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Online vs In-Person Yoga Teacher Training: An Honest Comparison From Someone Who’s Taught Both Ways
Compare online vs. in-person yoga teacher training and discover which format offers better flexibility, retention, community, and real-life integration.
How to Find Your Yoga Teaching Niche: A 3-Question Framework for Building a Signature Program (and Why Generic Vinyasa Doesn’t Sell Anymore)
Learn how to find your yoga teaching niche with a 3-question framework that helps you clarify who you serve, what you offer, and how to build a signature program.
The Real Economics of Yoga Teacher Training in 2026: What It Costs, What You’ll Earn, and When the Math Actually Works
Discover what yoga teacher training costs in 2026, what U.S. yoga teachers really earn, and when the investment can realistically pay off.
Yoga Teacher Training as a Mid-Life Wellness Sabbatical: Why More Women Are Using YTT to Reset Their Nervous System (Not Change Careers)
Is yoga teacher training worth it if you don’t want to teach? See how YTT can support mid-life women with burnout, nervous system regulation, and personal growth.
Is Yoga Teacher Training Worth It in 2026? An Honest Answer From Someone Who’s Been Teaching It Since 2014
You’ve probably searched this question a dozen times. You’ve read the testimonials, watched the YouTube reviews, opened and closed three brochures. And still — the same question keeps looping in your head: is it actually worth it?
How to Make a Living as a Yoga Teacher (Without Burning Out)
How to make a living as a yoga teacher without burning out. Realistic income paths, business models, and the mindset shift that changes everything.
What to Do After Yoga Teacher Training: Your Complete Next-Steps Guide
What to do after yoga teacher training: 10 essential next steps from registering with Yoga Alliance to landing your first teaching job and building your career.
Pelvic Floor Trauma vs Tightness: Why So Many Women Get Misdiagnosed
Pelvic floor trauma vs tightness: Feeling “weak” but clenched? Let’s unpack why so many women get misdiagnosed—and how to soften first so strength can actually help.
Somatic Yoga vs Somatic Therapy: What’s the Difference?
Somatic Yoga vs Somatic Therapy: What’s the Difference? Learn how each supports nervous system healing, when to choose therapy vs yoga, and why both can help.
Practicing Kundalini For Anxiety: Move Energy To Feel Balanced
Practicing Kundalini for Anxiety: Move Energy to Feel Balanced—discover simple, body-based tools to calm your nervous system and reconnect with your center today.
Understanding the 5 Kleshas: Yoga’s Roadmap to Overcoming Suffering
Understanding the 5 Kleshas: Yoga’s Roadmap to Overcoming Suffering—these teachings completely reframed how I see anxiety, ego, and what yoga is really for.
Ziva Magic Review: Emily Fletcher’s Manifesting Meditation Course Changed How I Call In What I Want
Ziva Magic Review: Emily Fletcher’s Manifesting Meditation Course Changed How I Call In What I Want—peek inside the course that helped me manifest differently.
How To Become A Yoga Teacher
If you want to become a yoga instructor, then start here. These are my most helpful articles to get you started.
Yoga Teacher Resources
If you’re already a yoga instructor and you’re looking for resources on how to choose your advanced training or to improve your career, then you’ll love this section of the blog. From how to write the perfect resume to how to find a job, I’ve got you covered.
Yoga Business and Marketing
How to Plan a Yoga Retreat Budget
Planning a yoga retreat budget comes down to one formula: total costs + your profit margin, divided by your minimum number of attendees. Get that math right and you'll run a retreat that's both transformative for your students and financially sustainable for you....
How to Get Yoga Clients on Instagram
Instagram can be a powerful tool for attracting yoga clients — but it's a tool, not a business model. If you're posting beautiful yoga photos and wondering why nobody's signing up for your classes, you're not alone. The secret isn't more posts. It's the right posts...
Teaching Yoga While Keeping Your Day Job
Most yoga teachers start part-time — and many stay that way by choice. According to Yoga Alliance's own data, about 67% of yoga teachers teach fewer than 10 hours per week. So if you're wondering whether you can teach yoga while keeping your day job, the answer is...
Yoga Alliance
What Is the Difference Between RYS 200 and RYS 500?
RYS 200 is a yoga school approved to offer 200-hour teacher training. RYS 500 is a school approved to offer both 200-hour and 300-hour trainings — meaning their graduates can earn up to 500 hours of Yoga Alliance-recognized certification. Here's what that means for...
Do I Need to Renew My Yoga Alliance Membership Every Year?
Yes, Yoga Alliance membership requires annual renewal — currently $65 per year. If you let it lapse, you lose access to your directory listing, your RYT credential, and the CE tracking tools. But is it actually worth renewing every year? Let's break it down. What You...
What Is YACEP? (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider)
YACEP stands for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. It means you're approved by Yoga Alliance to offer continuing education (CE) courses that count toward other yoga teachers' required training hours. It's a credential for experienced teachers who want to...
