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Yoga Alignment • Biomechanics • Fascia
Lead experiences, not just poses

10/16/2026

CHILD‘s POSE = some people suffer

This is not a RESTING POSE for everyone!
OBSERVE- NOTICE - ADAPT

Share with the teachers you know and/ or comment below if you had a similar experience.

10/10/2026

If I don’t have the time to offer meaningful assistance, I will usually choose to skip it all together. 😮…

But that doesn’t not mean we shouldn’t offer assists! 🤔

A small adjustment can make all the difference.

In Reverse Triangle, I use two simple self-assists to help create more space and improve alignment.

First, place your hand on your hip and gently guide it forward. This can help you find a very specific stretch just above the hip bone — an area that can be hard to access.

Then bring your hand to your ribcage and gently guide your upper body into rotation, bringing it more parallel to the floor. Finish by letting your shoulder settle into its socket.

Small adjustments. A different experience in the pose.

I use self-assists in my own practice and teach them to help students understand their bodies rather than just trying harder to get into a shape.

🔖 **Save this reel to try it in your next practice.**

Share it with a yoga teacher who loves exploring alignment and helping students find more ease in their poses.

What other poses would you like to see a self-assist for? Let me know in the comments.

10/07/2026

Number #6 actually made me 😂
as I am still working on that one.

1. Find your voice—and own your story.
Your voice isn’t just how you teach. It’s your experiences, your struggles, what you’ve learned, and what you now see differently.

Your story is part of what makes your teaching yours.

2. Learn to own the room.
And that means more than confidently teaching the sequence. It means dealing with the big ego in the room, navigating strong personalities, and sometimes rearranging the entire room because someone decided to walk in late.

You’re learning to lead without losing your composure.

3. Accept that not everyone will love your class.
And honestly? You won’t love every class you teach either.
That doesn’t mean you’re failing.

4. Learn when to adjust—and when to leave a student alone.
Not every movement needs a correction. Sometimes the best teaching is knowing when to step in… and when to give someone space to feel and discover.

5. Learn how to hold space when life walks into your classroom.
People come to yoga carrying grief, stress, heartbreak, fear—and sometimes it comes out as tears. You have to learn how to comfort a student who is sobbing - without making the entire room stop and stare.

6. Don’t become the therapist after class.
Your students may trust you enough to tell you everything.
You can listen, care, and hold space without taking on what isn’t yours to carry. Learning where your role as a teacher ends is part of becoming a good teacher.

STILL WORKING ON THAT ONE 😂😂😂

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09/11/2026

This is me teaching after being a teacher for 6.5 years.

1. Find your voice—and own your story.
Your voice isn’t just how you teach. It’s your experiences, your struggles, what you’ve learned, and what you now see differently.

Your story is part of what makes your teaching yours.

2. Learn to own the room.
And that means more than confidently teaching the sequence. It means dealing with the big ego in the room, navigating strong personalities, and sometimes rearranging the entire room because someone decided to walk in late.

You’re learning to lead without losing your composure.

3. Accept that not everyone will love your class.
And honestly? You won’t love every class you teach either.
That doesn’t mean you’re failing.

4. Learn when to adjust—and when to leave a student alone.
Not every movement needs a correction. Sometimes the best teaching is knowing when to step in… and when to give someone space to feel and discover.

5. Learn how to hold space when life walks into your classroom.
People come to yoga carrying grief, stress, heartbreak, fear—and sometimes it comes out as tears. You have to learn how to comfort a student who is sobbing - without making the entire room stop and stare.

6. Don’t become the therapist after class.
Your students may trust you enough to tell you everything.
You can listen, care, and hold space without taking on what isn’t yours to carry. Learning where your role as a teacher ends is part of becoming a good teacher.

STILL WORKING ON THAT ONE 😂😂😂

06/23/2026

Every teacher has a mentor.

Before SurFlow™. Before becoming the Architect of the Body™. Before I was teaching others how to rebuild trust in their bodies, I had a mentor who changed the way I looked at movement. Linda Suffin

What impacted me most wasn’t being told what to teach. It was being encouraged to observe, question, and discover.
We studied alignment in great depth, but not as a list of rules. We learned to understand the body’s foundation and mechanism.

Where do the hands go?
Where do the feet go?
What creates stability before we even enter a pose?

Because before movement comes FOUNDATION.

Then comes MECHANISM—the relationship between the feet, hips, inner and outer rotation, open and closed hip positions, and how these elements influence the body’s ability to move efficiently and safely.

As a trained architect, this fascinated me.
I began to see the human body as a masterpiece of engineering. Every structure has a purpose. Every movement has a consequence. Every compensation tells a story.

I was already listening to the body, but this training taught me to become curious about why the body was responding the way it did. That curiosity never left.

Today, whether I am teaching SurFlow™, working with someone recovering from injury, or helping a client reconnect to their strength, I am still inspired by the same thing:

THE INCREDIBLE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY.

If you are looking for a teacher training
Inner Power Yoga is where I would look for it 😎

06/18/2026

“Zip up your belly”
“Close your ribcage”

Ever wondered what those cues actually mean?

As an Architect of the Body™, I teach alignment through connection—not force.

A block between the feet. A block between the hands. The right pressure in the right places. Suddenly, the pelvic floor, core, ribs, and shoulders begin working together.

Now imagine practicing this for just 30 seconds, a few times a day. How would your posture change? How would your body feel?

Small adjustments. Big transformation.

👇 tag a friend below who needs to hear this!

06/17/2026

Everything starts with the mind-body connection.

Your body is always telling you a story. The question is: are you ready to listen?

For years, many of us have been taught that if something feels tight, we should stretch it.

But what if tightness isn’t asking for more length?
What if it’s asking for more support?
This is where Yin and Yang come into play.
Yin gives us mobility, flexibility, and space.
Yang gives us stability, strength, and control.
Too much Yin without Yang can leave the body unstable.
Too much stretching without strength can create even more compensation patterns.
The goal isn’t to become more flexible.
The goal is to create a body that feels safe, supported, and strong.
When you learn to connect your mind to your movement, your body begins to reveal what it truly needs.
Not what social media says.
Not what worked for someone else.
Your body has the answers.
You just have to learn how to listen.

✨ Stretch less.
✨ Connect more.
✨ Build intelligent strength.

What has your body been trying to tell you lately?

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