yoga practice | Abby with the Rods

Staying Embodied when the World is Exploding

For years, every time my therapist asked me how I felt, I would start by saying, “I think…” I still do it sometimes - especially when my...

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...

Pose Breakdown: Down Dog

Down dog (adho mukha svanasana) is one of the most common postures in a modern day hatha yoga class. My classes always include it, and we...

Making a Living as a Yoga Teacher: Setting Your Prices

Last week, I led my first workshop on the finances of being a yoga teacher. I was so fired up to lead this workshop, and as soon as the...

Loving Yourself Through Loving Others

I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...

Teaching What We Need, Because We Have To

“Can we all agree that we are yoga teachers because we’re all a little crazy? That we, in a sense, have to teach?” We all laughed, too hard.

Improv & yoga? That's a stretch...

Both yoga and improv are about listening, and being present; both are about releasing expectations, accepting offers, and seeing possibility