Rachel Land Yoga

When it comes to yoga sequencing, sometimes we get hung up on the details…

How long should we allow for a warm-up? Should forward-facing poses come before side-facing poses? How much theming is too much? Should poses be balanced by a counter-pose?

When we agonise too much on questions like these, we could be missing the forrest for the trees.

Maybe the most impactful role sequencing can play in our teaching is as a reflection of our values—to express what our own practice means to us, and communicate those qualities or skills we think will be most impactful to students.

When it comes to my sequences, they’re usually inspired by something I wrestle with in life, or a struggle I see in my students that I believe yoga can help with. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to get better at yoga poses, it’s just not as important to me as what you take away from class with you into the rest of your life. That means I’m not the teacher for everyone, and that’s OK.

If you want to learn how to craft your own potent and purposeful sequences, to hone in on themes that speak to you and your students, join me at the 20hr Sequencing With Purpose Immersion next month! Hit the link in my bio to register your place now.

One of the most foundational things I’ve learned from is not related to anatomy.

It’s about how to find my place as a teacher—how to feel connected to my own path and purpose in the midst of a shifting student base, ever-changing industry, and new technologies.

Fortunately when I completed teacher training, classes and covers were relatively easy to come by. I was able to explore different teaching venues and styles and work with varied students as I found my way. These days, I wonder if opportunities are as easy to come by?

That’s why in my latest piece for , I’m sharing my tips on how to find your place as a teacher—how to capitalise on your skills and experiences, connect to your values and priorities, and tap into what students respond to from you.

Teachers: I’m keen to hear from you. How did you find your way? Do you think it’s harder to explore varied teaching opportunities these days?

https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/yoga-teacher-niche/

Deep in the Yoga Medicine Innovation Conference and I find myself thinking about how fundamental intention is when sequencing.

No matter whether the focus is epigenetics, flow state, travel stress, bone health, pelvic floor resilience or the meaning of life itself, when it comes to application, many of the expert presentations come back to the same yoga tools and techniques.

It really is less about WHAT we do, and more about the HOW, WHEN, WHY and WHO ✨

When it comes to sequencing classes, so many teachers (myself included) get so excited about what we are teaching - which practices, poses, variations and transitions - that it’s easy to lose sight of why we’re even doing it, and who we are doing it for. Hence this list of the most common sequencing mistakes.

Believe me I’ve made them all:
🧐 Stringing together poses without the cohesion of an underlying takeaway intention
😜 Sequencing nothing but my intention and leaving no room for it (or my students) to breathe
🙂‍↔️ Being so focused on creating something fun, fresh and new that I forgot to question whether it was even helpful
🤨 Assuming my class would feel the same in the body as it does in my mind

If you’re ready to make your classes feel more purposeful, more powerful, with less stress, join me for the 20hr Sequencing Immersion this April.

Hit the link below to book your place!

https://rhythmwellness.com.au/events-training

Join me next week for four days of cutting-edge education, rich inquiry, and evidence-informed inspiration — otherwise known as the 2026 Yoga Medicine® Innovation Conference.⁠
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From February 9–12, we’re bringing together experts from across the medical, scientific, and yoga communities to examine some of the most compelling questions in therapeutic yoga today.⁠
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This year’s themes run a wide range, including topics like:⁠
✨ How epigenetics, gene expression & mindfulness intersect ⁠
✨ Tight pelvic floor & nervous system dysfunction⁠
✨ Neurophysiology of flow state⁠
✨ The 5 Kosha model for breast cancer resilience⁠
✨ Osteoporosis, autoimmunity & condition-specific applications ⁠(and SO much more!)⁠
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Whether you’re a seasoned teacher, a clinician integrating yoga therapeutics, or a curious educator ready to deepen your lens, this conference is your invitation to expand, question, learn & contribute to the evolution of our field.
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I’ll be hosting the afternoon sessions and I can’t wait! Get all the details here:

https://yogamedicine.com/product/ym-innovation-conference/

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I used to find sequencing so stressful! I wanted so badly to keep my students interested that I would agonise over making each sequence unique, to the extent that I was more focused on novelty than I was on crafting classes that made sense to me, let alone gave my students what they actually needed.

Everything changed when I did the Yoga Medicine Sequencing with Purpose Training. I learned to choose class themes that were important to me and relevant to my students. To start with a basic template that gave all my classes coherence, consistency, and a well-rounded feel. And to sprinkle in just a few nuggets of novelty to bring my theme to life - key poses or variations, a few purposeful words or cues - building a curriculum of knowledge patiently over time.

Suddenly teaching felt more spacious. No more wasted energy memorising complex strings of poses. And with the majority of each class simple and familiar, there was room for my area of focus to shine through.

If this sounds like the way you’d like to teach, check out my upcoming Yoga Medicine 20hr Sequencing with Purpose immersion at Rhythm Wellness at the Gold Coast this April.

Learn everything you need to make your sequences simple, intentional and powerful. Get in before the early bird rate runs THIS WEEKEND!!

https://rhythmwellness.com.au/events-training

Yoga Medicine by Tiffany Cruikshank

Rhythm Wellness

Yoga teachers: Raise your hand if you’ve ever worried that you’re not strong enough, flexible enough, spiritual enough, articulate enough, wise enough, popular enough or whatever (add your adjective of choice) to teach? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

If you’re the kind of person to find this page, I’m pretty sure you raised your hand. For some of us, those doubts are fleeting; for others, they are significant enough to reach the level of Imposter Syndrome.

There are plenty of downsides to Imposter Syndrome. Worst-case scenario, it’s like a giant hand-brake—making you so anxious to please, yet so unsure of your capacity to do so, that you’re stuck in either procrastination or self-recrimination, feeling like you’re running in place at 100 miles an hour.

But in a role that is essentially about service, there can be secret upsides to Imposter Syndrome too.

So before you give up on yourself or your dreams of teaching without heart palpitations and cold sweats, consider that Imposter Syndrome could just be your super power. In fact, if you can reframe your fears, there are four ways your feelings of self doubt could prompt you to become a more respectful, more prepared, more authentic, more compassionate teacher than you would ever be without them.

Check them out in my latest article and let me know if they land for you.

If you’ve been on this page for a while, or practice with me on YMO, you probably know that yoga sequencing is a passion of mine.

I love the creative process of coming up with a meaningful theme and choreographing poses, practices, cues and transitions to draw it out in an experiential way.

That’s why I’m so excited to be offering the Yoga Medicine 20hr Sequencing with Purpose teacher training this April at Rhythm Wellness on Australia’s Gold Coast.

For any movement teacher stressed by sequencing, this training is a game-changer. Get all the details and book in via the link below - get in quick before the early bird rate ends 31st Jan!

https://rhythmwellness.com.au/events-training

Yoga Medicine by Tiffany Cruikshank

Rhythm Wellness

There’s a phrase that immediately raises red flags whenever I hear it. A string of words that don’t seem problematic on the surface, but signal that drastic oversimplification is about to follow.

The trouble with oversimplification is that quick, catchy solutions to complex problems are really only good for one thing, and that’s capturing your attention. You deserve better.

Check out my latest random rant on the three words that make me stop listening any time I hear them:

https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/the-one-thing/