Essential Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Teach
Let’s play a little word association game. When I write, “teacher-student relationship,” what comes to mind? Does it trigger thoughts about your deepest motivations to teach yoga or your need to be...
View ArticleCommon Attachments for Teachers
Teaching yoga is a great gig. It can also be complicated. If you asked me 15 years ago what I thought would be the most challenging aspect of this job, I would have pointed to the subject matter of...
View ArticleTaking Shelter: 6 Steps for Calming, Grounding Forward Bends
Forward bends are the introverts of the asana spectrum. While backbends have a spacious, majestic quality, forward bends turn us inward and create the conditions for greater...
View ArticleTeaching and Practicing Themes That Never Get Old
As in life, the greatest rewards in our practice come from doing the simplest things. With the awe-inspiring grace of complex postures and the promise of a sculpted, balanced body it’s easy to...
View ArticleHow to Feel at Home in Your Body when You’re on the Road
Summer travel is upon us. And, for some of you, this means a decrease in the in the quality and consistency of your practice. After all, travel shifts your routines and easily disrupts the rhythm of...
View Article5 Ways to (re)Inspire Your Practice and Teaching
We all get stuck in a rut from time to time—even yoga teachers. In fact, the question that comes up most frequently in the group of teachers that I mentor is, “how do I keep my practice and teaching...
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