Sustainability & Self Care for Yoga Teachers

with Anna Taylor & Norman Blair

‍ ‍Why self-care?

Teaching yoga is deeply rewarding, but also comes with challenges. We often work alone, juggle unpaid hours of planning, travel, marketing and admin. Burn out is common.

Prioritising self-care helps create a more sustainable way of teaching through the natural ups and downs of the profession. It’s about making small, meaningful changes that support you without adding more pressure or cost.

“If we are to bring light and wisdom and compassion into this world, we must first begin with ourselves.”

Jack Kornfield, A Path With Heart

Who is this for?

These courses are open to all yoga teachers (both new and experience ) and teachers in training.

What will you gain?

Through these courses, you will have time to put self-care and self-compassion centre-stage to:

  • gather in person with other yoga teachers to share openly and honestly in a non-judgmental space

  • explore what self-care and self-compassion mean and the barriers we can face within yoga teaching

  • learn practical tools to feel more grounded, resourced and resilient through the ups and downs of teaching

  • discover ways to weave self-care into your working life, including scheduling, finances, managing the inner critic, and building supportive connections

  • experience restorative practices that nourish and nurture, and reconnect you with what you love about teaching

  • reflect on your own needs

  • create a personal self-care action plan

  • receive a workbook with practical suggestions, reflection space, and guidance to support your long-term sustainability and wellbeing

Self-care is about more the resting on bolsters and soaking in bubble baths.

It is a courageous commitment to ensuring that our own needs aren’t sidelined by teaching.

What past participants say …

  • "A must for any teacher to foster a Yoga business with sustainability and healthy boundaries. Big love for all involved."

    - Past Participant

  • "I think this course is essential food for thought and great learning for any yoga teacher, wherever they are on their journey. The collaborative approach of peer support and gentle guidance from Anna and Norman was so nurturing and what surprised me was the amount of humour and laughter we shared."

    - Past Participant

  • “Led by two thoughtful, experienced and highly regarded teachers, this weekend offers important reflections, space and support to reflect on what it means to look after yourself as a yoga teacher. A must for all!”

    — Past Participant

  • “It was a much-needed opportunity to remember and reconnect with my own self-care needs. My takeaways are invaluable, and I’m actively taking steps to make simple changes that will support and sustain me both in the present and in the longer term.”

    — Past Participant

  • “I left feeling truly nourished, inspired and recharged. An invaluable two days!”

    — Past Participant

  • “A simple “thank you” doesn’t feel like enough, but I’m deeply grateful for your support and for the opportunity to be supported alongside my peers.”

    — Past Participtant

  • “As teachers it is easy to spend time learning about how to improve or add on to our teaching skills. This course turns the focus inwards and provides plenty of ideas, tools and practices to take care of yourself as a teacher. After all, when we are in our best energy we can be there for others."

    — Past Participant

  • "Two days of refilling my cup in a friendly group, guided by the wonderful Norman and Anna, who encourage us to find our own ways to self care and replenish."

    - Past Participant

  • "It was so necessary and l feel the difference in my work already!"

    - Past Participant

  • " Anna and Norman have years of experience teaching, they are great role models of self care and compassion.”

    - Past Participant

  • “This workshop I feel is a must experience for all teachers, as a way to continue to be re-empowered in your teaching journey and also be in an inclusive, safe, positive and non-judgmental open space with other teachers. It's rich in its content and also really impactful too. Highly recommend!”

    — Past Participant

Course

Facilitators

Norman Blair

Norman began practising yoga in the early 1990s and he has been teaching since 2001. His practice and teaching embrace both Ashtanga yoga and Yin yoga as well as mindfulness meditation. Through significant periods of training with teachers such as Alaric Newcombe, Judith Hanson Lasater, Richard Freeman and Sarah Powers, he has gained the Yoga Alliance 500 hour accreditation. He believes that yoga is accessible to all of us and through regular practice we can experience profound changes in our mind and body. His own experience has taught him that yoga is an enjoyable way to release and make available energetic potential to enhance our lives. Yoga can help us to become more flexible, physically stronger and improve our stamina, focus and awareness.

Norman teaches intuitive/dynamic flow yoga and Yin yoga classes and workshops throughout London, as well as leading retreats. His Yin yoga training courses are respected and popular. He has run yoga teacher mentoring groups for more than ten years.

Find out more about Norman’s teaching at

www.yogawithnorman.co.uk

Anna Taylor

Anna Taylor is a Senior Yoga Teacher, IAYT Accredited Yoga Therapist and Mindfulness & Compassion Instructor based in London. She is the author of Weaving Mindfulness and Compassion into Yoga Teaching – a resource for yoga teachers and teachers in training.

In addition to being passionate about sharing these practices with others, she is also a human being who understands that life can be wonderful, complicated and challenging, but that yoga, mindfulness and compassion helps us in finding greater balance, ease (and joy!) within it.

She has been teaching since 2008 offering mindful, therapeutic, restorative and yin yoga both in person and online.

More information can be found at www.mindbodybalance.co.uk.

Upcoming Courses

  • 2 Day Course

    Cheltenham

    Orange Yoga

    Sat 4 - Sun 5 July 2026

    10.00 - 17.00

    £250 (bursaries available)

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  • Teacher Retreat

    Yorkshire (residential)

    The Tree Relaxation Retreat

    Mon 21 - Thur 24 June 2027

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    Launching Soon

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  • 2 Day Course

    London

    Zolder Studio

    Wed 17 - Thursday 18 Feb 2027

    10.00 - 17.00

    £275 (bursaries available)

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