What’s at stake for your potential yoga students?
What is your favorite TV show right now? What is at stake for the main character of that show in every episode? What kind of tragic outcome might befall on[…]
Category: Teaching tips
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How to motivate students to engage your services
Have you ever seen one of those late-night infomercials with the host screaming at the screen that you should “Buy now!” that this is an “Exclusive offer for the next[…]
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How to make it easier for potential yoga students to sign up for your services
A few years ago, I received an email from an avid blog reader who was considering a private yoga session with me. She was struggling with back pain and was[…]
Two main qualities that define a good teacher and attract new students
Several years ago, I went to an ophthalmologist’s office for a vision check. At one point the doctor said with slight irritation: “Your cornea can get scarred if you wear[…]
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Who are your yoga students and what problems do they face?
How’s your transition to teaching yoga online going? Are you finding that you have enough of a student pool to keep you busy, or do you need to find more?[…]
The secret formula that will grow your yoga business
I don’t know a single yoga teacher who chose to teach yoga to make money. Some yoga studio owners, maybe, but usually not individual yoga teachers. This is not a[…]
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What will your yoga teaching look like for the rest of the year?
Over the weekend I spent few hours sewing face masks for my family out of some leftover fabric and vacuum filters. If you told me three months ago that I[…]
How to record your own yoga videos and offer them for sale
Last week we discussed offering your yoga services via video conferencing and live streaming. Another way to sell your yoga services virtually is via prerecorded yoga content. If you decide[…]
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How to move your yoga teaching online with video conferencing or live streaming
As much as we want for this uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 to end quickly, we might be in for a long haul. What will you do to continue your[…]
Diversify your offerings: How to find private yoga clients
Heraclitus famously said that “The only thing that is constant is change.” This applies to everything in life, including the way we teach and practice yoga. Originally, yoga was transmitted[…]
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Continuing Education Courses for Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists
Three years ago, I went to Boston for a weekend workshop on addressing chronic pain with mindfulness meditation. It was advertised as a Continuing Education Course for yoga teachers, and[…]
Think beyond classes: Eight options of teaching yoga
There are many ways of teaching yoga to your students. Today let’s have an overview of eight main options of teaching yoga that are available to you, their upsides and[…]
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How to Be Well-informed Yoga Educators (when research is limited)
Once we know how to read research, we start to see how many research studies conclude with a list of limitations and a call for further investigation. The more we[…]
Anatomy 102 (of a Yoga Research Study)
As you start to find research articles that may help you see and communicate what science says about yoga, you can sprinkle in questions like the ones that follow, to[…]
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Anatomy 101 (of a Yoga Research Study)
Last week we talked about the basic requirements for good yoga research. This week we’ll take a deeper dive. I have tips for you on how to dissect and read[…]
“Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted…” by Yoga Research
There’s a stream of new research emerging about yoga and mindfulness, and even more popular news and social media posts about the health effects of mind-body practices. …can yoga improve[…]
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Unlock Your Teaching Superpowers with Yoga Research
Have you heard? Twists help with digestion. Static side plank (Vasisthasana) improves scoliosis. “Yoga is good for…” and before we say this, do we pause to confirm what we know,[…]
Step-by-step guide on how to make your home yoga practice work for you
Do you do yoga for fun or for effect? This is the question that each one of us needs to answer before we decide which practices we want to do[…]
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Three main ways to approach your personal yoga practice (and your yoga classes)
Recently I received a lovely email from a regular blog reader. She brought up a very important point that is relevant to all yoga practitioners. Here is what she said:[…]
What’s so special about yoga series?
Few years ago I wrote a blog post about the similarities that a well-designed yoga class has to a good movie. All those ideas still hold true. However, the entertainment[…]
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