Why You Need Feedback on Your Teaching – Part One
Elite performers, researchers say, must engage in “deliberate practice”—sustained, mindful efforts to develop the full range of abilities that success requires. You have to work…
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let me clear this up for you
Years ago, I attended a workshop with a traveling teacher who has an INCREDIBLE practice. His gift for sequencing movements together exudes flow state. Every pose, every…
white supremacy, ayahuasca and education
I wrote this primarily as a way to reflect and find clarity. I wasn’t sure this needed to be shared publicly, but in consultation with…
The Key to Teaching Your Best Class
Have you ever wondered how to teach a class where everything just fits together, where the movements complement each other perfectly and lead people toward…
“but is it yoga?”
Picture this. You just taught an amazing class themed around hip mobility. You kept sun salutations to a minimum, breaking them up with smaller, more…
I think about feet a lot.
The other day, one of my clients came in for her weekly session and told me she had a kink in her neck after wearing…
Dance Detour
The parallels between ballet and yoga (particularly Ashtanga) and the role they’ve both played in my life have been undeniable. I gravitated to ballet because…
10 Ways to Make Your Teaching Training Program Suck Less
Yoga Detour began as a 200HR program, so I know how hard it is to put together a training that doesn’t leave any gaps. But…
Your nervous system has evolved to keep you safe
Guest post by Jenn Cardoso The body’s rapid-response survival system is orchestrated by our autonomic nervous system (ANS). To briefly review, the ANS oversess three…
I’ve been accused of bullying
And I know a thing or two about bullying. Grade 5 wasn’t a great year for me. I left school crying everyday because of how…
