When I created my first yoga teacher training manual, I did not start with a blank Google Doc and hope divine inspiration would strike. I looked at at least 12 other teacher training manuals. I studied what they went deep on. I noticed what they glossed over. And most...
There’s a moment that happens for many experienced yoga teachers: your students start asking for more. That was my moment. I was already teaching in local studios, leading retreats, and running my membership when students began asking whether I would offer yoga...
I have two sons. When my oldest was a toddler, and he started having the kind of full-body meltdowns that toddlers have, my body would react before my brain could catch up. I’d tense. My breath would get short. My voice would tighten. I’d want to fix it,...
If you’ve been anywhere near modern yoga in the last two years, you’ve heard the phrase nervous system regulation. It’s on Instagram, in every wellness podcast, and increasingly in the conversations Barbie has with prospective students on the phone....
Let me name something you might not want to say out loud: you’re thinking about doing a 200-hour yoga teacher training, but you don’t actually want to teach yoga. You’re almost embarrassed to admit it. When you look at yoga teacher training programs,...
You want to become a yoga teacher — or maybe you want the education for yourself, without ever teaching a class. Either way, you’re staring at the same decision. Should you go all-in on an in-person yoga teacher training, or do it online? I’ve been running...
