Briohny Smyth | Yoga Teacher

Who would have thought the transition from Crow to Tripod has nothing to do with fear… and everything to do…

Everyone wants the handstand moment. That weightless, “oh sh*t, I’m upside down” kind of high. But most…

Struggling with going upside down? Here’s why it feels impossible—and what might help. If you’re muscling or…

Yesterday I shared that this year marks 15 years since I began teaching teacher trainings. So much of this…

I’ve heard some version of this for 15 years. “I’m not ready.” “I’m not good enough.” “I’m too old.” “I’m…

Yoga teachers aren’t always right. Including me. I’ve heard many of these cues come out of my own mouth over…

Every year, this training seems to meet me exactly where I am. Two years ago, I was broken up with in the…

On paper, yoga has taken me places. Countries I never imagined visiting. Stages I never imagined standing…

A handstand is never just about a handstand. The thing that changes you most isn’t learning a harder pose.…

I’m going to be brutally honest. I have not hosted a retreat in over a decade. The reason is the same one…

There’s something I call an “aha moment” in yoga 💡It’s when your body finally does something your mind has…

Sydney turns 13🎂 One photo for every year. And if these pictures could talk: There was the birth, all 27…

EPK I has a secret entry. Keep sliding to find out what’s my tip to make this arm balance easier to practice…

March was a lot 😮‍💨 One of those stretches where everything stacks. Trying to hold it all together while…

I’ve heard versions of this POV many times over the years. Like “you’re just casually upside down, talking…

Cheers to the 90s when I had my emo phase, shaved my head, was on stage more than I was at school, partied…

Almost all of my tutorials include a written breakdown in the caption. Not this one. This transition takes…

Yesterday was my birthday. And leading up to it, honestly even the morning of, I was a full Scrooge. Like…

2016 made us. It was the year yoga + Instagram really collided. If there was a pretty backdrop, we were…

I can almost count on two hands how many times I practiced yoga in 2025. About twelve. Maybe once a month.…

I’m injured… again. I didn’t plan on revisiting this chapter. But here we are 😭 Here’s what happened: I was…

The biggest moments of growth don’t usually come from career changes or big life events. They happen within…

People love to say, “What you need is usually the thing you avoid.” And honestly? In yoga, that’s often…

People love to say, “What you need is usually the thing you avoid.” And honestly? In yoga, that’s often…