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Upcoming Continuing Education, In Person and Virtual

What a total joy it is to have live in-person trainings to announce! If you are a yoga or movement teacher, I hope to see you this fall for one or more of these:

Teaching Yoga to Athletes

What: Learn the basics of teaching athletes in studio or team settings! We will discuss the philosophy, physiology, and psychology of yoga for athletes, and on Sunday, we will discuss best pedagogical practices and professionalism. Join for the entire weekend or brush up your skill set for working with ANY students by joining for Sunday only.

When: Friday–Sunday, October 15–17, 2021

Where: Lift Body + Yoga, Atlanta, GA, and simultaneously live-streamed virtually for access from anywhere

CEUs: 16

Read lots more and sign up

Language Refinement: Clear Communication in Class

What: A live in-person workshop designed to give your language a glow-up makeover—not plastic surgery! You’ll have some self-assessment work to do ahead of our in-person meeting, then more evaluation and goal-setting with my help after the fact. This is a required module for Carolina Yoga Company’s Advanced Studies Yoga Teacher Training, but it’s also open to everyone with at least a year’s experience teaching movement classes.

When: Saturday–Sunday, October 23–24, 2021

Where: Carrboro Yoga Company, Carrboro, NC

CEUs: 18

Read more and sign up

Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses: Theming Inspirational Yoga Classes for All Students

What: A live in-person workshop on theming, tied to our book Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses with some homework to do before the meeting and assignments for feedback after the fact, too! This is a required module for Carolina Yoga Company’s Advanced Studies Yoga Teacher Training, but it’s also open to everyone with at least a year’s experience teaching movement classes.

With: Alexandra DeSiato

When: Saturday–Sunday, November 20–21, 2021

Where: Carrboro Yoga Company, Carrboro, NC

CEUs: 18

Read more and sign up

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DIY Consent Cards

Now that social distancing has eased in yoga studios, there’s a potential for teachers to offer manual assists again. At Carolina Yoga Company, our policy is that this happens only with expressed consent from the student. They can express consent with a verbal yes, or with a visual cue like consent cards.

You’ll find many options for these cards. Some shops sell tokens with a yes on one side and a no on the other. Some sell playing cards with similar messages. You could, of course, just use a regular deck of playing cards, and explain to your students that the face up means yes and the face down means no.

Or you can make your own cards! It’s easy and, in my experience, fun even for someone with limited art skills.

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I made these with some blank square cards and Posca paint pens.

We distribute them to students in a class where the teacher will be offering manual assists, and invite students to change the card as they need to. This allows students to extend or retract consent as needed. Maybe they like assists only in savasana, or never in savasana. Maybe they are protecting an injury and will revoke consent when poses put an injured area in a more vulnerable position. The choice is the students’!

I used these for the first time in a small-group class this week, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how many students flipped cards from the NO, where I set it, to the YES. (Naturally, I also respect those who chose to pass on touch at that moment.) I think we are hungry for touch after the pandemic, and the yoga classroom is one place where we can enjoy it. Thanks to consent cards, we can enjoy it with clearer boundaries.

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Guide: Essential Questions to Ask About Yoga Teacher Training

It’s a joy to have a live, in-person yoga teacher training on the schedule at Carolina Yoga Company! As part of my planning for this fall’s weekend-format YTT, I created a guide, “Essential Questions to Ask About Yoga Teacher Training.”

This guide starts with questions I outline in The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook and moves on to share answers specific to Carolina Yoga Company’s program. If you’d like to read it, pop your info in this form and I’ll send it right over!

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I hope this guide is useful whether you’re considering a 200-hour yoga teacher training or a 300/500-hour one. Speaking of which, next week I will be opening registration for some wonderful advanced studies/continuing education workshops at CYC. Stay tuned!

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Registration Open: Roots and Wings—Fundamentals and Next Steps

with Christine Veit and Sage RountreeSIX WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 23–JULY 28, 6:30–7:45 P.M., AT CARRBORO YOGA COMPANY Christine

Root yourself in the basics of yoga while learning to fly free in any yoga class. This friendly six-week small-group series puts the fun in fundamentals while encouraging you to leave the nest and explore all our studio offerings.

Our weekly meetings will help you send down deep roots as we:

Demystify what happens in a yoga class from welcome to namasteApply yoga philosophy in simple languageMake you a master with yoga propsTroubleshoot problem posesIdentify the right yoga for youAnd, of course, answer all your questions! Sage

You will also grow wings with:

Follow-up notes after every Wednesday sessionDoable homework exercises keyed to our textbook, Everyday Yoga, so that you can practice what you’ve learnedA six-week unlimited membership that starts on the day of our first meetingSuggestions for studio classes to attend to enhance your work in our small-group settingA full sense of yoga’s role in your life and a group of new yoga friends!

