In this episode, I walk you through a simple self-assessment designed to help you take a closer look at your experience as a yoga teacher. Through a series of questions, you’ll uncover patterns that may be holding you back—like over-preparing, second-guessing, or feeling unsure about the cues you’re giving. Much of what you’ll hear most teachers brush off as “expected” or “just something I need to tolerate.” This is just not true. These are real problems that you can solve and sometimes you just need to give yourself credit for realizing something feels “off” as a first step, rather than listening to what other people say. 

This isn’t about judgment—it’s about awareness. Because once you can clearly see where you are, you can start to make meaningful changes.

If you’re ready to feel more confident and clear in your teaching, this episode will help you identify where to begin.

Have you ever felt like you should be more confident teaching by now… but you’re not?

In this episode, I’m breaking down 7 common “teacher types” I see all the time when working with yoga teachers—and the underlying beliefs that keep them stuck.

As you listen, you might recognize yourself in one (or more) of these patterns. And more importantly, you’ll start to see how the way you’re thinking about your teaching might actually be holding you back.

This isn’t about labeling yourself—it’s about building awareness so you can start to shift.

If you’re ready to move out of overthinking and into more confident teaching, here are two ways to get started. I mentioned both of these in the episode:

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Many yoga teachers feel unsure about what “style” of yoga they should be teaching.

Should it be vinyasa?

And often, that confusion starts with how they picked the 200 hour training they attended.

You might have chosen a training based on timing, location, or cost — not necessarily because it aligned with how you practice or teach. So when it came time to teach, you’re left trying to fit into a style that doesn’t feel natural… and sequencing starts to feel  forced.

In this episode, I talk about a different way to approach this.

Instead of trying to figure out what style you should teach, I’ll walk you through how to start with what you already know — your own practice — and use that as the foundation for building classes that feel more natural and aligned.

I also share:

• why the idea of “style” can be misleading (and what actually matters more)

If you’ve ever felt unsure about how to define your teaching style — or like you’re trying to fit into something that doesn’t quite feel right — this episode will help you simplify things and start building from a place that actually works for you.

When I started the podcast in 2018, I was already seeing gaps in how yoga teachers were being trained. But over the years — through conversations, coaching, and working with hundreds of teachers — my perspective and method has evolved.

In this episode, I talk about:

• how my approach to teaching has shifted from focusing on information to focusing on application

I also share why I’ve returned to solo episodes over the past year, and what you can expect from the podcast moving forward — including more real stories of transformation from teachers who are learning how to apply what they know in a way that actually works.

If you’ve ever felt like you “know” a lot but still find teaching challenging, this episode will help you understand why — and what actually starts to make a difference.

And if you’ve been listening along the way, thank you. This podcast exists because you’re here.

Many yoga teachers leave their training with a lot of information — anatomy, alignment cues, sequencing ideas — but still feel unsure when it comes to actually teaching.

Why does that happen?

In this episode, I break down one of the most common learning mistakes yoga teachers make, based on a concept I’ve been talking about: the difference between Building knowledge and Applying knowledge. I heard this idea referenced on the Huberman Lab podcast, where it was framed a little differently but the concept is the same:

• declarative learning — understanding information

And why most teacher trainings focus heavily on the first, but not enough on the second.

I’ll share how this shows up in areas like anatomy, cueing, and sequencing — and why it can leave teachers feeling like they “know” things but still struggle to teach with confidence.

If you’ve ever felt like you understand the material but can’t quite translate it into your teaching, this episode will help you see why — and what actually helps things start to click.

I also share a short training on how to create a Signature Sequence, which is one of the simplest ways to start applying what you know and feel more confident in your classes:

In this episode, we shift the conversation toward what actually helps teachers feel more confident.

Instead of focusing on accumulating more information or taking more trainings, confidence often grows from developing a few key teaching skills and simplifying what you focus on when you teach.

In this episode, I talk about:

• a clear format for cueing you can use to make things feel more natural

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or unsure, this episode will help you start focusing on the things that actually move the needle.

I also share a short training that walks you through how to create your own Signature Sequence so you can spend less time planning classes and feel more confident teaching.

You can access that here:

In this episode, I talk about a pattern I’ve seen after working with many yoga teachers: the gap between completing a training and actually feeling confident leading a class.

We explore some of the reasons this happens — including how many trainings emphasize accumulating knowledge rather than developing the practical teaching skills that help classes feel easier and more natural to lead.

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why teaching still feels harder than you expected, this episode will help you see that you’re not alone — and that the issue often has more to do with how teachers are trained than with your ability to teach.

In Part 2, I’ll share what actually builds confidence for yoga teachers and the key things you can focus on if you want teaching to feel simpler and more grounded.