Resilient Movement

The ability to come together, persevere, and create change.

I began teaching yoga because I wanted to help people feel safe and empowered. I did it for my love of the practice and desire to share it.

Your passions are probably similar.

But, I'm no longer sure this is an industry set up for us to thrive.

Hi I’m Markella,

A few years into teaching yoga full-time I came to the uneasy realization that I had been building my new chosen profession on shaky ground.

I taught yoga full-time, I invested in myself as a teacher and as a businessperson. I completed advanced trainings and honed my craft; I taught sold-out workshops, retreats and teacher trainings; I became savvy about social media, email communications and finances; I built a strong community of fellow teachers and a roster of private clients; and it was still hard to make a living as a yoga teacher.

Hi I’m Markella,

A few years into teaching yoga full-time I came to the uneasy realization that I had been building my new chosen profession on shaky ground.

In the media

Teaching Yoga Podcast

So You Want to Start a Yoga Union

Host Cora Geroux and I talk about how a union works, and where to start if you want to organize in your own teaching community.

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I used to think of alignment as guidelines for avoiding injury that were handed down by teachers who knew more than me.

Now, alignment means considering what I am aligning myself with.

MY WHY

How we can partner.

I've taken my experience in organizing and communications strategy and combined them with my successful yoga teaching career to guide teachers in finding their voice, creating community and collectively initiating change.