The Art of Teaching Yoga: 4 Reasons to Sign Up Now
We are pleased to announce The Art of Teaching Yoga, a mentoring program for registered yoga teachers and our first-ever 3-day workshop. Register now and be the first to know about exclusive content...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: 7 Self-Care Tips for Success in Teacher Training
From the philosophy lessons and inner work to the homework and teaching practice, a YTT is a transformative experience. YJ senior editor Meghan Rabbitt suggests keeping self-care in mind. It was day...
View Article3 Ways The Art of Teaching Yoga Will Make You a Better Teacher
We are pleased to announce The Art of Teaching Yoga, a mentoring program for registered yoga teachers and our first-ever 3-day workshop. Register now and be the first to know about exclusive content...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: Discovering the Power of the Breath + the Mind
Yoga Journal associate art director Abigail Biegert shares two lasting lessons she learned in yoga teacher training this week. Prior to starting our Yoga Pod Boulder teacher training at the beginning...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: 5 Things to Know Before You Teach a Yoga Class
Yoga Journal senior editor Amanda Tust shares five key tips from yoga teacher training that she plans to keep in her back pocket in case she ever actually ends up in front of a class. It’s...
View Article3 Things I’ve Learned Doing Teacher Training With an Injury
YJ senior editor Tasha Eichenseher shares how a teacher training she wasn’t sure she should sign up for has given her a new appreciation for her injury and the way it changed her perspective on yoga....
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: 4 Pearls of Wisdom for Conscious Living
Yoga Journal art director Melissa Newman shares four tips for harnessing yoga’s power to deepen self-awareness. The beauty of yoga, as I’m realizing more and more during our Yoga Pod teacher training,...
View ArticleThe Art of Teaching Yoga: 3 Ways I Stay True to My Teaching Style
We are pleased to announce The Art of Teaching Yoga, a mentoring program for registered yoga teachers and our first-ever 3-day workshop. Register now and be the first to know about exclusive content...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: Desperately Seeking the Best Yoga Cues
During yoga teacher training, Yoga Journal associate editor Elizabeth Marglin realizes how hard it is to find words that are true to her own experience, accurate, and useful for others. During our...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: How Teacher Training Helped Me Find My Voice
Yoga Journal digital producer Samantha Trueheart shares how YTT helped her overcome a lifelong fear and open her throat chakra. I was scared and nervous the first day of our Yoga Pod Boulder seva...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: A Visit to the Cadaver Lab + a Lesson in Anatomy
Yoga Journal advertising coordinator Elizabeth Regan takes a life-changing trip to a cadaver lab, where her discovery of the body’s interior fosters growth in both mind and spirit. Last Friday I had an...
View ArticleInside YJ’s YTT: Why Teacher Training Isn’t (Just) For Experienced Yogis
Digital Marketing Specialist Liana Ruiz shares why yoga teacher training isn’t just for experienced, handstand-without-a-wall yogis, and how in working toward her certification, she found herself and...
View Article5 Ways Yoga Benefits Your Mental Health
Ever notice how good you feel — mentally — when you’re practicing yoga regularly? Yoga teacher and licensed psychotherapist Ashley Turner, who is launching a groundbreaking new Yoga Psychology 300-hour...
View ArticleCan Yoga Save Our Schools, One Teacher at a Time?
Above: Breathe For Change–certified yoga teacher Lael Simmons with kindergarten students. Could yoga save our schools? By giving teachers the tools to cope with the sometimes overwhelming stress of...
View Article7 Strategies for Recovering from Yoga Teacher Burnout
Making ends meet while gaining the necessary experience and exposure to build a following as a yoga teacher can be draining. Take heart and start employing these simple self-preservation strategies. As...
View Article“How a Yoga Mentor Revolutionized My Teaching in 4 Days”
One yoga teacher discovers how much more there is to learn beyond the 200-hour YTT. And you can too! Sign up for The Art of Teaching Yoga at YJ LIVE Florida (Nov. 11–13) and San Francisco (Jan. 13–15)...
View ArticleIs 200 Hours Enough to Teach Yoga?
The proliferation of 200-hour yoga teacher trainings may be good for business, but is it keeping the practice safe and true to tradition? In 2015, Mandy Unanski Enright decided this was the year...
View Article7 Signs of a Great Yoga Teacher Mentor
Finding the right yoga mentor can be challenging. Here, yoga teacher mentor Alexandria Crow shares her thoughts on how to tell if you’ve found a good match. Plus, sign up for The Art of Teaching Yoga...
View ArticleOut There: Discover Yoga Therapy at The Smithsonian Institution
D.C.-area yogis, head to the Smithsonian Institution this month for an educational weekend exploring yoga’s holistic healing power. Want to learn the latest in how our beloved practice heals? Linda...
View ArticleThey Tried The Art of Teaching Yoga: Here’s What Happened
Last year dozens of yoga teachers signed up for The Art of Teaching Yoga, YJ’s new three-day mentorship program. Through semi-private sessions with master mentors Coral Brown, Alexandria Crow, and...
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