6 Common Mistakes All New Yoga Teachers Make—And How To Correct Them
The learning doesn't end with YTT. These tips help you get past your newness and nervousness.
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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 to expert insights on building (and maintaining) your teaching business.
Why Everyone (Including You) Should Use Props in Their Yoga Practice
Blocks, straps, and blankets have a place in everyone's practice. Here's how to use them to find better alignment in 5 common poses.
Why You Shouldn’t Tell Students to Tuck Their Tailbone—And 4 Other Cues To Rethink
Avoid these commonly used (and misused) phrases—and replace them with these better ones.
Offering Hands-On Assists? Don’t Make These 5 Mistakes
After you've made sure your student wants to be touched, follow these hands-on assist upgrades.
How to Land Your First Job Teaching Yoga
You've got your YTT. Now what?
Outdoor Yoga: What to Do When Flying Frisbees, Crying Babies, or Barking Dogs Disrupt Your Class
Teaching in a park—especially in the city—can be full of distractions. Embracing them can make you a better teacher.
So You Finished Your Teacher Training. Now What?
Six essential tips to build teaching confidence.
Learn—Then Teach—This 3-Part Yoga Curriculum Focused on Balance
Demonstrate the meaning of balance by unpacking three key concepts with your students.
You Might Be Twisting All Wrong. Here’s a Better Way
Many yoga instructors tell students to “anchor the sitting bones” in seated twists. But the key to healthy twisting is moving your pelvis.
How Yoga Teachers Are Constrained By Non-Competes
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Is a 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training Right for You?
Considering a next-level training to deepen your practice or expand your teaching skills? Here's what you need to know.
Hip Flexor Stretches to Counteract All That Sitting
Got back pain? Tight hip flexors could be to blame. Open them up with these four yoga poses that counterbalance the prolonged hip flexion of sitting for hours.
How Bilingual Yoga Can Boost Your Brain Power and Deepen Your Practice
Whether you're taking a bilingual class or teaching it—there's so much to gain from stretching your brain along with your muscles.
These 5 Prompts Will Inspire Your Home Practice—And Make You a Better Teacher
Yes, your home practice is for you, but it can also improve your teaching. Here's how.
7 Poses That Help Deepen Your Awareness to Release Your Psoas
Use these poses to access this deep muscle, which is key for freedom and ease in the hips.
Tempted to Skip Your Home Practice? Here Are 3 Reasons Not To
When you're teaching multiple classes each week, writing sequences, creating curriculum, and managing your careers, your home yoga practice might slip through the cracks. Here's why you shouldn't let it.
A Mini Sequence Around Non-Attachment
Here's how to design a flow that explores the ideas of practice and non-attachment, culminating in Handstand.
A Mini Sequence for Stability and Ease
Each posture in this mini-sequence targets a specific action while building toward the main pose, Virbhadrasana III.
The Science of Stretch With Tom Myers
The word “flexibility” is often associated with yoga. But what does it mean to be flexible? In this four-week online course, Anatomy Trains founder Tom Myers walks you through the latest science on stretching.
Can You Teach Yoga Without Teaching Yoga Philosophy?
Two yoga luminaries discuss whether you can teach yoga without discussing the roots of the practice.