The concept of perspective is a rich and complex one, with many layers to explore.

"I'm practicing softening, and softening some more, and softening again. And then forgetting, becoming tightened once more. And then...

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu As we enter the new year, many of us are thinking about fresh...

Themes can help focus the mind and add an element of fun and variety to our time on the mat. Here are a few simple ideas to get you started.

In a yoga class, offering up a theme that has to do with the student’s personal strength and power is always inspiring.

Discussing the theme of the journey is a powerful way to remind students to take the class one step at a time.

Most of us grew up learning that we have five senses. However, many argue that we have several more, such as proprioception...

What’s the hardest part of your yoga practice? For me, it often hasn’t been the arm balancing or fancy postures but rather the...

“If we allow for it, our yoga time can be a sacred time. A true moment of pause. A time for you.” Incorporate this theme in a yoga class!

“One day when you wake up, you will find that you’ve become a forest. You’ve grown roots and found strength in them that no one thought...

Well friends, it’s been a doozy of a year. With the global coronavirus pandemic that has impacted all of us and a disheartening string of...

“If I could go back in time and tell my younger-self something, I would say…” How many times have you found yourself saying something...

Yoga philosophy teaches us that the happiness we need is already inside of us. Learn how to present this idea to students in a yoga class.

Typically, in the yoga classes I teach, I’ll bring in a poem to read.

Practicing ahimsa can allow us to leave behind the things that don’t serve us. This post shows how to teach this practice to yoga students.

“There’s only one way to eat an elephant–a piece at a time.” –Desmond Tutu

Finding soft entry points is all about encouraging students to look for simple, and strategic solutions to difficult challenges both in...

If storytelling is something you’re also interested in doing as a new yoga teacher, there are two resources that I would like to provide.

Starting a yoga class off right, requires teachers to intentionally set the tone for the practice ahead. One effective way to do this, is...

My favorite yoga teachers have a skill that I've always admired – their ability to seamlessly weave storytelling into their yoga classes.