03/04/2026
Authenticity is a core value of mine. Iāve always been the walk-the-walk kind of person, not just talk about it.
And Iāll say this clearly: a personal practice is non-negotiable.šš
There are seasons where it takes more effort and more intentionality. Some seasons it looks like 20 minutes after class before you head home. Other seasons, you have the space to gift yourself a full class as a student in someone elseās room.
Both count.
Not having a personal practice is one of the biggest obstacles teachers at every stage face.
We know the value. We teach the value.
But actually making the time āØand being firm yet flexible in the processāØ is different.
If youāre feeling resentful or burnt out, returning to your personal practice is one of the fastest ways to feel relief. It reminds you why you started.š„²š„²
Itās one of the first things I work on with teachers inside my mentorship spaces š rebuilding their personal practice, putting it on the calendar, and redefining what it needs to look like in their current season.
I remember the first yoga class I took as a student after almost a year away from an in-studio practice. I had literal tears streaming down my face in savasana. It felt so good to just be on my mat as a student again.
It takes mindset work to quiet your teacher brain, to stop memorizing cues, to turn off the sequencing lens. To focus on the four corners of your mat and just be.
Because at some point, time on your mat (or reformer) can quietly turn into class planning, continued education, content creation, etc.
And thatās where boundaries matter.š¦
There needs to be space for business building.
And there also needs to be space where itās just you and your body and your breath.
Your personal practice isnāt content.
It isnāt productivity.
It isnāt prep.
Itās where the fire reignites.
And if you want longevity in this field, you have to keep stoking that flame.
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This is something we protect and refine inside my mentorship containers. The reality that itās not just how you teach, but how you sustain yourself as a teacher.
