Setting the Tone in Your Yoga Classes
Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Yoga Class Culture
Let’s talk about you set the tone in your classes as a teacher. Whether you are teaching in a gym, studio, community space, online, or running your own studio, it’s part of your role as a teacher to create a welcoming and inclusive class culture. &nb..read more
Teaching Your First Yoga Class - Cuing
Preparing Your Cues for Teaching Yoga
As a yoga teacher-in-training or new teacher, preparing your cues for your first classes can be overwhelming. But, there are some strategies that can help you to feel prepared, grounded, and empowered as a new teacher. Watch the video below, or scroll down for the transcript note..read more
Yoga Teaching Tip – When do I breathe?
6 strategies for maintaining your own breath as a yoga teacher while you teach a student-focused yoga class.
Watch the video, or scroll down for transcript notes. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx3JAckycn4[/embedyt]Yoga Teaching Tip - When Do I Breathe?
Teaching yoga is a funny job because yo..read more
How to Make Yoga Props More Appealing and Encourage our Yoga Students to Make the Most of Yoga Props
Watch the video discussion, or scroll down to read the transcript notes and practical strategies to add to your yoga classes. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeSemaw5Mq8[/embedyt]How to Make Yoga Props More Appealing and Encourage our Yoga ..read more
Mapping Your Dream Yoga Teaching Practice
As yoga teachers in training, it can be easy to focus only on getting through our studies and assessments or teaching our next class. But it’s also useful to pause and zoom out. What might your teaching practice look like in the real world - not just in theory, but in a way that fits your life, your values, and your capacity..read more
New Gentle Yoga Online Course
50-Hour Gentle Yoga Training Course
After years of faster-paced, higher-intensity yoga dominating the modern postural yoga landscape, there is a growing trend towards gentler, more accessible forms of practice. Gentle Yoga has emerged in response to busy lives, changing bodies, chronic pain, aging, and a deep..read more
From Yoga Student to Yoga Teacher: The Fundamental Shifts
When you begin your yoga teacher training journey, one of the most important things you learn is that not everyone is like you. Today we’re talking about one of the most important transformations you’ll experience in your yoga teacher training — the shift from yoga student to yoga teac..read more
Green Flags for Yoga Teachers
We often hear about red flags - signs of negative or unsafe behavior, things that make us feel uneasy or disconnected. But today, let’s shift our focus to green flags. Green flags are signs of positive qualities, constructive behaviors, and healthy relationship skills. In yoga class, they’re the subtle signals t..read more
Does Yoga Alignment Really Matter?
Unpacking yoga alignment myths.
Hi folks, it’s your senior yoga educator Heather Agnew here, and today we ask the question: Does Yoga Alignment Really Matter? We are going to talk about some of the alignment cues and ideas you might have learned over the years in yoga class - some that you might have even learned from ..read more
Teaching Yoga: Breath-Led Movement vs Self-Paced Breathing
Exploring Breath-Led Movement vs Self-Paced Breathing in Yoga Class
When should we cue the breath, and when is it better to let students find their own rhythm? In this yoga coaching discussion, we explore the difference between breath-led movement and self-paced b..read more