Cover of TEACHING YOGA BEYOND THE POSES, by Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato

Buy the Book

Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses is a practical workbook that guides teachers to write themes. Central to the book is a template for you to tweak however makes sense for you. Download the template and view all the quotes, poems, and songs referenced in the book.

Looking for a free PDF of Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses? We’ve got you covered: you can read the entire book for free when you request it from your public library!

Then both you and we—the authors—win, as we get our small royalty payment. Best of all, all of the teachers and readers who will borrow the book after you will win.

If you found the book helpful, please recommend it to your colleagues and teacher trainers, and please give it a review on your favorite bookstore/book site, like Amazon or Goodreads. This helps immensely in getting the book to the hands of people who will benefit from it. We appreciate your support! —Sage & Alexandra

Join the Course

Want some mentorship as you work on themes of your own? Join us in the online workbook course and create themes like a pro!

In audio prompts, we’ll talk you through all the elements of theming, and we will give you assignments that you are welcome to submit to us for our direct feedback!

We look forward to working together.

Templates

Download our theme template in your preferred format.

Inspiration

We have collated the songs, poems, and quotes referenced in the book. They are part of our online course and also available to anyone:

Let Me Plan Your Next Class

Feeling uninspired when it’s time to plan? I’m here to help!

Give me your email and I’ll send you my go-to class plan with ideas for every minute. This is the class I teach when my energy is low—but it’s the favorite of my students from 20 to 80 years old! I’ll even give you tips on how to adapt it for various class formats.

Let Me Plan Your Next Class

Feeling uninspired when it’s time to plan? I’m here to help!

Give me your email and I’ll send you my go-to class plan with ideas for every minute. This is the class I teach when my energy is low—but it’s the favorite of my students from 20 to 80 years old! I’ll even give you tips on how to adapt it for various class formats.