Ahimsa is a cornerstone of asana practice, and no doubt as a yoga teacher you aim to support your students to have an injury- and pain-free practice. But is it possible that some of the very words you use to [...]
Emotions are integral to the human experience, shaping our perceptions, decisions, and overall wellbeing. A cognitive process known as interoception plays a crucial role in interpreting and regulating our emotions – it enables us to tune into our internal states, [...]
It's been a while (ahem, a long while!) since I shared anything here. I recently completed Lauren Tober's (highly recommended) Mental Health Aware Yoga course, and wrote this article as one of my final assessments. As Yoga Teachers, part of [...]
Teaching pranayama is super powerful and can be very simple. You don't even need to call it Pranayama. The term 'breath work' might be more accessible to some students. One of my favourite forms of breath work encourages students to tune [...]
Yoga is a practice of self-enquiry and self-study. In order to dive deep, our students need a safe space - in fact, a sacred space. They need to feel emotionally secure in our presence as well as physically safe so they [...]
When we stand in front of a class we're teaching people, not poses. People with unique bodies; varied energy levels and life experiences; and who have different needs and various reasons for coming to class. We need to provide some [...]
Sequencing is complex and highly subjective. It's often been said (by me, among others) that there aren't any definite rules in sequencing yoga classes. And that there are no clear rights and wrongs, just different intentions and purposes. I've realised [...]
Using self-adjustments in yoga classes is an effective way to support your students' body awareness. Using their own hands to gain an understanding of where their bodies are in space will give students a stronger mind-body connection, and facilitate safer, [...]
Essential oils have been in use for thousands of years. With more and more people looking to natural health remedies, their popularity is soaring, and for good reason. Using essential oils for yoga can give your classes a bit of [...]
Yoga teachers may find during their careers that it's sometimes difficult to support and provide exactly what their students need in a general open style class. It is a consideration that most teachers eventually come to at some point on [...]
