New Yoga Teachers, Are You Making These 7 Common Mistakes?
To err is human. To learn from your mistakes and adjust your teaching is divine.
Pick up practical advice from top teachers on how to improve your yoga teaching career—from in-depth information on yoga anatomy to smart sequencing tips and expert insights to build (and maintain) your teaching business.
Pick up practical advice from top teachers on how to improve your yoga teaching career—from in-depth information on yoga anatomy to smart sequencing tips and expert insights to build (and maintain) your teaching business.
To err is human. To learn from your mistakes and adjust your teaching is divine.
There are less confusing ways to engage the necessary muscles.
There are other ways you can satisfy your curiosity about the practice.
I can see how it helps students conectar con la práctica and each other.
And it had nothing to do with the poses.
Yoga With Kassandra has grown her channel's following to more than two million subscribers (and counting) in less than nine years. Here's how she did it.
It wasn’t what I would have chosen for myself. Yet it made me the teacher I am today.
Why you need to think beyond studios.
Why it's not only unhelpful but unkind.
Teachers sometimes flub more than just a cue.
Yoga isn't a solution to much-needed social change. But it can help.
Because a shift in perspective—and a little know-how about anatomy—can change everything.
To err is human. To laugh about it is sorta divine.
These days, my asana practice focuses on mobility, range of motion, and tension relief, instead.
It's an inexact algorithm of action verbs, metaphors, brevity, and authenticity.
Seamless transitions that take you from the front of the back to the mat in an almost meditative state.
There can be unintended consequences to your practice. Here's how to ensure that doesn't happen.
These uncommon cues can help you find unprecedented release—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
The last thing you want is for students to leave your class feeling depleted, ungrounded, or on edge. Here's how to ensure that doesn't happen.
We spoke with four new teachers about the cost and the factors that went into their YTT.
You may not be able to avoid that moment when your heart races and your mind blanks. But you can calm yourself down in seconds. Here's how.
Here's how to offer older adults a practice that meets them where they are.
Training teachers in accessibility helps make yoga inclusive for everyone.
A yoga teacher—and longtime student—considers the qualities that make an instructor truly exceptional.
An exploration and explanation of the good, the bad, the confusing, and the just plain hilarious.
Teachers, chances are you're violating copyright law with your playlists.
Here's how to ensure your students have the space they need for their practice.
Improve your ability to connect with students by using inclusive language.
Because more patience is a good thing.
Adaptive yoga makes the practice available to anyone, including people with physical limitations.
Our best advice for handling the inevitable.
When your student feels out of balance, here's what you can do to keep them safe.
Can you recall how challenging it was when you were new to yoga? Here's how to be the teacher now that you needed then.
You can score an affordable vacation at a luxury resort just doing what you love.
How to protect students' eyes during yoga practice.
Because your YTT probably didn't teach you as much detail as you would have liked on how, exactly, to put together a sequence.
Some students, whether celebrities or crushes, can cause you to be a little (or a lot) unnerved. Here's how to maintain your composure.
Tips for helping someone who becomes sick in class.
It's never intentional—but it happens. Here are the things you can do to prepare for the inevitable.
The dos and don'ts of bringing laughter into your classes.
When you look at nature, you can see how life is always propelling you forward—even when it doesn't seem that way.
As a yoga teacher, creating content started to feel like a performance, not a practice. Something had to change.
The yoga industry has exclusivity and affordability issues. A new payment model may help.
Yes, we have valuable information to share. But sometimes less is more.
Here's what to do when flying frisbees, crying babies, or barking dogs disrupt your class.
When approached mindfully and with modifications, your yoga practice needn't be limited by your heart condition.
And how to fix them.
You know how some cues help you experience a pose in an entirely different way? This advice from some of our favorite teachers will do exactly that.
That tight, stiff, or achy feeling you sometimes experience? It might not have anything to do with your muscles. Here's how to grab a tennis ball and start rolling it out.
Aging is inevitable. But you can slow it down and approach it more gracefully than you'd ever imagined.
What exactly does this cue mean? And is it safe? Physical therapist and yoga therapist Jennifer Chang explains.
There was a time when a "complete practice" was a minimum of 90 minutes. Sarah Ezrin explores the evolution of yoga classes and asks, what's really required?
Were you taught that bending your knee past your ankle is like running with scissors? It's not quite so simple.
Here’s what psychologists say about how to be supportive without overstepping.
There's nothing wrong with going from Warrior II to Reverse Warrior to Half Moon. But it's not the only way.
Physical Therapist and Yoga Therapist Jennifer Chang explains how this common, seemingly simple cue is overused…and can even cause harm.
A yoga teacher shares how she intuits subtle physical and emotional revelations before class has even begun.
Sometimes called “yoga butt,” Proximal Hamstring Tendonitis can hinder your life and practice. Here’s how to prevent it from happening to you and your students.
Whether you've just graduated yoga teacher training or have been leading classes for years, you still need to practice in order to evolve. Here's how.
Ali Duncan opened Urban Sanctuary as a safe space for traditionally marginalized communities to heal.
Feeling a little anxious? Here's what you need to know to stay calm and collected.
Some things only come with practice.
You don’t necessarily get rid of fear. But you can learn how to overcome it. Instagram's @upsidedownmama explains.
This language misstep can have a tremendous effect on your students' practice.
A full-time yoga teacher trainer explains why the thing that everyone seems to worry about actually isn't a concern at all.
Some lessons come only with experience. But there are other universal truths that can be useful to know sooner rather than later. (Also, humor helps.) Jack Workman explains.
Even when you're doing what you love, there are days when you're simply too exhausted to bring your best to the mat. Here's what you can do.
Here’s what your body needs to live pain-free.
“Action Hiro” Landazuri shares his Body Smart Yoga, focusing on muscle sensations and effort over the endgame of a pose.
Step one: Get out of your own way.
An exploration of the intention behind an anatomically incorrect instruction.
The narrative of a powerful class lies not just in the postures, but also in the progression. Here's how to honor those in-between moments.
You cannot make everyone happy, nor should you try.
Most yoga practitioners can't seem to get enough of these poses. Yet a teacher with more than two decades of experience explores whether less is more.
Enlisting advice, support, and friendship from other yoga teachers can make all the difference—in both your teaching and your attitude.
No, it’s not knees-chest-chin.
Spoiler alert: It's not as hard as you might think.
For students with lung conditions, any type of smoke—including from incense, palo santo, or sage—can be dangerous.
Because there's more to life than hip openers.