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Yes You Can Be a Yoga Teacher

I just have to get this off my chest. This is for any yoga teachers or teachers in training who are feeling like they aren’t good enough, or don’t know enough, or don’t have a ‘yoga body’ (whatever the heck that is), or aren’t spiritual enough, or won’t be as fluent with their cues, or can’t demonstrate the fancy asanas, or, in general, feel like an imposter...read more

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Yoga and Chronic Low Back Pain

What Am I Studying Right Now?

Yoga and Chronic Low Back Pain.

I’ve done two great webinars this week exploring chronic low back pain and movement. While I’m still integrating much of what I’ve learned, I wanted to jot down a few quick notes to share with you some of what’s new in movement applications for low back pain and some of the updates to rese..read more
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New Dates Thai Yoga Massage Online Trainings

New Thai Yoga Massage Online Dates!

What's New?

3-hour Taster Workshop and Thai Yoga Massage Level 1 Practitioner Training.  Learn a new skill or become a practitioner and begin a professional practice.

Thai Yoga Massage Taster Online

Sun Aug 22 9:00-12:00 AEST (Canbera, Melbourne, Sydney time)
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Thai Yoga Massage Online News + Updates

Thai Yoga Massage Online News + Updates

Our Thai Yoga Massage Online Taster Went Better Than Expected!

I’ve been teaching Thai yoga massage practitioner training programs since 2008, but this was my first try at teaching online, and I was not sure how it was going to go.  But, to my happy surprise it went really well.  The participants learned so much, t..read more
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Sharing Touch in Yoga Classes

Sharing Touch and Massage in A Yoga or Movement Class

I love sharing some mini-massage treatments during relaxation at the end of a class. It’s such a lovely way to connect and share some mindfulness and meditation. But, in the past I’ve got about it in a very clumsy manner, with good intentions but not enough consideration. I am preparing to teach a ..read more
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Want to Share Massage At Home?

Want to Share Massage At Home?

Online 3-Hour Thai Yoga Massage Taster Workshop

I miss teaching Thai Yoga Massage!  This past year we haven't had a lot of touch in our lives, including massage, and that lack of touch is deeply felt. So I thought that, while I'm still in lockdown, I might put the offer out to share an online 3-hour Thai Yoga Massage Taster wi..read more
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It’s Got to Ebb if It’s Going to Flow

It’s Got to Ebb If It’s Going to Flow

I heard this adage the other day, and it came on a day when I really needed it.  Being in lockdown for so long has been tough.  And for me it comes on the heels of a few really challenging years of injury, loss, and a big move across the world.  So, it should have been obvious to me that my creative energy would be in a bit..read more
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My Virtual Yoga Studio Tech Setup

My Virtual Yoga Studio Tech Set Up

I’ve had a lot of questions from students on how to go about setting up a virtual studio, so I thought I’d share some ideas, experiences, errors, and improvements from my own experience this past year.

First, a hardware and software overview:

  • Platform: Zoom. $226 per year for a professional membership
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What Do Beginning Yoga Students Need?

What Do Beginning Yoga Students Need?

 

What do New Yoga Teachers Need to Remember About Teaching Beginner's Yoga ?

This has been a common discussion in my yoga teacher training programs for years now – what can the general public comfortably do in a yoga class?  Are they binding their toes in a seated forward fold?  Are they flowing into Upward Fa..read more
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Congratulations Adapted Yoga Teacher Trainees

Congratulations and Big Thanks to our most recent graduates of the Adapted Online Yoga Teacher Training

Yesterday we completed our most recent Adapted Yoga Teacher Training – which I ran from my new Zooming studio in my home in Canada. While this has been a challenging time on so many levels, and making the switch to teaching YTT programs online has taken a lot o..read more