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,...
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....
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,...
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...
No, you don’t need to practice yoga for 90 minutes every single day to become a yoga teacher. But you do need a consistent personal practice — it just probably doesn’t look like what you’re imagining. A sustainable practice is one that fits your...
Yes — many yoga teacher training programs offer payment plans, and some offer scholarships too. If cost is the main thing standing between you and your certification, don’t let it stop you before exploring your options. There are more ways to fund your YTT than...
