I never thought I’d be a yoga teacher. A loud, motivating Bootcamp instructor? Sure! Super on-the-beat spin instructor with a cheesy playlist? Yes! But teaching yoga? Nope, didn’t think it would ever be for me. You’ve probably realized this by…
How To Become A Fitness Instructor or Yoga Teacher
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is: how do I become a fitness instructor? And similarly, how do I get a job at a gym or fitness studio as an instructor? I talked about my own [long] journey…
FAQs: Being A Full-Time Fitness + Yoga Instructor
Today I wanted to give a little behind-the-scenes update about life as an (almost) full-time fitness instructor and answer some of your FAQ’s. Currently, I teach 15 permanent classes a week at Y7 and Bar Method but I say almost because…
6 Tips For Teaching Your First Yoga Class
The first yoga class I ever taught was to a group of my friends on the roof of my building. Even though it was a group of my close friends and the most supportive group of yogis I could ask…
6 Things I Wish People Knew About Being a Fitness Instructor
Getting up in front of a room of 25 humans to lead an hour long fitness or yoga class is pretty intimidating. And this is coming from someone that spent the first 22 years of her life focused on being…
3 Lessons I’ve Learned After 3 Years of Being a Yoga Teacher
I’ve been a yoga teacher for [almost] 3 years now. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do after graduating my 200-hour yoga teacher training and I had no idea just how much it would change my life and…
What It Really Looks Like To Be a Full-Time Yoga Teacher
Since college I knew I wanted to teach fitness in some capacity. Before graduating college with my BFA in theater I completed Zumba instructor training in hopes of getting a gig as a zumba instructor. That dream was short lived…
Self-Care For Yoga Teachers
As yoga teachers our job can be both magical and draining. I get paid to wear yoga pants all day, create bombass hip-hop playlists and give people a break from the real world. It’s a pretty sweet gig. But there’s…
Here’s How I’m Tracking My Income as a Yoga Teacher and Blogger
I’m really embarrassed to admit that prior to this month I wasn’t tracking my income as a yoga teacher and blogger. Sure, I had a general idea of how much I was making. But I never actually sat down to make a…
A Day in the Life of a Yoga Teacher
Every time I’ve done a “Day in the Life” post my life is a little bit different. Today’s installment follows my current life: teaching lots of yoga, training to become a Bar Method instructor, and of course lots of caffeine……
The Biggest Misconceptions About Being A Group Fitness Instructor
I love teaching fitness and yoga classes. And I hope that these behind-the-scenes blog posts I’ve been doing don’t make you think otherwise. But there are also a lot of misconceptions as to what it’s really like to be a group fitness instructor….
My Journey To Becoming A Fitness Instructor
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about landing gigs in the fitness industry. How did I first get hired by CorePower Yoga and Y7? What were the steps I took to get here? Know that everyone’s journey to teaching…