How to Write Your Yoga Teacher Training Manual
First of all, congratulations! Writing your own manual for your yoga teacher training is, in my mind, one of the very best things you can do for your students. It lets you address exactly the things you want to address, in your own inimitable voice—which is exactly...
How to Write About Things that Really Matter (news, politics, guns, Nazis) Without Losing Your Yoga Clients
Image by YeshaiMishal Like all of you, the news of the shooting in Las Vegas hit me hard. Tom Petty’s heart attack was just added sadness. I had originally planned to write a post about how to come up with a year’s worth of blog posts, but those aren’t...
Start Your Book (or TT Manual) in Two Hours or Less: A Practical Guide for Yoga Teachers
Dear wonderful, caring yoga teacher: It’s time. Time to write that book that has been percolating in your mind and heart. Time to remember how much you actually know and how much you have to share. Time to send your story, your heart, your thoughts, and your...
Start Your Book (or TT Manual) by Feeling Your Way Into It
If you work mainly from your intuition, have a highly developed ability to feel into your body, are poetic, and possibly have a flair for the dramatic, this technique is for you. As yoga teachers, we’re pretty used to feeling into our bodies and...
Start Your Book (or TT Manual) by Planning Your Way Into It
If you like to teach from a plan, love alignment or anatomy, are detail-oriented, and want to get directly into the structure of your book, this technique is for you. Like with a yoga class, planning in advance does not mean you are hemmed in or...
Start Your Book (or TT Manual) by Setting an Intention for the End
If you like to sequence to a peak pose, work from an intention, are results-oriented, and enjoy visualizations and affirmations, this technique is for you. It’s called “Setting an Intention for the End” because the first two sessions are all about...
Start Your Book (or TT Manual) From Writings You Already Have
If you already have material in the form of a blog, a journal, articles, newsletters, or anything else, and want to gather them into a book, this technique is for you. The key to pulling existing writings into a book is to figure out what story you want to tell or...
