Online Workshop
& Teacher Training:
Theming
Learn how to create classes that make your students feel seen, supported and inspired, so they want to return again and again!
THEMING FOR YOGA CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Online 23 August 2026
Jennie Wadsten Sharma & The Shala London
The workshop will be recorded – so if you can’t attend on 23 August but would like to get a recording: sign up and you can do the course in your own time! You’ll get access to the recording for 14 days.
For many years I spent hours preparing classes. Some were amazing. But some fell flat. Eventually I realised that the thing people remembered wasn’t the sequence.
It was how I made them feel.
You'll All my yoga classes get fully booked nowadays. These are some of the thing I've learned along the way:
I’ll share my secrets on how to give your students a yoga experience beyond just asanas. You will learn how to authentically weave in themes into your classes, to inspire your students and creatively introduce yogic concepts in an accessible and meaningful way. And most of important of all: how to use themes that are engaging and relevant to their everyday life!
You'll also learn how to save time and energy when preparing classes
Preparing yoga classes and choreographing new sequences can be fun – but time consuming.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to work with philosophical and physical themes, which makes both teaching and practicing more inspiring.
It gives you the skills to re-use your favourite yoga sequences over and over again, whenever you want – and still give the students a fresh perspective and a new focus for each class.
And you'll learn how to make the students feel "I want more of this!"
Your biggest value as a yoga teacher is: YOUR PERSONALITY! Being yourself gives other people permission to be themselves and make them feel more relaxed. Let’s find out what YOU are passionate about – and what your clients/participants are interested in – and how to use this information when choosing themes.
You’ll also learn techniques based on rethorics: how to communicate in an effective way so that people actually listen and feel inspired. An important part is also to KEEP IT SIMPLE, so that your word enrich the practice without overwhelming it. A common misunderstanding about theming is that the classes get too “chatty”. I’d say it’s rather the opposite: knowing what you want to say makes your communication much more spot on and clear.
I really look forward to seeing you online on 23 August – or if you can’t join on that date, just sign up anyway and you’ll get access to the recording. This workshop always gets fully booked so I recommend that you book ASAP to avoid disappointment.
All the theory sessions are in English – but we often have many Swedes joining us so there’ll be the option to go into Swedish speaking breakout rooms during the exercises if you like – and the course workbook is available both in English and Swedish: just let me know which language you prefer and I’ll send it to you as a PDF.
New this year: Can we use AI for Theming?
I’d say no, but let’s talk about it when we meet up on Zoom! Because it’s not a HARD no. 🙂 It’s great for brainstorming ideas, but think of it as a creative assistant, not a replacement. So for theming, it’s really important that you only use it for inspiration, not to write texts. I’ll include a short section on the do’s and don’t if you’re curious about using AI in your planning.
With
Jennie Wadsten Sharma (Sweden/India)
I’m a full time yoga teacher since 25+ years, teaching worldwide – and the theming method is one of the main reasons I can live my dream! I know how much hard work that goes into teaching yoga, and especially class planning, so I’d love to share my knowledge and experience with you, to make it easier and less overwhelming.
Included in the price
– A printable workbook, with inspiration and templates to make it easy for you to create your own themes.
– A list of 108 yoga class themes for inspiration. (That’s themes for two years if you use one per week!)
Certificate
You’ll also get a certificate: 7 hours approved by Yoga Alliance!
This is an independent course – or if you’re already a yoga teacher registered with Yoga Alliance you can use the hours as:
- YACEP: Continuing Education requirements with Yoga Alliance.
- or you can use the hours towards your 300 hour teacher training with The Shala London (RYT-500)
Date & Time
Online (Zoom)
Sunday 23 August 2026
9 am – 4 pm (UK)
10 am – 5 pm (Sweden)
This workshop will be recorded.
Price
£75
On completion you’ll get a certificate
(7 hrs, Yoga Alliance)
This course is organised by The Shala, London.
Swedes: please let me know if you need help with the booking and I’m here for you.
Please contact me if you have any questions about yoga class themes or this workshop and I’m happy to help.
“Using themes saves me so much time and energy! I used to make a new yoga sequence for each class and even though I enjoyed it, it often stressed me out: it felt like I had to come up with something new for each class to make sure the students didn’t get bored… Nowadays I often reuse my favourite sequences and just tweak them a bit – and focus on using a new theme for each class instead – and the students LOVE it! Last week we focused on transitions – both between poses and transitions in life – and I got amazing feedback. Thank you so much Jennie for all the tools you have given me!”
Sarah, UK
“Thank you so much for a fantastic day. I’m still buzzing! It was so much more than “just” a workshop: thank you for creating this safe space. I loved the brainstorming and that we got support both from you and from other teachers. Having a community is so important!”
Anna, Sweden