21/05/2026
As a teacher it is important to understand what your students are feeling.
It is vital that as a teacher and a yogi you are curious in your yoga practice. It is very easy to slip into autopilot. Stay connected. Try variations of poses. Try different class sequences.
There is also something powerful about being in the room practicing alongside students. It is important that students see that as a teacher I can struggle in certain postures, lose balance, or meet resistance on the mat. That shared experience creates honesty and connection within the room.
As a studio owner with a fantastic teacher, , gives me the opportunity to attend class as a yogi. But there are days that I cannot attend class and they are the times I must have the discipline to do my own practice.
It is a very strange mental battle that I can have where I hear the little voice within my head saying ‘you don’t need to do anything today, let’s go home’ instead of knowing I will feel so much better, both mentally and physically, because of doing some yoga.
If you are a yoga teacher – when and where do you get the time to do your own practice?