Bring a humble heart, an open mind, and your body just as it is. We will guide you to a deeply rooted sense of connection and a free-flying, lifelong love of yoga.

To ensure the optimal experience for everyone, we have a maximum of 12 students. Space is filling quickly. Sign up today to ensure your spot is secure!

Sign up here!

FAQs

Q: Am I too old/out of shape for this series? Alternatively, am I too young/experienced at yoga to learn more?

A: No! This series is perfect for everyone, and we will all support you wherever you are in your life journey and yoga journey. The whole group will develop better connection and understanding of yoga as we learn how to adapt the poses for everyone.

Q: If I already have a membership, can I still sign up?

A: Absolutely! This is a wonderful enhancement to your existing practice. You can register for Roots and Wings now and we will happily put a hold on your existing membership during the six weeks of the series.

Q: What if I miss a session during my summer vacation?

A: You’ll still be able to follow along with the post-class notes. While we don’t offer make-ups, the series is such a good deal that you’ll get tons of value even if you must miss a session or two.

BOOK NOW

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Watch: Yoga Snack: Finishing Sequence

My latest video for Yoga Vibes offers a standalone segment or a finishing sequence to put at the end of a workout or a longer yoga practice.

This sequence of mellow poses is a reset for your hips, spine, and nervous system. It’s a perfect add on at the end of a rigorous practice — or simply at the end of a long day. A block or throw pillow will serve as a support for bridge pose, so have one handy. You are encouraged to extend your savasana to taste!

Stream the full video here. And if you want to subscribe to a year of Yoga Vibes, you’ll save 25 percent with the code sagevibes.

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Watch: Yoga Snack: Hip Release

My latest video for Yoga Vibes is another short practice that works as a standalone or in combination with other snacks!

This hip-stretching sequence is perfect for after a workout or some other movement (like Alexandra DeSiato’s Pilates classes!). Pair it with Sage’s yoga snack warmup for a full mat sequence. We visit cow-face pose, lizard pose, and two twists. A strap or hand towel might make the experience sweeter for tight shoulders.

Watch the preview above and the full video here. If you’d like to commit to a year of yoga, the code sagevibes will save you 25 percent on an annual subscription.

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Watch: Standing Flows Yoga Snack

My latest video for Yoga Vibes is a short sequence that you can do mat-free. As such, it makes a perfect break during your workday.

Watch a preview:

See the full video and purchase or subscribe here. And see all my online yoga classes to stream on demand here. If you’re ready to commit to a year of yoga, the code sagevibes will save you 25 percent on an annual subscription.

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Last Call: Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses Live Online Saturday

It’s not too late to join me and Alexandra DeSiato for a live online workshop this Saturday, March 27! We’ll discuss how to find your authentic voice as a yoga or movement teacher so you can elevate your classes by incorporating themes to help your students feel better connected. If you liked our book Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses, you’ll love this interactive workshop! And it’ll earn you four Yoga Alliance CEUs, to boot.

Sign up here.

We had a lovely and lively conversation yesterday with Deanna of Shambhala Yoga and Dance in Brooklyn about the book, our approach to theming, and the upcoming workshop. Watch it here:

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Virtual Book Event Sunday, March 21

Please join me for a virtual book event hosted by Swamp Fox Bookstore and Vella Yoga in Marion, Iowa, on Sunday, March 21, at 3 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. Central! I’ll read a little and discuss The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook, which you can buy directly from Swamp Fox (hooray, local bookstores!), and I’ll be happy to answer your questions.

We meet live on Zoom, with registration for this free event here. I look forward to seeing you there!

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Watch: Petaluma Riverside Chat on Yoga for Rowers and All Athletes

Last week, I spoke virtually to rowers in Petaluma, California, and across the country on why and how to incorporate yoga into their training. We started with some slides and a brief lecture on yoga for athletes, then I presented a standing sequence—no props or mat required—that can be practiced both as a dynamic warmup before getting in the boat and as a post-workout stretch off the water. My host was my Teaching Yoga to Athletes student Jessica McCready, who works with rowers and runners in the north Bay Area. You’ll find other useful chats for rowers here.

You can see the whole presentation here.

If you’re interested in the led movement portion, scrub ahead to 29:00 to see the sequence in list form, then demonstrated in a follow-along style.

This sequence is a modified version of one that appears in Everyday Yoga. (Here’s an example of how I tweaked it for winter sports in a piece for Yoga Journal.) It’s adaptable for various sports and works especially well when you don’t have much room or time. Try it and let me know what you think!

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