Developing Confidence in Teaching Yoga

Developing Confidence in Teaching Yoga

Listen in to a 20 minute excerpt from a recent group coaching discussion with lead trainer Heather Agnew and yoga teachers-in-training on how to develop confidence as a yoga teacher.

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Dear Yoga Teacher

Dear Yoga Teacher,

You don't have to know everything.

Don't be afraid to say

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Corn Fritters and Yogurt Dip

Corn Fritters and Yogurt Dip

Made this from a recipe in the newspaper this week and with a few creative edits they were amazing! So good, in fact, that this is a stock photo, we ate them too fast to take a pic. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Note: The hero of these fritters is of course fresh Ontario corn

Fritter Ingredients:

Zucchini Cornbread Muffins

Zucchini Cornbread Muffins

An easy and very tasty way to use the zucchini's you've grown (or your neighbour has pressed on you!)
  • Makes 12-16 muffins*
  • Time: preparation 15, cook 20-25

Ingredients:

  • 2 medium or 1 large zucchini, grated
  • 1 ½ tsp salt, divided
  • 1 cup all-purpose (plain) flou..read more

Finding Silent Spaces in Your Yoga Teaching

Finding silent spaces in your yoga teaching

Listen in to an excerpt from a recent group coaching discussion with lead trainer Heather Agnew and yoga teachers-in-training on how to create and get comfortable with space and silence in our yoga teaching.

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Long Covid and Yoga

Long Covid and Yoga

Podcast Excerpt and Transcript

Listen in to an excerpt from a recent group coaching discussion with lead trainer Heather Agnew and yoga teachers-in-training on how to adapt our yoga classes to make them safer and more accessible for students returning from illness and experiencing long Covid symptoms.
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Expose Yourself to Ideas Outside Your Yoga Lineage

Expose yourself to ideas outside your lineage

Seek out a variety of yoga styles, philosophies, teachers, and environments Seek out resources, viewpoints, and practices outside of your usual range It won’t all resonate, but it’s wonderful to nurture curiosity about yoga in all its forms Exposure to a wider range of yoga forms and philosophies can reduce te..read more

Face-to-Face Yoga Teacher Training is Back Canberra!

Face-to-Face Yoga Teacher Training is Back Canberra!

  We've got some pretty big news for you this month, with a return to in-person yoga teacher training in Canberra. Now, before you welcome me home,  sadly I'm still not able to get back to Australia  But, I am excited to be co-teaching this program with someone I've been working with for a long while, S..read more

Don’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good in your yoga practice

  Sometimes I get stuck in this fixed idea of what is the ‘right’ or ‘perfect’ practice and I end up procrastinating for days (or more!) waiting for the uninterrupted time and abundant energy to do this perfect practice. Instead, these days, I’m aiming for good. I want to have yoga ..read more

3 Part Breath

3 Part Breath - Free Guided Breathwork Download

Enjoy this 8-minute free video guided breathwork practice to soften the belly, release tension, enhance breathing, and bring a little bit of mindfulness into your breath, and into your day. [s3video s3url="3 Part Breath.mp4" /]   If you want to Download and Save this 3 Part Breath free yoga download, order ..read more

Finding Balance in Yoga, Work, Life, Study, Practice

Finding Balance in Yoga/Work/Life/Study/Practice

In a recent group coaching session with yoga teachers and teachers-in-training we talked about the work/study/life/practice balance for yoga teachers, establishing boundaries, and the art of saying no. You can listen to my intro to that discussion here: [s3audio s3url="Work Life Yoga Balance.mp3" /] Or... Be..read more

New Online and Virtual Yoga Teacher Training Options

Announcing New Online and Virtual Yoga Teacher Training Options

  Back in March of 2020 I had to quickly transition to virtual teaching and adapt yoga teacher training programs to an online format.  I admit I was skeptical at first, missing being in the room with students, unsure about how this would change the quality of my training, and my students wouldn..read more