At least find out my name!
Dear Prospective Yoga Teachers You are just about to finish your teacher training and you are enthusiastically emailing every yoga studio in the area to find out if you can hold a class there. Here are a few tips that might help you: 1) Find out the name of the person who owns the studio. […]
Farting and other stories (6 funnies from the yoga mat)
I am by no means a seasoned, veteran yoga teacher. However, I’ve seen and heard some pretty funny stuff in my 15 months of teaching and I would like to share some of it with you. 1. Farting Yup, if you are a frequenter of yoga classes, chances are either you or someone else in […]
One of the best things that ever happened to me
One of the best things that ever happened to me was getting made redundant. Yes, I know – shock horror – being told that you are going to be made redundant feels like the worst thing in the world at the time. It felt like I had been punched in the stomach. It felt like […]
About me and about becoming a yoga teacher
This was part of a questionnaire that I did for a yoga website, but they never published any of it. I spent a lot of time on it and (I think) it’s interesting reading, so I’m publishing it on my blog. If you are thinking about doing yoga teacher training then it’s definitely worth reading […]
Being a Yoga Teacher, Being Me
I am inspired to write this blog post after reading this article on the Yoga Journal web site. Like the author of the article, I’ve been practicing yoga for over a decade. Each teacher you come across has their own, unique teaching style. Some have been better for me than others. Years ago I used […]