Bloom Yoga Victoria

Bloom Yoga Victoria My name is Melissa Krieger and I'm a yoga and movement instructor in Victoria, BC. I teach on Zoom, in-person at Oak Bay Recreation and on doyogawithme.com.

I teach fun classes that help people stay active, age strong and reduce stress.

03/01/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 25!

Teaching yoga classes is all about building relationships! Get out there and meet people. Network and build bridges.

No one has to hire you. You have to hustle to get yourself out there. Hustle!

As I’ve mentioned a lot, self employment is not for the faint of heart. But it’s the best!

Now go forth and kick butt!

Thanks so much for joining me in this series! I had a lot of fun making it. I hope you enjoyed it!

02/26/2026

March Zoom Classes

Flow Yoga

Monday 10:30-11:30 AM
March 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30
$100/5 classes

Yoga4Strength

Tuesday 9:30-10:30 AM
March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31
$100/5 classes

Thursday 4:00-5:00 PM
March 5, 12, 19, 26, and April 2
$100/5 classes

Friday 9:30-10:30 AM
March 6, 12, 20, and 27
$80/4 classes

All classes are in pacific time

Hope to see you! These classes are fun!

02/24/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 24!

Be authentic! Be yourself! That’s it. Be YOU!

02/20/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 23!

There are so many ways you can have a career teaching yoga. For me, it’s my full time job, I’m incredibly blessed that I can make a good living teaching classes and retreats. But - it’s hard! Self employment is not for the faint of heart.

I want to see teachers thrive and for some folks that means teaching part time. Maybe teaching classes in a side hustle rather than a full time gig. It’s important to be realistic and this life isn’t a fit for everyone.

You can still be an amazing teacher without it being your only job!

02/13/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 22!

Listen! Pay attention when your students talk to you. Be present. This is a simple, but difficult one. Give people the gift of listening to them.

02/10/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 21!

Say less! Learn how to get the same message out with less words. And let folks have time in silence.

This takes practice of course, it all does! But learning to be more concise in communication is helpful on many levels!

What do you think?

02/06/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 20!

Watch how much you talk about yourself in class! I struggle with this as I tend to have main character energy. Find the balance between sharing about yourself and keeping the class centred on your students! It’s a fine line. I love getting to know my teachers (and not everyone does!) and learning about them. But I don’t want a 5 minute delay in class because they won’t stop talking about themselves!

Like I said, not always my strong suit! But I try to keep the class moving and sprinkle in a funny moment here and there.

What do you think?

02/03/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 19!

When you are teaching a class remember it isn’t your workout! It’s not for you to get your exercises/practice in! Sure, you’ll move a little when you demonstrate, but this is not your time.

It’s super important to have your own movement practice, but this ain’t it!

What do you think?

01/29/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 18!

Consider having a verbal intro when you teach an in person class. Reminding the students your name, the style of class, and how long the classes is really important information. In that introduction I also remind people to take care of themselves by taking breaks as needed, to drink water, (and where the sources of water are) and also to remind them where the washroom is.

We are all pretty busy, and have lots of things to remember in our lives. Giving people this extra little bit of information can put them at ease, and it also helps with expectation management.

What about you, do you have an intro when you teach your class?

01/28/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 17!

There is no hierarchy with different poses and exercises, there are just different options! Offer these different options in a way that doesn’t involve how advanced, or how flexible someone is.

If you notice yourself teaching that way, try switching up your language and see how it feels to take out the idea of levels or ability.

Let me know how it goes in the comments!

Out of office for the week! No classes, no subs, no Zoom! On a yoga retreat in Mexico (my favourite country!) and loving...
01/19/2026

Out of office for the week! No classes, no subs, no Zoom! On a yoga retreat in Mexico (my favourite country!) and loving life. See you next week!

01/15/2026

25 years of teaching, 25 tips to be a great teacher. Tip number 16!

Know yourself! Your strengths and your weaknesses. All of us will naturally shine in one part of our job, and struggle with another. And that’s so normal!

In the parts where you struggle, get help or farm it out. That way you can focus on what you are really good at, and like doing more! Win win!

I couldn’t get the captions to work and I’ve been procrastinating with this video, so I’m posting without.

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