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The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Current and Aspiring Instructors – Set Your Intention, Develop Your Voice, and Build Your Career
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There’s so much more to teaching yoga than doing yoga – from building a relationship with a studio (or opening your own) to navigating client relationships, publicizing classes, and avoiding burnout. Sage Rountree has been training yoga teachers for over a decade, and she’s heard the same concerns over and over: How can I help my students best? How can I keep my teaching fresh? How can I make smart choices around my schedule, my money, and the next steps in my career?
The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook speaks directly to these concerns in a warm, friendly voice – boosting teachers’ confidence in their ability to construct a heartfelt, balanced class, and to build a career that suits them. Rountree includes stories from her own experience, journal prompts, and thoughtful exercises to help aspiring yoga teachers discern their path, and to provide current yoga teachers with much-desired continuing education. This is the book every yoga teacher needs!
9 reviews for The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Current and Aspiring Instructors – Set Your Intention, Develop Your Voice, and Build Your Career
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Alexandra DeSiato Marano –
THE book for professional (or aiming-to-be) professional yoga teachers
Sage is an excellent teacher, but she might be an even more-excellent writer. Her language is crisp, clear, and contains lovely (and often funny) examples. In addition to being a beautiful book, The Professional Yoga Teacher’s Handbook is also well-organized and full of thoughtful direction regarding teachingâboth traditional studio teaching and offering online classes. (For that reason, it’s a FANTASTIC book for teachers navigating the teaching yoga during a pandemic!) My favorite part of this book is its honesty right from the start: in the first chapter of part 1, she is frank about the idea that teaching yoga as a primary professional is very challenging if not downright impossible. But rather than be saddened by this idea, readers will feel hopeful as she discusses the ways that having yoga as a secondary career or “side hustle” can be beneficial to not just the teacher, but students, too. As the book goes on, she also covers a variety of ways yoga teachers can grow what they’re offering, including offering online workshops, teacher trainings, and yoga in unique settings. I added two photos here that really show the breadth of this book. Chapter 5 is aimed at brand new yoga teachers, and explains how to get a foot in the door and find a yoga position. The Appendix has this nifty chart (which continues on the next page, not posted) and offers a timeline for yoga teachers to stay on track as teachersâI found this really valuable, and I bet you will, too! This is the book I wish I had read when I finished my first YTT 10 years ago, but it offers enough robust wisdom that it’s still applicable to me as a veteran, professional teacher. (Oh how the section on language reminded meâagainâto work on cutting out my repetitive filler words!) New yoga teachers and seasoned ones alike will benefit from having this gem in their teaching toolkit.
Amazon Customer –
Practical and thought provoking
This book is a must for new and experienced teachers alike. Sageâs advice is based on years of experience. She keeps it real but leaves lots of room for creativity and individual style. Highly recommend !
annie –
Recommend without reservation!
Let me be the first to recommend this book to any and all Yoga teachers (or would be teachers) in these challenging days of restructuring at best, or simply saving, our businesses! At at time when Zoom has joined Functional in the Yoga vocabulary, Sage Rountree has jumped right in and offers help on many levels. If you are overwhelmed by technology, sure, it’s a no-brainer to pick up a copy. But there’s oh so much more – personal and professional advice for new or experienced instructors and business owners from planning a class to the role of social media to the nuts and bolts of business management. I am a huge fan of ALL of Sage’s publications and recommend them without reservation!
Zen Den –
Good information for Beginner
Book is good for an absolute beginner. Basic information.
CR –
The perfect supplement to your YTT!
This is a must-have comprehensive guide for any Yoga teacher trying to grasp the basics of starting out. Sage covers everything from how to develop a personal mission statement as a practitioner, to what lighting and music to use in class, and when. Whether youâre brand new to Yoga, or early in your journey teaching , this book belongs in your Yogic resource arsenal!
Julie –
A wonderful and timely manual for all yoga teachers
This is a handbook for yoga teachers of all degrees of experience. Although I have been teaching consistently for 8 years, this book is packed with reminders that we should always seek new and more effective ways to share yoga with others. It contains time-tested advice about language and sequencing, but also outlines the best approach to the challenges brought by the pandemic. Sage offers up her expertise with intelligence, confidence, and humility. In my opinion, this should be a required text for Yoga Teacher Training.
Kristina –
So much information!
This book is one of the most amazing books Iâve ever read Iâve read a lot of books to learn how to be a better teacher and run a business, this however covers it all! I originally listened to this book on audible and then ordered it to have a hard copy to reference back to when I have a question! I truly feel like I am a better teacher because of the things I learned here.
Lena Wedeen –
Darn good advice
As a new yoga teacher, I am grateful for The Yoga Teachers Handbook because it provides practical guidance for staying on the path. This book serves as a reminder to be determined, be unique, and surrender to the journey. Very well written and includes thoughtful journal prompts for self reflection and growth!
Aisha B –
This is a fantastic read as a newly qualified yoga teacher!