-
Postview: Kripalu 2016
For the eighth consecutive year, I had a wonderful time leading a weekend on yoga for athletes, as well as spending five days investigating teaching yoga to athletes with my colleagues. (If you’d like to do the intensive, it’s always available online and next offered at Carrboro Yoga at the end of June.) Here are some photographic highlights.…
-
Highest Recommendation: Yoga for Athletes and Active People Video with Steve
Steve Krojniewski—Krojo to his friends, and everyone is a friend to Steve—is a certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher and one of my senior assistants. Steve, who works with several University of Notre Dame teams, has produced a beautiful set of videos for athletes, active people, and everyone, available here and at his website, My True Balance…
-
Newly Certified: Jo Marchi
Meet Jo Marchi, who has just finished her certification in Sage Yoga for Athletes! (Start yours at sageyogateachertraining.com.) We had the great pleasure of Jo’s company in Carrboro last summer for the five-day Teaching Yoga to Athletes intensive. Not only did everyone benefit from her upbeat positive energy and enthusiasm, we were able to pick her…
-
Scheduled: Yoga Journal LIVE! New York
I’ll present three offerings as part of the Yoga Journal LIVE! weekend in New York, then hustle home to graduate our 8-month yoga teacher training: Core Strength for Real People, Friday, April 8, 5:30–7:00 p.m. A More Perfect Union: Building Better Balance, Saturday, April 9, 8:00–10:00 a.m. Yoga for Athletic Recovery (and Tired Moms), Saturday, April…
-
Everyday Yoga: Now in Spanish as Yoga Diario
Do you prefer your Everyday Yoga en español? You’re in luck: Ediciones Tutor has just published the Spanish-language edition. Read all about it and order it here. Sinopsis Sage Rountree, la experta más destacada de EE. UU. en yoga para personas activas, comparte el planteamiento fresco y comprensible de su práctica diaria en esta guía de…
-
Scheduled: Yoga for Athletes Weekend, Shreveport
Friends in northern Louisiana and environs: please join me at Breathe Yoga Shreveport for one or all of these sessions in February! Friday, 2/26, 6:00–8:00 p.m.: Yoga for All Athletes: Sage will lead us through an all level, all sports practice. Saturday, 2/27, 9:00–11:30 a.m.: Teaching Yoga to Athletes: Explore the basics of teaching yoga to athletes. Saturday 2/27, 1:00–3:00…
-
Newly Certified: Briana Roehling
Meet Briana Roehling, newly certified in Sage Yoga for Athletes. Briana and I are birds of a feather—like me, she has coaching certifications from USA Triathlon, Road Runner’s Club of America, and Spinning, and has competed in running races and triathlons of every distance; she’s also a personal trainer. While her strength is obvious, I…
-
Newly Certified: Lauren Reese
I’m very excited to introduce Lauren Reese to you as the latest certified Sage Yoga for Athletes teacher. When you have the chance to study with her—or just to be in her sweet company—you’ll understand why. With her mother, Lauren co-owns Breathe Yoga Atlanta. I first met her in person at Wanderlust 108 in Atlanta…
-
Read: The Path to Finding Focus through Music
I used “The Path to Finding Focus through Music” as an opportunity to introduce some of the eight limbs of yoga. And it was a great chance to explore Google Play Music, which sponsored the post. Their radio stations are organized by mood and activity, which means you can create an atmosphere for anything you’re doing. My…
-
Listen: The Sticky Mat Society Podcast
I had a nice chat with Kate and Laura at the Sticky Mat Society—listen to it here: You’ll hear about my background in yoga; developing a niche; how to know when you’re ready to do something; and the first steps toward developing a book project. You can also hear the episode and find resources at the…
-
Sage Advice: What Changed?
Like many yoga teachers, often I find students asking me questions after class about ways to relieve a pain that’s newly emerged. In general, I shy away from answering such questions—I’m not that kind of doctor, but if you need a literary text critically analyzed, let me know—and I encourage my teacher trainees to acknowledge…
-
Newly Certified: Jenni Tarma
This is Jenni Tarma, holder of the record for Highest Word Count in Teaching Yoga to Athletes Homework. Each of her assignments as she moved through the certification process included several pages of precise, complete, well researched information. She’s both a natural teacher and a natural writer—you might remember that one of her homework assignments…