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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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Boundaries: Tips for Maintaining Your Practice as a Teacher

  This week I had a great chat with a teacher in training, and she remarked that her yoga practice had changed in that now her mind is busy noticing cues, transitions, sequences, and other teaching skills when participating in a class, rather than just focussing on her own practice. I could really ..read more
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Download Free Yoga Aims Cards

To start this New Year, I thought I’d share with you some Yoga Aims Cards that I made for my own practice.

A few months ago in a post I did on ..read more

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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 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
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Hello Teacher Trainees and Teaching Assistants, I am writing today with an update on our upcoming teacher trainings, and in particular to address any concerns you may have about the coronavirus (COVID-19).  I understand that you may have specific questions about the training, and how to keep yourself, your family, and your community safe. To let you know about our effort..read more

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Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training Canberra

Congratulations Yoga Teacher Trainees

Congratulations to these amazing yogis for completing their 12-day Vinyasa Flow Intensive. They have shown such wisdom, curiosity, compassion, and of course metta. They are all off now to complete their Online Studies, and then bring their unique teaching to their communitie..read more
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I'm in the midst of my 14th year of yoga teacher training, but every course is like the first course.

June 2019 Update

Greetings from Canada! It's been an eventful month here in Canada as we settle into our new routines and get ready to settle into our new home.  If you've been following me on Facebook or Instagram, you..read more
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8 Ways a Hand Towel Can Support Your Yoga Practice

A simple tool for your mind-body movement practice

Props are a great way to support and enhance your practice, but props can be costly, especially if you are buying for a whole class.  As a teacher, lugging around bricks, bolsters, straps, mats, and blankets can get tiresome, fill up your car, and, keeping ..read more
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Core Yoga Slow Flow

Check out this month's IDEA - International Association of Fitness Professionals - newsletter for a sweet Core Yoga Slow Flow that you can add to your yoga, Pilates, or mind body movement practice or classes.  Core Yoga blends the precision of Pilates and the flow of Yoga for a mindful movement practice that will challenge your Core, enhance flexi..read more
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Yoga Trinity Yoga Teacher Training Celebrates 13 Years!

13 Years ago this month I shared my first yoga teacher training program, and this March we completed our 35th yoga teacher training course, and now have over 1,000 graduates of the Trinity Yoga Teacher Training certificate! These are numbers, and something I am proud of, but what I am far more pro..read more
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Dear Yoga Teachers, You don't have to know everything.  Don't be afraid to say, 'I don't know'.  Teaching is a collaborative process.  You will continue to learn with every student you encounter.  That is the great adventure of teaching. When I was a new teacher, I felt such pressure to know everything about....everything! - Students would ask me about why their kne..read more