Skills for yoga teachers to help you to be the best teacher that you can be.
With so many wonderful and transformative breathwork practices out there in the world (Wim Hof, Tummo, the “psychological sigh”), it starts to get a little confusing. How exactly are breathwork and pranayama different? To answer this question, we need to look at the intention for each kind of practice. With a “breathwork” practice, our intention […]
How do you choose a yoga teacher training? In a world of so many 200 hour yoga teacher trainings, it can be challenging to know where to start. How do you choose the one that’s right for you? To answer this, it’s first important to consider what you want from your yoga teacher training (YTT): […]
Hi friends! Just a quick intro from Rachel: This post was created by Dr. Rick Hanson’s team. Dr. Hans0n is a wonderful resource and the author of a fantastic book called “The Buddha’s Brain,” among others. I thought this share could provide some helpful tips for those of us who sometimes feel stuck in “imposter’s […]
Yin and Restorative yoga look a lot alike. After all, students lay on the floor, hold poses a long time, use props, and often look like they’re losing consciousness (in a good way). So what’s the difference between yin and restorative yoga? Though the postures may look similar, it may surprise you to know that […]
How can you teach yoga classes online skillfully and effectively? In this article, we’ll look at the three components you need to consider to deliver an authentic, valuable online experience for your student. (Looking for technological tips? Check out this article on teaching online, or teaching pre-recorded yoga classes.) Own Your Classroom Just like teaching […]
Given the challenges of meeting in person during COVID, most yoga teacher trainings have had to move their trainings online in order to accommodate social distancing. Yoga Alliance – notoriously sticky about allowing for online course hours – is allowing schools to teach online through the end of 2020 as a way of supporting studios […]
COVID-19 has struck. Yoga Alliance has given the thumb’s up for online yoga teacher trainings through the end of 2020. And now there is an onslaught of online yoga TT’s cropping up worldwide. Online yoga teacher trainings seem great: convenient, often well priced, and timely. But are they good? Here’s what you need to know. […]
As everyone looks for ways to connect with their communities, I wanted to share some tips I’ve learned along the way about recording and uploading an online yoga class. Make sure to check out Five Ways To To Livesteam An Online Yoga Class and Five Best Practices: How To Teach An Online Yoga Class, where […]
As we make the transitions to teaching yoga classes online, it’s important to do it well. It’s easy to make a rookie mistake and lose your audience. Whether you are streaming or recording, here are five practical and simple tips for teaching online yoga classes that will make a huge difference in the quality of […]
Can’t meet face to face? If you’ve never used tech to go online before, it can seem intimidating. Here are some tips and my favorite tools to get you started easily. In this post, we’re looking at “live” aka “streaming” options, which put you online in the moment. Also, for more info on how to […]
If you’re like me, the idea of marketing gives me an anxiety attack. Facebook Ads, Instagram posts, Webinars, SEO, and email marketing…it all starts to feel overwhelming and, well, inauthentic. But at the same time, we must navigate this jungle of self-promotion in order to thrive in our yoga businesses. Yogis, it’s time to demystify […]
Here’s the news, yoga teachers: your career doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. We often think that our yoga career must look a certain way in order to be “successful.” Shouldn’t we be like Rachel Brathen or Shiva Rea, and have 100,000 followers, be labelled an influencer, produce online classes, and jetset the world? […]
If you want to make yoga your full time passion and career, I recommend you to start slowly. If you have a steady job, do not just up and quit and expect to make a living from teaching from day one. People need to get to know and trust you and that usually takes some […]
You know this moment. You’re teaching a class. It’s a sequence that you’ve taught many times. You suddenly stop and think, “Wait, did I just say the same thing twice?” You’re spacing out. It’s a normal phenomenon for a yoga teacher. Although we speak continually of being mindful and present, we are human and subject […]
Do you feel the pressure to create a new sequence for every class? When you tromp into your eighth class of the week and teach the same sequence that you did yesterday (heaven forfend!), do you hear any of these voices in your head? “My students are getting bored.” “I need to keep them interested.” […]
When I opened up my yoga studio many years ago, I expected the people to come to my classes in masses because there was no other yoga studio around. However much to my surprise, there were only a few people who came. Wow, how disappointing! It seemed like the others were skeptical about this new […]
In my recent dissection experience, I spent some time handling a human heart. To literally hold someone’s heart in your hands is a humbling and awe-inspiring experience. Even though its owner had passed and the life force had left, the heart retained a poignant and palpable vibration. Your heart is your lifelong companion. The medical […]
Last week, I went into the lab with Gil Hedley. I experienced my previous 6-day human dissection course with Gil back in 2012, so it’s been awhile since I shared space with the dead. The dead are magical teachers. Back in 2012, my steely-eyed intent was to “get” anatomy. I wanted to see the insertions […]
When you’re just beginning to teach, trying to figure out what to cue in a yoga pose can be overwhelming! Sure, you obviously have to get people into the “shape” of the pose, but then what? Here are three things to think about when you are cueing a yoga pose to keep you on skillfully […]
Headstand is a wonderful pose, but has suffered a rash of bad press ever since the post on “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body”. However, when done intelligently, it provides the practitioner with an opportunity to remain in an inversion for an extended period of time. Unlike handstand and forearm stand, a skilled practitioner could […]
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