Teaching Yoga
How to Find Your Yoga Teaching Niche: A 3-Question Framework for Building a Signature Program (and Why Generic Vinyasa Doesn’t Sell Anymore)
I'm going to start with the part nobody wants to hear. The reason your yoga classes aren't filling — the reason you've been certified for two years and you're still cobbling together $800 a month from a studio gig you don't love — is not that you're a bad teacher....
How to Teach Somatic Yoga: A Practical Guide for Instructors
Adding somatic techniques into my teaching has been one of the most rewarding parts of my teaching journey. Not because it increased revenue or brought me new clients, but because seeing the messages from my students on how my somatic classes led to profound shifts in...
How Much to Charge for Zoom Yoga Class: A Practical Pricing Guide
When it comes to how much to charge for Zoom yoga class, it can feel tricky to strike the right balance between affordability and value. This is an issue that arises with all online yoga classes. Luckily, I've been teaching online yoga classes for years—and I can help...
Chakras and Kundalini
Wanna know about the chakras colors, how they work, and how to balance them? Then check out these posts all about the chakras and Kundalini Yoga. See all of my posts about chakras and Kundalini Yoga here.
Yoga Pose Directory
Explore different yoga postures, alignment, and yogic philosophy behind the poses.
Product Reviews
Check out my honest opinion on yoga mats, yoga props, books, and clothing in these helpful product reviews.
Yoga By Benefit
Find the yoga sequence right for you.
Advanced Pelvic Floor Breathing: A Somatic Approach to Healing
Discover essential pelvic floor breathing techniques that address the root cause of your emotional turmoil.
How Somatic Shaking Can Release Tension and Reset Your Nervous System
Discover the healing power of somatic shaking to release tension, reduce stress, and reset your nervous system!
Somatic Yoga for Stress: Effective Techniques to Find Calm and Relief
Learn how somatic yoga can help release stress, reduce tension, and promote healing through mindful movement and increased body awareness.
Yoga Philosophy
Learn yogic philosophy, practices, and postures for a deep dive into traditional yoga.
Pranayama
How to Do Sitali Pranayama: The Cooling Breath
https://youtu.be/vthtFd3BUCc In yoga, we often talk about stoking our internal fire to awaken prana. This is in part why people love vinyasa flow so much. You know - the same people who love a daily 5-mile jog and core work. We -(yes, I am one of you) love to feel the...
What Are Nadis? Your Guide to Energy Channels In Your Body.
Ah! The beautiful journey of becoming a yogi! You’ve been practicing asanas, doing breathing exercises, and chanting mantras. But you’re not there yet. The physical aspect of yoga is just the tip of the iceberg. Now, you’re learning all this stuff about your astral...
How To Do Pyramid Pose
(Parsovtannasana): Techniques, Benefits, Variations Level – Intermediate Pyramid Pose (Parsovtannasana) Pyramid Pose Prep & Practice 1 Beginning in Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I), right leg forward, left leg back, hands on hips. Right toes (front foot)...
Meditation
Ziva Magic Review: Emily Fletcher’s Manifesting Meditation Course Changed How I Call In What I Want
Pleasure. Place the order. Place the order. Pleasure. Pleasure. Pleasure. Place the order. Place the order. Pleasure. This loop — and the way Emily Fletcher teaches you to seal pleasure together with desire — has completely shifted the way I think about manifesting. I...
Discover the Benefits of the Gobinday Mukunday Mantra for Well-Being
Do you feel disconnected? Maybe everything you do just isn’t syncing up. It’s all juuust missing the mark? There is a well loved mantra in Kundalini yoga called Guru Gaitri (also referred to as Guru Gayatri, Gobinday Mukunday, Gobinday Mukanday, or Gobinde...
Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad: Kundalini Mantra For Manifestation
Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad is a mantra sure to make you feel empowered. There's a reason it's often called the Magic Mantra! The sound vibrations created when you chant this mantra are said to be healing, remove mental obstacles, and elevate your consciousness. Through...
Prenatal Yoga
The Best Kundalini Yoga for Pregnancy: How to Practice Safely
Pregnancy is a time of transformation—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. And if you’re already practicing yoga, you probably know how powerful it can be for easing discomfort, reducing stress, and helping you connect with your baby. But did you know that...
Yoga For Third Trimester: My Favorite Poses
Your bags are packed... you’re ready to go... HAVE A BABY! What a magical time in your life. You are in the home stretch of your pregnancy journey. You are probably feeling excited, nervous, and maybe some back pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Good news!...
10 Yoga Poses That Will Strengthen The Pelvic Floor
Raise your hand if you’ve ever peed a little when you sneeze, cough, laugh, or jump. Or maybe you have some unexplained pelvic pain you're embarrassed to ask your doctor about. As a mother of 4, I can tell you I have and it's not fun! Perhaps you think this is to be...