Confident Yoga Cueing For Teachers: From Overthinking To Embodied Teaching

Cueing doesn’t have to feel stressful or scripted. With somatic awareness, spacious language, and simple shifts in approach, you can guide students from a place of authentic embodiment without overthinking every word. 

In this webinar replay, long-time teacher and mentor Crystal Gray shares how yoga instructors can shift from overthinking their words to teaching with clarity, presence, and somatic awareness. If you’ve ever felt unsure, wordy, or “stuck in your head” while cueing, this training was made for you.

Watch the replay, try one yoga cueing switch in your next class, and notice what changes. Your voice matters – and teaching from the body is powerful.

Key Takeaways: 

• Confidence in cueing comes from embodiment, not memorizing scripts.
• Simplifying cues (and using silence) can deepen student experience.
• Somatic language helps students feel instead of think through movement.
• Small cueing shifts — one class at a time — build lasting teaching confidence.

In This Webinar: For Yoga Instructors

Teaching yoga is so much more than reciting alignment cues or memorizing perfect scripts. Confidence as a yoga teacher grows from embodiment—feeling rooted in your own practice, trusting your voice, and guiding your students through lived experience rather than performance.

Teaching with confidence isn’t about memorizing the perfect cue — it’s about presence, sensation, and embodied delivery. In this replay, Crystal breaks down the mindset, language, and somatic teaching tools that help yoga teachers move from overthinking to intuitive guiding.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this yoga cueing webinar:  

• Why Cueing Confidence Isn’t About Perfect Words: You’ll learn why real confidence doesn’t come from stuffing your brain with more cues — it comes from being grounded in your body, breath, and experience. When you’re embodied, your words flow naturally and feel more authentic.
• The Cueing Habits That Hold Teachers Back: We’ll explore common pitfalls like over-talking, over-explaining, and relying heavily on anatomy terms that students may not connect with. You’ll see how less language (and more space) can actually deepen the student experience.
• How to Shift From Instructions to Experiences: Instead of simply directing movement, you’ll learn to invite awareness — turning a mechanical cue into a moment of embodiment. You’ll see how subtle wording changes can transform how present students feel in class.
• Somatic Cueing Tools to Use Right Away: Crystal shares simple cueing frameworks like “notice,” “feel,” and “what changes as…” that help students drop into sensation instead of thinking through shapes. These tools make cueing intuitive rather than scripted.
• Teaching From Embodiment Instead of Performance: You’ll discover how presence builds trust — both in your students and in yourself. When you teach from your body instead of your mind, your delivery feels grounded, confident, and connected.
• Quick Wins You Can Bring Into Your Next Class: No full overhaul required. You’ll get small, immediate practices — like simplifying cues, pausing more, or swapping one directive cue for a somatic one — that build confidence class after class.

About Crystal Gray  

Crystal Gray is a yoga teacher and mentor who helps instructors move from self-doubt to confidence using a grounded, embodied approach to teaching. With over 20 years of experience guiding classes, retreats, trainings, and workshops, she now focuses on yoga education that blends traditional practice with somatic awareness and emotional healing.

Crystal’s teaching style is authentic, down-to-earth, and rooted in real-life connections. She believes that when teachers cue from the body rather than the mind, students feel safer, more present, and more capable of deep transformation—on the mat and beyond.

Additional Resources 

• Experience gentle, trauma-informed nervous system support through somatic-based virtual classes
• Visit Crystal's website to learn more about her and yoga cueing