About This Course

Teaching from the Heart.

Theming is the art of incorporating a "why" into the "what" of the yoga practice. Through theming and storytelling, we can bring emotional depth and resonance to the asana practice and speak more fully to all aspects of the human experience.

Weekly Meetings

Personalized Feedback

Connect with your peers and receive personalized feedback in our live, weekly meetings. As a group, we'll work together step by step through the theme building process. You will workshop your ideas, activate your creative fire, and problem solve common obstacles and stumbling blocks. Meetings will be recorded for your own benefit, as well as for anyone who can't be there in person.

Weekly Meeting Schedule

We will have five weekly meetings. 

  • Dates TBD


All meetings are recorded in case you can't make it.

What You'll Get

  • A clear step-by-step methodology for theming with heart and elegance.

  • Five live, hour long group meetings with Rachel give you the high contact feedback and guidance you need to practice and refine your theming skills. Recorded and available forever.

  • Access to rich and comprehensive online course content for a year.

  • Rachel's theming template to help guide you to create personalized themes for your classes.

What You'll Do

  • Confidently create heart felt themes that will let you speak to the emotional and philosophical aspects of the practice.

  • Unleash your creative power and connect more to your own voice as a teacher.

  • Create opportunities for greater community connection among your students.

  • Nourish your personal connection with the meaning of the practice.

Absolutely love learning from her!

Beth Fariss

"This course was awesome. It was thought provoking, challenging for the mind, and most of all, a fun exploration! Rachel provides great tools for her courses, and terrific guidance while allowing you enough space to explore on your own."

I loved Rachel's Art of Theming online workshop!

Kim

"Rachel is incredibly clear and concise in person and online with her written training and videos. She is thoughtful and creative in her explanations and feedback. She has a lot of fantastic ideas. Her willingness to share and help myself and others to strengthen our own unique voice and style is amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend her class!"

"Everything laid out SO clearly and has left nothing but the creative work to us!"

Allison Le

"Rachel has everything laid out SO clearly and has left nothing but the creative work to us. I really appreciate how much foresight and passion she places in all of her offerings from teachings to these virtual modules. She also attracts wonderful women from all corners of the continent to come together and share what we love most about yoga - the juicy gold hidden in life's lessons. I am more confident in my theming and being able to deliver the theme to my students. Thank you, Rachel!"

20 Hours CE Credits

Upon successful completion of the program, you are eligible for 20 hours of CE credits from Yoga Alliance.

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Course Curriculum

    1. About This Course

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Meet Your Faculty

    3. How To Take This Course ~ and CE Credit

    4. Course Materials

    5. Weekly Meeting Recordings

    6. Technical Requirements & Support

    7. Q&A

    8. Legal Agreement

    1. Module Overview

    2. What is Theming?

    3. Implicit and Explicit Theming

    4. Our Responsibility as Teachers

    5. Connecting to Inspiration

    6. The Tools

    7. Week One: Journal Reflections & Activities

    8. Week One: Reflection

    1. Module Overview

    2. Step 1: Weave a Story

    3. Step 2: Find the Light

    4. Step 3: Embody the Theme

    5. 4: Set the Intention

    6. Activity: Create Your Story (please complete and bring to our second meeting)

    7. A Note on TMI

    8. Sample Stories

    9. Week Two: Journal Reflections & Activities

    10. Week Two: Reflection

    1. Module Overview

    2. Sequencing and Theming

    3. Class Style

    4. Classroom Elements

    5. Weaving the Theme (Please prepare for our third weekly meeting.)

    6. Closing Your Class (Please prepare for our third weekly meeting.)

    7. Week Three: Journal Reflections & Activities

    8. Week Three: Reflection

    1. Module Overview

    2. Philosophy Rabbit Hole

    3. More Rabbit Holes!

    4. Ecstatic Language

    5. Personal Contemplation

    6. Week Four: Journal Reflections & Activities

    7. Week Four: Reflection

    1. Module Overview

    2. Your Voice as a Teacher

    3. Leadership

    4. The Lighthouse

    5. Practical Tips

    6. Week Five: Journal Reflections & Activities

    7. Week Five: Reflection

    8. Course Completion

About this course

  • $297.00
  • 49 lessons

About Rachel

A teacher trainer and author with more than 4500 hours under her belt, Rachel is committed to helping her students uncover and express their voice, passion and potential. 

As a trainer, she is feisty, fun, inspirational, and knowledgeable. With keen insight into yoga training, she has a knack for helping yogis build the pragmatic skills that they need to share their own teaching voice with confidence. 

She has contributed to Yoga International, the Huffington Post, Half Moon, and taught at the Omega Institute, Wanderlust, the Victoria Yoga Conference, and more. Books: Wit and Wisdom From the Yoga Mat (2017), Head Over Heels: A Yogi's Guide to Dating (2018), Speedy Yoga (2019), The Little Book of Yoga Practices (2020) and Yoga To Stay Young (2020).  

Visit her free resource library for teachers on YouTube at rachelscottyoga. Find out more and explore her extensive teaching, business, and training blog at http://www.rachelyoga.com.