Mentoring and Inclusive Yoga Teaching
Calm, focused support for yoga teachers building accessible skills.
When good intentions don't feel like enough
You learned the catalogue of poses, how to create a theme and build up to a peak pose. Have a vague notion of anatomy. Understand how to cue for different type of breaths. Discussed the use of permission cards for hands on assists, as to whether these are appropriate in a group setting.
You can curate playlists, and sound confident at the front of the room. But no one really prepares you for when the training wheels eventually fall off. When the class doesn’t move in unison, or a student doesn’t quite fit into your class plan. You soundly find what you were taught no longer quite works, and you’re left making decisions in the moment.
That gap can quietly turn into self-doubt, over-preparing, or questioning whether your teaching is really enough, even when you care deeply and are doing your best.
What mentoring makes possible
Mentoring isn’t about having the perfect answer.
It’s about building confidence in how you respond calmly, thoughtfully, and in real time, being confident in your ability to have your own unique tool kit that you can delve into at anytime to serve who is in front of you.
With support, those moments in class begin to shift to a place where you trust yourself more and that of your students. Your teaching style leans more into exploration becoming students centric. You learn how to offer choice without spotlighting or assumptions. Even having a choice to be led by the exploration of the students rather than leading the entire time.
Accessibility becomes less about getting it “right” and more about meeting the people in front of you with clarity and care.
How we work together
This is 1-to-1 mentoring for yoga teachers who want to build accessible teaching skills without signing up for more formal training.
Sessions are conversational, and practical. We work with your real teaching experiences on the moments that can’t be located in a training manual.
Together, we slow things down, look closely at what actually happened, and build confidence for when similar situations arise again.
Mentoring asks for curiosity and reflection not perfection.
Enquire about mentoring
If this resonates, you’re welcome to get in touch.
There’s no pressure to commit, the first step is simply a conversation to see whether mentoring feels like the right support for you and your teaching.