Most yoga teachers end the year measuring what they didn't accomplish. The workshops they didn't lead, the certifications they didn't finish, the Instagram following that didn't grow. But here's what I've learned after two decades of teaching: you're probably measuring the wrong things.

In this episode, I'm walking you through the reflection framework I use in my mentorship—roses, thorns, and buds—and showing you how to create a Bridge Statement that turns your 2025 lessons into clear 2026 intentions. You'll learn about the Four Dimensions of Teaching Growth (consistency, connection, competence, and confidence) and discover why most teachers only measure one of them.

I'll show you how to identify what you're keeping, dropping, and adding in 2026, and how to turn that reflection into sustainable intentions instead of resolutions that fizzle by February. We'll cover the Three-Part Intention Framework: your structural intention, your skill intention, and your self-care intention.

If you want to do this work together, I'm hosting two free live calls in The Zone:

• December 18th at 2 p.m. Eastern: Your 2025 Teaching Year in Review (152)
• January 15th at 2 p.m. Eastern: Designing Your 2026 Teaching (153)

Both calls include workbooks, community discussion, and replays.

You're already a better teacher than you were a year ago. You just might not be measuring the right things.

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