Unroll the Mat

What no one tells you about becoming a yoga teacher 🧘♀️
(and what I wish someone had told me)

1. Your voice will shake at first. Even if you’ve practiced 100 times alone. It’s okay, it settles.
2. Cueing while breathing while demonstrating while holding space? It’s an art. And it takes time.
3. You’ll spend more time planning, emailing, marketing, and setting up than actually teaching. It’s not just yoga, it’s a whole business.
4. You might get emotional in savasana. Not because you're sad, but because something sacred is happening, and you get to witness it.
5. You won’t always feel “zen.” Teaching doesn’t mean you're immune to anxiety, bad days, or imposter syndrome.
6. Sometimes people walk out mid-class. It's not (always) about you. Let it go.
7. You’ll start noticing the vibe in every room (lighting, sound, energy, temperature) like a sixth sense.
8. You’ll teach classes while sick, heartbroken, or exhausted, and still hold space like a pro.
9. Yoga playlists will take way longer than expected. (And you’ll be deeply offended when no one compliments your perfect savasana track.)
10. Your own practice will change. Sometimes softer. Sometimes less physical. Always evolving.
11. The first time a student says “that’s just what I needed”, you’ll never forget it.
12. You’ll become a low-key anatomy nerd. Suddenly fascinated with hips, spines, and shoulder joints.
13. You’ll feel deeply alone sometimes, especially if you’re the only teacher in your community doing it your way. Don’t quit. Your people are out there.
14. Teaching isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about creating the space for others to find theirs.
15. You’ll say left when you mean right... for the rest of your career. Just own it.

And honestly?
Despite the wobbles, the learning curves, the deep breaths in the changeroom, this work is purely magical 💚

Because you get to witness people come home to themselves. Improve their mobility. Heal old injuries. Find a love for yoga.

And that never gets old 🫶🏻

Advice I’d give to yoga teachers if I wasn’t afraid of hurting their feelings 👇 (but I promise it’s coming from love 💚 )

➡️You don’t need to prove you’re wise , just be present.
➡️The playlist isn’t what people remember, the way you held the room is.
➡️If you’re exhausted, you’re over-giving. Take care of the teacher, too.
➡️Your 1:1 attention is more powerful than the perfect sequence.
➡️A 60-min class doesn’t need to change their life. Just let it change their day.
➡️Stop comparing your voice to other teachers. The best ones sound like themselves.
➡️If you're bored of your cues, your students probably are too.
➡️Mastery isn’t about fancy transitions, it’s in your ability to listen.
➡️Don’t apologize for a slow class. Stillness is a skill.
➡️The best teachers are still students. Keep practicing, keep learning, keep softening.

Which one landed for you? Or what would you add? Let’s make this a love letter to yoga teachers everywhere ✨

What if your weekly routine felt like wellness instead of just another slog?

Join me virtually for:

💚Mondays 8:15PM Yin Unwind + Yoga Nidra
💚Tuesdays 12PM Yoga Mobility Flow
💚Thursdays 7:30AM Yogalates

3 different classes for a balanced "you" and a practice that actually sticks.

When you sign up for the full series, it’s $8/class - plus you get recordings, a 1:1 with me, and all the post-class bliss (we all know the worst part of going to yoga is having to drive home after, right?)🧘♀️

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