Sometimes silence is overrated. (Photo: Getty Images) Updated February 16, 2026 12:46 PM Every Sunday morning for the past seven years, I walked into a noisy room full of students to teach a heated vinyasa class. Noisy as in the dressing room, festive night out, noisy at restaurant level. It is far from peaceful shalas […]
Teachers, I’ve been there. Here’s how I navigate through it. (Photo: Binik | Getty; Canva) Updated February 12, 2026, 8:00 AM A few weeks ago I went to the same studio three times in one week. Three different vinyasa teachers. Three different classes. And guess what? Every teacher taught almost the same sequence. Different voices. […]
Here’s what changed when I started making playlists my way. (Photo: Courtesy of Anaiz Ochoa at Sweatshop Central in Phoenix; Canva) Updated February 11, 2026, 11:12 am I vividly remember watching it Saved by the bell as a little girl and drawn to the character of Zack Morris. However, my grandfather Tati repeatedly mentioned AC […]
Published on January 30, 2026 1:58 PM It started with a petition. Posted online in December 2025 via MoveOn.orgthe petition claimed that the national studio chain CorePower Yoga paid unfair wages and inadequately cleaned his studios. It was written by a CorePower instructor, Dani, who asked that her last name not be shared for fear […]
Published on January 30, 2026 1:33 PM Last week, the Saturday morning class at Yess Yoga on 26th Street in Minneapolis started like any other. But as the 8:30 a.m. class neared the end of the hour and the students settled quietly into Savasana, the teacher quietly uttered, “Oh no, oh no, oh no.” She […]
Here’s how to overcome the constant dialogue that’s probably happening in your head. Woman in yoga class in studio in low lunge pose (Photo: Thomas Barwick | Getty) Published on January 25, 2026 7:34 am When I started teaching yoga, every time I took someone else’s class I had a full-blown ego trip. Instead of […]
Updated January 22, 2026, 8:26 AM As yoga teachers, we sometimes doubt our ability to adequately share the practice. We worry that we are not strong enough, flexible enough, spiritual enough, articulate enough, wise enough, popular enough, creative enough, or [fill in the blank] enough to share what we know. Yet for some of us […]
Updated January 20, 2026 1:16 PM As a yoga teacher, I have noticed that chair yoga is perhaps one of the simplest yet misunderstood forms of yoga. You may have seen photos of people practicing arm balances on the chair or even on the back of the chair. Or maybe you think chair yoga is […]
Published on January 9, 2026 5:55 am I recently opened a yoga studio in the town of Baker City, which has a population of just over 10,000. Naturally, the questions arose: Was this the smartest business venture? Did I know what I was signing up for? Was I willing to bear the overhead costs for […]
Updated December 23, 2025, 8:06 AM It’s easy to assume that yoga class comes down to hip-hugging spandex, the ultimate playlist, and mastering a flawless headstand. However, when I started teaching yoga three years ago, I quickly discovered that one of the most challenging aspects of leading classes was not something that could be purchased […]