IRL Flow School
CREATIVE SEQUENCING FOR YOGA TEACHERS
An in-person sequencing & cueing course for yoga teachers who want to own the hell out of their voice.
You want to be a great teacher, one that blends innovation with tradition and inspires students to connect deeper with their practice. Flow School will help you do this.
You want to push boundaries, nurture your creativity, carve out an authentic style, and refine your craft with like-minded peers.
Learning in-person will give you this and hold you accountable to taking action.
Teaching is a Practice
What is the Flow School Method?
Without burning out or feeling like an imposter, Flow School helps you tap into your own creative sequencing.
Instead of traditional yoga sequencing, you'll craft a Peak Flow based on movement science, breathing patterns, and your connection to practice. This emphasizes smooth transitions and breath-paced movement.
Using this method, you'll develop mini flows leading up to the Peak Sequence, accommodating diverse student abilities in a safe, scalable way. It ensures comprehensive body movement and specifically tailored warm-ups for the Peak Sequence.
You'll customize this approach for Vinyasa, Power Vinyasa, and Slow Flow classes, adaptable to various ages and abilities. It offers clarity in sequencing, a personalized template, eliminating guesswork, and an innovative perspective beyond typical Vinyasa practices.
Flow School is for Yoga Teachers Who Want to:
Teach creatively in a way that’s physically scaleable for many levels
Confidently identify what goes into a flow to give it both a foundation and freedom to move
Infuse their classes with their own authentic voice
Cue with clear, concise, commanding, and compassionate direction
Sequence to a Peak Flow without relying on traditional Sun Salutation patterns, instead thoughtfully building a class around a specific flow
Receive Flow Prompts that create an open window to personalizing their teaching
Weave story and movement together
Reignite their connection to the practice and teaching
Own their voice and impact
Be in community with teachers to collaborate and learn
SOUND LIKE YOU??
Daily Schedule:
8:30 am - Movement practice
Q+A and Practice break-down
Lesson and conversation
12:30 pm - Lunch break
1:30 pm - Movement experiments and lesson application, sequence creation, and teaching
5:30 pm - Day ends
Alumni Experience
I would do this course 1,000 times over! Not only was learning a new way to teach exactly what I needed, but the friendships that came from that week felt like going back to Teacher Training. As a veteran teacher, it can be hard to find opportunities like this. So thank you for creating that space ♥️
-Amanda
The most surprising element of Flow School was how playful and fun teaching and practicing can be (surprise lol!). Nobody has ever brought that aspect into any training or even any class I’ve taken. It was very refreshing.
-Celia
IRL Flow School gave me permission to teach in a way that I thought I hadn’t been given permission to do before. And of course Bonnie, through her online presence, gives that permission but it didn’t hit me until I was in person with people. All of us wanting to learn and teach and move in a similar yet unique way. Doing that together with breath and bodies and sweat and being able to vibe off of one another and receive feedback - it gave me the permission I needed to move forward and have the confidence in myself to do it.
-Alycia
Working with Bonnie helped me feel a lot more free and fluid. Finding a connection with myself is something I’ve been missing.
-Raija
Working with Bonnie helped me feel a lot more seen, understood, courageous enough to think outside the box and own my deeper creative impulses as a yoga teacher and general human. I love the way Bonnie gets down deep into the crevices of working and doesn't let up. She keeps you in those challenging spaces and says, "keep going...you got this."
-Jinenne
I'm an experiential learner. If I had to stare at a screen, I knew I wouldn't give it my full attention and would have 10 tabs open at the same time or prioritize something else. I was going to patiently wait until an IRL training came to fruition. And I'm glad that I did.
-April
Meet your Teacher
Hi, I’m Bonnie.
My favorite classes in school were always the anatomy ones. I majored in English but geeked-out over dissections. Combine that with growing up in a strict religious upbringing, then leaving it, and you have me landing in a place that’s curious, not interested in dogmatic or hierarchical practices, and most interested in celebrating the freedom to move.
There’s so much room for creative expression in sequencing, both from the teacher and the student. I combine my knowledge of movement science with the yoga world and offer a playful, cool AF, and intellectual approach to teaching flow.
I’ve mentored hundreds of teachers to use their own embodied experience and authentic voice to step into leadership. It’s life-changing to witness.
