Teaching yoga

Brittany Alred is a new yoga teacher who asks Shannon, in a consultation call, about doing yoga poses versus using verbal cues.

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After finishing a 200 hour yoga teacher training, what's next? Now what? Discover what you can do with your YTT after graduation.

We’ve all taken yoga classes from teachers that make us feel great. These are the kind of teachers that draw students out from the woodwork and continue to keep them coming back for more and more. But contrarily, we’ve all taken yoga classes from teachers that have disempowered us as well. We’ve all stepped away … Continued

For new yoga teachers, having the confidence to properly cue students into postures is one of the most challenging obstacles in their new career. If you are reading this post, it is probably because you too are a little uneasy in this area. There is no doubt that all teachers started right where you are […]

What's in a yoga class name? Probably a lot more than you think.

I must admit, when I decided to teach the Yamas (restraints) and the Niyamas (observances) – the first two limbs of yoga in Patanjali’s eight-limbed path, there was a bit of uncertainty on my part. I recalled my 200 hour YTT (yoga teacher training) and first being introduced to the eight limbs. How foreign and […]

You’re well on your way to teaching your first class, or maybe you’ve already started but still lack confidence in the cueing department. The first step is to know you’re not alone! All new teachers struggle with confidence in the beginning. It’s a scary thing to get up in front of a group of people […]