You love yoga and want to share your understanding more deeply with others. So you think about different options: perhaps it’s an immersion, perhaps it’s a training, or a workshop. So when you start planning, the natural inclination is for you to start by thinking about what you know, and how you’re going to share […]
In the man-made world of stuff, breaking something doesn’t make it stronger. It just, well, breaks. You drop a plate, it shatters, and no matter how well you glue it, you can see the crack. It’s damaged goods. We think love is the same way. Betrayal, hurt, infidelity, conflict…. these are the bulls in our […]
So you’re creating a teacher training. You’ve got an idea of what your content is, but you’re not sure how to fit it all together. It’s like looking at a blank page. Where to start? What should come first? Whether you’re creating a continuing education, immersion, or certification program, all that white space can look […]
Let’s say that you’re running a teacher training. And Marla, your friend who is also a yoga teacher, is killer at teaching the chakras. They are her jam. So you think, well, maybe Marla should come into my nifty new teacher training and take on some of the time? After all, the students get to hear […]
If you have decided to create and host a teacher training, where you host the training is vitally important. Not only will you have to take into account logistical considerations (ie: do they have bathrooms? do they have enough props?), but it’s also important to ensure that the feeling of the space aligns with your greater vision […]
So you’ve been teaching awhile, and you love yoga. You’d love to share the deeper aspects of the practice with your students. And maybe you’ve even been asked by your students when you’re going to be offering a teacher training. Should you? Here’s what you need to think about before you create a training. Does […]
I call it the Great Mistake. And I’ve made it. A lot. Here it it: As a teacher trainer and educator, it’s natural to want to give your students a lot of information. After all, we are content experts and we have a lot of great stuff to share. So when we’re creating trainings, we […]
Sperm donors aren’t dads. “They’re donors,” says my counsellor. “They’re not Dads. Now, your kid may have a dad, someone whom you meet, and who becomes a parent. That may happen. But the donor is the donor.” My counsellor is emphatic. And yet, how many of my friends have said, “why not go to a […]
Yoga teachers are entrepreneurs. In addition to teaching, we have to do our own marketing, manage our bookkeeping, create our own products, and be our own graphic designers. We’re one-woman (or man) shows. And in my yoga-preneurial life, I sometimes come across new tools that I’ve found that can be useful for our work. Here […]
This is a blog in a series called, “Doing It Alone,” to share some of the trials and tribulations of my attempts in 2017 to get pregnant as a single woman. I’ve been peeing on sticks. Although I have a vague sense of my own fertility cycles, I’m now tasked with being more diligent about […]
This is the first installation in a series called, “Doing It Alone,” to share some of the trials and tribulations of my attempts in 2017 to get pregnant as a single woman. I look at the list of sperm donors and start crying. I don’t mean to cry, it just comes upon me, unexpectedly. I […]
From my friends at Half Moon.
It’s hard to make a living as a yoga teacher. We run across town from class to class, trying to cobble together enough money to make a living wage. New yoga teachers often teach for free to gain experience, and a decent starting wage is usually around $30/ class. Even veteran yoga teachers rarely make […]
Forearm Stand (Pincha Mayurasana) is a HUGE pose. It’s a backbend, inversion, hamstring opener, and shoulder opener all in one. To adequately prepare for this pose, you need to be aware of the following component parts. Component Part: body parts that need to be warmed up or educated in order to do the peak pose […]
You feel heavy, dull, tired. Maybe it’s gray outside (or, if you live in the pacific northwest, maybe it’s been gray and dark for weeks). Perhaps a life event (sickness, heartbreak, lethargy, indecision) has you feeling the terrible weight of emotional gravity. I get it. Having struggled with bouts of depression since my early twenties, I […]
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