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Teaching for the Money or the Service? Two Sides of the Same Coin
Do you know what the "market rate" for teaching a Yoga class is in your area? How do you determine how much to charge? Should you get paid a flat rate for an hour class, or should you get paid by the student count? As Yoga Teachers, how do we know what to charge for...
Yoga Teacher, Yoga Educator, Yoga Ambassador… that is YOU!
How important is it to you to have a list of Yoga titles, acronyms and credentials after your name? We will answer this question differently based on our personal experiences. Depending on the type of "Yoga Job" you desire, you may need more titles than less. Seeking...
For Osteoporosis? Is a Chair or Mat Yoga Class Better?
We get a lot of questions in our email box from teachers who want to ensure they are keeping their students safe in their Gentle, Senior and Chair Yoga classes. Most of our students are 50+ and we all know too well the health issues that can start to manifest around...
Get Your Creative Juices Flowing!
I've had a few ah-ha moments as a Yoga Teacher than totally changed my perspective on teaching. When I understood that there is no cookie-cutter approach to teaching Yoga to the Gentle and Senior Yoga community - I gave myself permission to explore a wide range of...
Go Forth Into Your Community! Ways to Spread Yoga!
Do you want to grow your class? Do you want to reach more people with the healing gifts of Yoga? Do you want to educate and empower people to take good care of their health? Then going out into your Community is important. As we know not everyone will find us where...
Step Up, Step Out! Share What You Know!
At my Yoga Studio, I have a special class called the "New Grad" class. It is where I offer brand new teacher grads the ability to teach right after they graduate. I mean, before the ink is barely dry on their YTT certificate! Why do I do this as a studio owner?...
“That’s a pretzel pose!” The Side Saddle
"That's a pretzel pose!" one of my students called out when I introduced the Side Saddle sequence in my Chair Yoga class. I knew what she meant! A pretzel pose is the code word for a stereotypical physically challenging pose that we might see on the cover of some...
Pure Yoga or is it okay to Blend Disciplines
Why don't we enforce or endorse a specific "brand" of Yoga teaching? It's because every Yoga Teacher brings their life experiences, passion projects and natural gifts and talents to their teachings. How can you clone that? The Academy Team of teachers have different...
Dizziness, Vertigo, Imbalance or Repeated falls in Your Yoga Students
Sometimes practicing lots of Tree poses is still not enough! Here is more knowledge for your Teaching! Did you know that the onset of these issues often appears around the 50+ year mark? Starting with menopause, many women begin to complain about dizziness and...
What is All Ability Yoga?
Do you often start your Yoga classes with the “setting of an intention”? (def. an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result). It is a powerful practice! Our thoughts become our actions, and an intention is a literal seed of what will...
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