I love working with teachers who have a mindset of abundance, bravery and a fierce love for people.
What will I learn?
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Shorthand
Cue Lab
Elements of Flow
Peak Flow
Breath-Pace
Props and Scaling a Class
Modifiers of Difficulty
Transition Variation
Sequence Matrix
Storytelling & Music
Owning Your Impact
Leading the Room
Leadership & Community Building
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Daily movement
Sequence creation
Teaching and feedback
Community conversations
Writing
Book Club discussion of “Breath” by James Nestor
Personal coaching session with Bonnie AFTER online Flow School via zoom
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Register for Flow School
Book a place to stay (recommendations sent after registration)
Book necessary travel
Start reading “Breath” by James Nestor
Take classes on Studio B with Bonnie (gifted for 2 months)
What’s Included?
40-hour in-person course
1:1 personal mentorship session
(post training)
2 group zoom sessions
(post training)
professional photo gallery of our experience
(to use personally or professionally for your own benefit)
manual and circle painting made by Bonnie
2 months free access to Studio B
yoga play that you won’t experience anywhere else
Dates & Locations
Dallas, Texas
February 15-19th
$1500
Portland, Oregon
November 11-15th
Lausanne, Switzerland
October 10-13th
ANNOUNCING MORE LOCATIONS FOR 2025 SOON!
*Limited to 16 people per training.
After you sign up, you will be emailed a receipt and will details about travel, lodging, and preparation.
Alumni Testimonials
I found my creative juice again and a simple and fun way to practice my yoga "ABC"s. So many wins I can't just pick one...well yes, first is that I am falling in love with yoga again, moving just for fun and found the tool to turn this creative free flow into a structured flow I can build a class out of. I found the permission to run yoga classes however I want and stop the class in between movement and workshop. I gained so many new amazing friends. I found a routine and rituals that works for me. I realized I wasn't alone in that yoga struggle.
-Steph HG
Before working with Bonnie, there's one thing you should know about her: she is exactly who you think she is. She is authentically herself online and in person. Also, you might want her to be your new BFF.
-Jolene
With repetition/peak flows introduced into my classes I have had students say they love to come to classes I teach b/c by the end of it they feel as though they really got it and it boosted their experience to have that “I’m getting this” feeling. Huge win- especially for beginners.
-Alycia
I loved the pacing of the whole week. I didn't feel rushed to squeeze everything or to try to learn all the things at one time. Other trainings felt like the agenda mattered more than the people who were being trained. This training just flowed so naturally which was such a breath of fresh air for this Type A personalty.
-April
FAQs
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I accept a maximum of 16 teachers in each IRL training. It’s important that the group is small enough that I can connect with every person and that each person has opportunities to teach.
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Breath by James Nestor and Steal Like and Artist by Austin Kleon
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This 50-hour course does not provide official CEU’s, but if you need documentation for any reason, I’m happy to offer it.
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The cost of IRL Flow School covers your learning and materials that I will provide. You are responsible for securing your own housing and meals and can personalize the experience in a way that meets your needs and desires.
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This unique take on creating a class that leads to a Peak Flow without relying on any sun salutations is unlike other trainings. Since Vinyasa stems from Ashtanga, it’s rooted in sun saluates and that’s one way of doing it. This is another. I cannot speak for where you are, what brings you the most joy, and where you feel most called to grow, so ultimately I cannot answer for you. But I do know that you will leave with things you did not have before.
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Yes! You do not have to have prior teaching experience to join Flow School. It will support your teaching journey significantly with the specific focus on sequencing. When you use the Flow School method, your classes will be easier to create, make sense, and be successful for your students.
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You receive access to Studio B to practice with me for two months at NO extra cost ($27/mo after to continue, cancel anytime).
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No prior YTT experience is mandatory for Flow School, but it’s really helpful for you to come with a foundation of knowing yoga postures. If you are interested in nerding out on body awareness, sequencing and teaching, you’ll be in good company.
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Only for online Flow School.
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No. Purchase with confidence
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Come as you are. I encourage you to use the templates and personalize your teaching to yourself and who you teach. You do not have to be able to achieve any particular postures to join Flow School. If you have a love for flow, then you’re in the right place.