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Episode 102
For years, I refused to build an Instagram account for Comfort Zone Yoga. I could see exactly how the treadmill goes: post the same thing twice with …
9 hours ago
101. Smells in Yoga Class: The Room, the Oils, and the Hard Conversation
Episode 101
Every yoga room has a smell before you say a word of your opening—the space itself, the scent you add on purpose, and the students who walk through t…
1 week ago
100. What 100 Episodes Taught Me About Repetition and Teaching Yoga
Episode 100
One hundred Tuesdays, and I have opened every single episode with the same five words. I never planned it that way, and I never mentioned it out loud…
2 weeks ago
99. What to Do When Your Yoga Class Goes Off the Rails
Episode 99
The second class I ever taught went off the rails before I said a word—and then I spent an hour making it worse by apologizing for not being the regu…
3 weeks ago
98. What Most Yoga Teachers Get Wrong About Teaching Yin
Episode 98
My husband took his first yin class with me at Kripalu and told me afterward that I should rename the practice. He wasn’t entirely wrong: a room buil…
4 weeks ago
97. All Yoga Pants Are See-Through: What to Wear and Where to Look as a Yoga Teacher
Episode 97
All yoga pants are see-through. Your expensive pair, the clearance-bin pair, all of them—under the right light, in a deep enough fold, the fabric giv…
1 month ago
96. Technology in the Yoga Room: Phones, Presence, and Consent
Episode 96
For years, I was the phone police. I taught with a sensitive wireless mic that glitched every time a phone buzzed, so I asked everyone to power down—…
1 month, 1 week ago
95. When and How to Demo Poses in Your Yoga Class
Episode 95
Most yoga teachers have heard some version of don't demo. Get off your mat. Cue with your words. Be a real teacher. The advice is reaching for someth…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
94. Readings from Yoga Off the Mat: Joy, Comparison, and the Fear of the Unknown
Episode 94
This week is a little different. Sage is joined by her co-author and friend Alexandra DeSiato to read from their new book, Yoga Off the Mat—the book …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
93. Yoga Off the Mat—Philosophy for the Rest of Your Life (with Alexandra DeSiato)
Episode 93
In this episode of Yoga Teacher Confidential, I sit down with my dear friend and longtime writing partner, Alexandra DeSiato, for a conversation abou…
2 months ago