Niche
As a new teacher you will be super excited about receiving your teaching certification (as you should be!) and will most likely jump at your first opportunity to teach. This is perfectly understandable and normal! You will need to experience teaching for some time before you decide on a niche for which you are best […]
How the Yoga Teaching Community Responded To COVID-19
Where do I even begin? So much has happened during the past several weeks, it truly is hard to find a starting point. I’ve wanted to write this post for a few days now, but just as difficult as finding a starting point has been trying to put all of it into words. I recall […]
How to Theme a Yoga Class
Themes? I’m not even sure that word came up in our teacher training. Well, maybe it did. It certainly wasn’t something we focused on or spent any serious time discussing. And honestly, in my opinion, it can be one of the most difficult aspects of planning and teaching a class. You’ll most likely want to […]
How to Plan and Teach Yoga Workshops
So, you’ve decided to teach a workshop! Now what? Where do you begin? In this post, I will share my experience and strategies for developing, planning, and teaching workshops. You may assume since I have not been teaching yoga for very long that I don’t have much experience in this area but in a former […]