Dear Yoga Teacher

If your students tell you they loved class every week, that's lovely. But it's probably not making you a better teacher. In this episode, we’re talking about feedback and why most yoga teachers aren't getting enough of it after they graduate. We go into why "great class!" doesn't count as feedback, and how to get REAL feedback instead. Whether you've been teachin...

You finished your 200-hour yoga teacher training and earned your certification. You graduated full of excitement and enthusiasm, but then somehow that started to shift into overwhelm, you don’t actually know how to start, and you got stuck wondering if you're truly ready to teach. And somehow, weeks turned into months without stepping in front of a class. If this sounds familiar, you're...

If you have finished your teacher training but still feel really unsure about how to make your classes feel and sound more like YOU, this episode is a game-changer.  In this episode, we talk about finding your voice as a yoga teacher —both literally (how you actually sound in class) and figuratively (what you want to stand for and how you teach).  Working to develop both is what moves you from goi...

What if the key to becoming a better teacher was not by teaching more, but by spending more time on your own mat? In this episode, we talk about why your personal practice isn't a nice-to-have — it's what keeps your teaching grounded, fresh, and sustainable long-term. I share where I went wrong early on in my teaching career and what a real, nourishing self-practice actually looks like i...

Teaching yoga is hard, and not just for the reasons most people talk about.  In this episode, we talk about why the challenge of teaching yoga is often less about your skills and more about your relationship with yourself as a teacher. Learn 3 ways that will help make teaching yoga feel a bit easier, and learn practical ways to ease the mental load so you can actually enjoy being at the front of t...

Welcome to the Dear Yoga Teacher podcast. In this first episode, I share what you can expect from this podcast going forward and why I created it in the first place. I also share my story — from a hesitant and bored beginner to a confident yoga teacher, teacher trainer and teacher mentor. My path to get here was not a straight line. I made plenty of mistakes along the way, and now you get to learn...