I’ve made teaching yoga harder than it needs to be

One of my more uncomfortable realisations at the festival was that I might be overcomplicating my own teaching.

I’ve been thinking about different sequences, themes and ways to make every class interesting and varied. But watching experienced teachers made, and realising the value was in how they taught, not what they taught, and question my approach.

I love Sun Salutations and a warrior flow. I know them well, and return to the time and again. So rather than constantly searching for something new, perhaps I can use something familiar as this for the foundation and focus on what really matters: observing, cueing, adapting and helping people understand what they’re doing and giving them the confidence to find what works for their own body.

The feather in this photo felt like a good reminder. There is something powerful about taking things back to basics rather than constantly adding more.

For me, “good” yoga isn’t about making things complicated. It’s about creating the space to develop strength, focus. clarity and vitality.

And perhaps simplicity gives me more space to do exactly that.