svadhyaya | Abby with the Rods

Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 2)

So what should you do when you’re a yoga teacher and you have a crush on one of your students? Like with most things, it depends...

Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 1)

I remember our teacher saying 1 thing very clearly: “Don’t date your yoga students.” I remember being annoyed at how overly simplified...

The Next Chapter

It's been nearly three months since I declared myself mostly self-employed. Since then, I have spent quite a bit of time asking myself...

Why I'm Dropping My Drop-in Classes

A few years ago, I made a spreadsheet that changed my life. The spreadsheet was my “financial overview,” outlining the various ways I...

Dear Yoga Teachers: Let's Talk About Money

When I took my first yoga teacher training, we did not talk about money. When I took my second, and then my third, and my fourth, and...

Speaking Up

Speaking up is easy when I’m confident. But when I sense that speaking up is going to inspire disappointment in others, it is painful.