Sage Rountree

Sage Rountree, PhD, E-RYT 500, moved from a career track in academia to one teaching yoga and training others to do the same, and to do it with clear standards and boundaries to the benefit of their students. Co-owner of the Carrboro Yoga Company in central North Carolina, she directs its advanced studies teacher trainings, which draw students from around the world. Sage has served as a faculty member at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health for over a decade, and she has offered workshops and taught at festivals both internationally and around the United States.

Sage’s in-person trainings and online courses include lessons in sequencing yoga classes, developing workshops, managing the yoga classroom, and being a professional movement teacher—the subject of her most recent book. A pioneer in yoga for athletes, she has worked with athletes at every level, from youth and amateur athletes to NBA and NFL teams, players, and coaches. In addition to writing and cowriting ten books, her work has appeared in several publications, and she has been a regular contributor to Yoga Journal and Runner’s World.

Sage lives in Carrboro/Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she has taught the same regular weekly yoga class for twenty years. Find her online at sagerountree.com and @sagerountree.