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Yoga Language Vs. Fitness Language – Episode 1

As an avid participant in fitness classes, I’ve come to appreciate the power of effective communication within the industry. Along the way, I’ve noticed certain language trends that have found their way into the yoga world. This is the first…

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Continuing Ed as a Yoga Teacher – Don’t Go it Alone!

I was recently booking a trip to be a yoga student again — my first since the pandemic. It all seemed so wonderful until I got into the grueling travel research. Maybe I’m rusty or it’s the prices being unpleasantly…

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A Reminder for Yoga Teachers in 2023

Since the emergence of Instagram a decade ago, and even years before then, I’ve been a champion of yoga that goes beyond just the physical practice. I’ve been a cheerleader for yoga classes that: Stop long enough to tell a…

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Are You Making These Five Off-Putting Mistakes as a Yoga Teacher?

During the World Cup games in December, I was struck (as was the media) by how the Japanese team left their locker rooms better than they found them – clean, tidy, and with a hand-written thank you note and carefully…

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Vesselify Holiday Gift Guide 2022

We gathered some of our favorite things, ready for the gifting! At Vesselify, we love products that are good for people and good for the planet. Enjoy our Gift Guide 2022 for some inspiration for those you gift for, or…

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Why You Should Be Leading Beginner Yoga Series

Why You Should Be Leading Beginner Yoga Series – especially if you’re keen on building your student base… Have you noticed that your yoga community is very different today than it was in 2019? Are you teaching mostly to newer…

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How to Love Up Your Yoga Students

Can I be honest? I am super picky when it comes to what yoga classes I’ll attend because so few yoga teachers actually teach to who’s in the room. I’m like anyone else, I crave to be seen and to…

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How to Build Community Around Important Causes in Yoga

The number one reason people come back to yoga over and over is community. And when times get rough, it’s the community that will save us. Most folks think that building community in the yoga world means hanging out with…

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How to Best Support Your In-Person Yoga Students

If you’re like me and were teaching digitally a whole lot over the last few years, you’ve probably gotten into a “Zoom groove” with your teaching. This groove means lots of great digital habits like demonstrating your sequence, connecting with…

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Get Centered Before You Teach Your Next Yoga Class

When you’re a yoga teacher, it’s helpful if you’re not the most stressed-out person in the yoga room! Life has always thrown us curveballs, and it seems like there’s a curveball around every corner these days. It’s even more normal…

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Earth-Friendly Essentials

Happy Earth Month! We’re celebrating our favorite planet with new yoga and meditation practices, karma yoga practices, and informational articles on composting, Regenerative Organic agriculture, sustainable travel, reducing waste, climate justice, and more. Earth-friendly companies of all kinds are celebrating…

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Lower Back Problems in the Morning? Try This Yoga Sequence!

We got a lot of snow this season here in Colorado and I found myself shoveling far more than I am used to. As a result, my lower back got real grumpy, which prompted me to put the yoga sequence…

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Tutorial: Restore Your Knees, Renew Your Body

Anyone else feeling like these times we’re living through have you upside down, inside out, and all over the place? That’s a big reason we chose the theme of “Reconstitute” for the month of February on our online education hub….

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Yoga, You, and Real Happiness

Vesselify’s new online platform will have a theme each month woven throughout practice videos, writing, and more That way we can totally dig into what that topic means. This month we chose a theme centered around the idea of real…

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How to Be a Light vs. a Stress Case During the Holidays

Holiday time gets such a bad rap for being stressful and intense – it’s almost a cliché now to expect newsletters, blogs, and yoga class themes to target holiday anxiety this time of year.  And it’s understandable. Being around family…

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