Being a professional yoga teacher is hard work, and much of that work takes place outside the classroom. To have career longevity, you must develop good working skills with your…
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…
When we are faculty, we think our job is to tell students what we know. This is a recipe for disaster. A studio owner recently spoke to me about the…
Four tips for yoga teachers on supporting emotional yoga students. Yoga is a practice where we can invite students to arrive authentically in their bodies, minds, and feelings. For some…
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on motivation. We're lucky in the yoga world: we have students who want to be there! In yoga teacher trainings, students have…
Lisa is frustrated because she hasn’t been able to get her first yoga retreat scheduled yet. She keeps committing to new announcement dates, but says she hasn’t had the time…
You know the IT band: the swath of connective tissue that runs from your outer hip down to your lower leg. That IT Band. Anatomically speaking, the IT band isn't…
When To Use We often incorporate this transition casually into our sequences, but it is not easy! It's harder to step forward from downward facing dog than it is to…
I know you. I see you, my yogi friend. You want to be a better person, you want to do good. And maybe - like many of us - you…
Got tight hamstrings and 15 minutes? Your hamstrings are a group of muscles that run along the back of your upper leg. They’re used for walking, running, flexing the knee,…
At some point, most of us will experience knee pain. The knee joint is essential in propulsion and weight bearing and experiences a lot of wear and tear over a…
Teachers are the life blood of your yoga business. But they're also one of your biggest expenses. So how do you keep yoga teachers happy? Check out these five strategies…
