Crystal Gray Yoga

07/20/2025

I almost stopped calling myself a yoga teacher last year.

I felt disillusioned. Disconnected. Like something sacred had been watered down.

But after a year of deep study and reflection, I’ve come back to yoga—and to my purpose—with more clarity than ever.

This isn’t just about yoga teachers.
It’s about what happens when we lose the deeper meaning behind the practices that once held us.
And what it looks like to return.

I wrote a letter about it—something honest, raw, and close to my heart.

If you’re on my email list, it’s in your inbox now.

07/19/2025

Yoga Teachers, I’d love your input!

I’m working on creating a series of continuing education webinars (with CEUs!) that you can watch on your own time—no need to be on camera, no pressure to show up live.

These would focus on the practical teaching skills that so many of us wish we’d learned more about in our YTTs:

✔️ Clear and confident cueing
✔️ How to offer modifications for different bodies
✔️ Alignment that actually makes sense
✔️ Feeling more grounded and capable in your teaching

If you could attend just one webinar that would help you feel more confident in class, what would you want it to focus on?

Let me know in the comments or shoot me a message—I’m truly listening as I put these together.

07/19/2025

Join me Sunday, August 3rd at 10am at The Om Well Collective for this 75 minute somatic embodiment yoga class!!

11 spots taken but still a few left!

Somatic Sunday Slowdown Take a pause and reconnect with yourself in this 75-minute somatic yoga class designed to help you slow down, tune into your body, and regulate your nervous system. Blending gentle Hatha, slow-flow Vinyasa, and deeply restful Restorative yoga, this class offers a familiar ...

07/09/2025

I had the pleasure of sharing chair yoga with some of the lovely residents at Heritage Woods of Watseka today. Excited to go back next month!

05/04/2025

Had a lovely, cozy, rainy morning teaching at The Om Well Collective in Kankakee 😌 Love it there and love sharing this healing practice 🙏🏼

05/02/2025

Hi local friends! I’m having a pop-up Somatic Embodiment yoga class at The Om Well Collective THIS Sunday 🌱

If you want to learn tools to support yourself and find more balance and resilience then this class is for you!

We’ll work on:
✨ Lowering stress
✨ Communicating with your body
✨ Finding unique ways to create harmony in your body, mind, and emotions
✨ Releasing old emotions + stagnant energy

I’d love for you to experience this if any of that resonates ☺️

Register here:

Somatic Sunday Slowdown Take a pause and reconnect with yourself in this 75-minute somatic yoga class designed to help you slow down, tune into your body, and regulate your nervous system. Blending gentle Hatha, slow-flow Vinyasa, and deeply restful Restorative yoga, this class offers a familiar ...

04/20/2025

So proud of Reiki by Shayia 🥹 This was her first class and she did AMAZING!!!! She’s just such a natural at holding space with her beautiful, calming energy and voice.

Highly recommend her classes at The Om Well Collective💕

04/01/2025

EPIC concert. were the sh*t. So many memories too. Been rocking out with them since the 90’s. 🎶 🤘

Thanks for joining me 🫶🏻 Love you!

02/17/2025

Wonderful from

02/13/2025

Yoga teacher friends…. 👋 Hi! If you’d be willing to give my latest YouTube video a watch and give it some love, I would REALLY appreciate it!

And the good news is…. It’s super helpful info!!!

It’s all about “how to avoid the top 3 cueing mistakes”.

Comment below with a “yes” and I’ll message you the link!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!! 🙏🏼

02/10/2025

My next yoga series in Watseka is 4 weeks, VERY beginner friendly, and all about relaxation!!!

Join us at the Watseka Park District Monday evenings from 5:15-6:15pm.

Feb 24, March 3, 10, 17

All-Levels Hatha Yoga @ Watseka Park Disctrict at 5:15 PM CST on February 24 offered by Crystal Gray Yoga Home. ✭ Class Title: All-Levels Hatha Yoga ✭ Schedule: Mondays @ 5:15pm ✭ Dates: January 6, 13, 20, 27 & February 3,10 ✭ Location: Watseka Park District (New building, old Nichols buildi...

02/09/2025

Heartfelt excerpt from today's email...

For many years, I wrapped up my self-worth into what I THOUGHT success was. I don't know if it came from how little I thought of myself because of my history with addiction or that I felt like I had to try to live up to what other people in my family were doing or what but it was there and it was STRONG.

As a yoga teacher, you usually hear that you can't make any money with it. And if I thought success meant making money, then therefore, I couldn't be successful, right?

The other question that arose is, even if WAS earning money as a yoga teacher, how much is ENOUGH money to consider myself "successful"?

I think the main thing I've learned over the years is that, when you measure success like this, it's fleeting.

How long will I feel successful after grossing $100k, for example.

Not very long, it turns out.

There's always another hill to climb, another marker to judge myself by - it always moves so it's impossible to reach success - and STAY feeling successful.

And, as great as $100k/year sounds, so many entrepreneurs stop telling you behind the scenes after that.

Just because that's what's being netted, it's NOT what we're taking home. So please keep that in mind when looking for a coach or business mentor online.

Am I saying that you can't earn money being a yoga teacher? Absolutely not. But I am saying it's NOT what is going to FILL YOU UP.

And if you can change your thinking NOW to filling yourself up through your business with what TRULY matters instead of with a monetary amount, you will actually reach your goals MUCH FASTER.

When you focus on SERVING, on finding the RIGHT people to come into your ecosystem, on developing relationships, and really GIVING to your students, you can't go wrong.

The main problem I see with yoga teachers is that they don't have a problem GIVING but they have a problem RECEIVING.

And well, guess where we ended up again . . .

Self-worth.

Does success have something to do with what we feel we deserve then?

Can we ever truly feel successful if we don't feel good enough?

How could those two things exist at the same time?

I don't think they can.

So if we can change our thinking then and learn to measure success by a different barometer, maybe we CAN finally feel successful.

I know this is what happened to me.

You see, I started thinking of what success REALLY means to me. Beyond all the stuff I mentioned earlier.

It's more of a question of . . .

What does a successful LIFE look like?

It may be morbid but I think it's imperative to ask yourself . . .

When I'm dying, what will I look back on and wish I did more of during my life? What will I wish I did less of?

{Read the full note in today's email. Check your inbox! It was sent from support@crystalgrayyoga.com}