Conversations for Yoga Teachers

In today’s episode, you’ll meet yoga teacher Reiki Shucart, who runs an in person and online yoga business and is the host of the podcast, “Full Time Yoga Teacher.” You’ll hear her story, how she began teaching yoga and how she build a multi-faceted yoga business. She shares her philosophy as a teacher, shares from her work mentoring yoga teachers and gives perspective on working full time as a yo...

Have you ever wanted to try something different in your classes that would allow you to elevate your teaching to a new level? On today’s show, you’ll discover a new technique that will not only transform you as a teacher but also transform your students. MaKenzie Fly shares a teaching methodology called “Theme Weaving,” and once you hear more about it, you’ll be hooked! MaKenzie not only walks you...

Listen in to a workshop held on May 21, 2025 on the four pillars of confidence teaching.   At the end of the workshop, you’ll hear an offer. Here’s the link:   https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator  

In this episode, you’ll uncover how to teach authentically by listening to my conversation with yoga teacher Avi Gordon.    Avi Gordon serves as the Director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA), a global network of over 10,000 yoga teachers dedicated to spreading the timeless teachings of Integral Yoga. As the host of the  Integral Yoga podcast , Avi creates meaningful conversations o...

There’s no denying that when you’re teaching yoga, the better you understand anatomy, the more confident you’ll feel. In this episode, you’ll meet Ann Swanson, author and yoga teacher with a wealth of experience in anatomy, yoga, yoga therapy and training teachers.    She's the author of Science of Yoga which has sold over half a million copies worldwide and has been translated into 15+ languages....

Have you ever wondered why backbends can be hard for your students to master? It has to do with the actual movement of spinal extension and that we often don’t move in that direction during the day. In this episode, you’ll learn more about the anatomy of backbends, how to teach them and clear cues to use. This will help you feel more confident as you’re teaching your classes.    At the end of the...

Yoga teachers don’t often get a chance to have live conversations and that’s one of the reasons I love having fellow yoga teachers on my podcast. In this episode, you’ll meet Jeremy Devens, yoga teacher, teacher trainer and podcast host, producing the Yoga Teacher Training Podcast. Jeremy has a special skill for building community, especially online, and he shares lessons he’s learned in teaching...

Have you ever wondered how you can build up a thriving one on one private yoga session business? Imagine helping people transform their health in ways that are most meaningful to them and being a part of that process by teaching yoga, meditation and any other modality you feel is a good match for their vision. This is all possible when you create an offer you can share with people for private yoga...

Have you ever had a physical reaction to an emotion you feel? What about as a yoga teacher.. have you ever asked your students to “notice how you feel?”   Noticing how we feel and managing our emotions and the reactions to them in our physical body is part of the study of somatics.    This is part of what you’ll learn about when you listen to my conversation with coach, author and podcast host, La...

When you hear the phrase “you are whole and complete” what comes up for you? Well, if you’re like author Billy Wynne, you ponder how to help people understand the essence of what this really means AND live like this.    Billy is the author of “The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment through the Radical Art of Lessening,” and we talk about the profound and at the same time, essential and timeless conce...

In today’s episode, you’re going to meet an amazing guest, Reema Datta, who’ll be sharing about her life, her yoga teaching and all about her new book.    Here is more about Reema:   Reema Datta is the author of The Yogi’s Way: Transform Your Mind, Health, and Reality. Datta first learned yoga and Ayurveda from her mother and grandmothers as well as her grandfather, who wrote several books on Vedi...

Have you ever thought of how you can start to use Artificial Intelligence as a way to make your life easier as a yoga teacher? There are actually lots of ways and in this episode, you’re gong to find out how.    My guest is Adrianne Jerrett, founder of All Mats Taken, and she bridges the worlds of yoga teaching and business technology. With a background in ecology and a 250-hour yoga certification...

How many of the cues that you share do you truly understand the reason for the cue? Many teachers feel like they repeat cues but they don’t really KNOW them. In this episode, you’ll discover a template you can use to evaluate the cues you share and see how much you really know about each one! Remember, when you teach from what you know, your confidence grows, so this episode is designed to highlig...

Ready to assist your students in yoga class but not sure where to start? Or maybe you’ve been experimenting with assisting your students and you feel uncomfortable and you’re not sure you’re doing it in a way that’s helpful for your students. In either case, this episode is for you! Here you’ll discover some fundamental concepts for assisting your students and a step by step list of factors to con...

Do you think you’re too old to teach yoga? Do you ever worry that your classes won’t be as popular as a younger teacher? If you’re 45 years old or old and you’ve ever had that thought, you’re not alone. I hear this from teachers quite a bit and at the same time, I’m seeing more and more yoga teachers over the age of 45 than ever before.    In this episode. you’ll discover a powerful way to re-fram...

For this episode, I asked Chat GPT for popular questions that it gets asked about teaching yoga. The questions that were returned are similar to my experience of talking to yoga teachers and the list of 10 questions makes for our conversation today.    We’ll go through each question and you can see if the question is one you have too along with my approach to answering it.    As always, the ultima...

When yoga teachers tell me they want to feel “confident” and then they share the things that aren’t working for them, the things that are getting in the way of feeling “confident,” what it often relates to is giving their power away.    What this often looks like is deferring to other teachers’ opinions and methods, even when it doesn’t work well for them.   If this is you, you’re not alone. Many...

Ever considering teaching in a different city or even a different country? In this episode, you’ll meet yoga teacher and studio owner, Andrew Singer. Andrew is the founder of Flying Tree Yoga in Medellin, Colombia and while he was born and raised in the UK, in 2014, he decided to dedicate himself to teaching yoga in Latin America.    He is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, leads teacher training programs...

Ever get confused over what to eat and what makes up a healthy diet? With so much information out there, it’s easy to get confused. In today’s episode, get out of that state of confusion and start to get informed about the key steps you can take, starting now, to improving your nutrition. Healthy eating is not only part of feeling good now, it’s also part of feeling good in the long term. Erin Ken...

Ever get nervous when you walk into the yoga studio to teach your class? This is a pretty common feeling and one that can be pretty uncomfortable. What if you could move past your nervous feelings, even your fear, by better understanding it? This is what you’ll learn when you listen to today’s show, my interview with Linda Ugelow, a speaking confidence and vocal coach and author of the book, Delig...

I get this question all the time: “When should I change my Signature Sequence?” It usually comes after I’ve had a conversation with a teacher who describes their experience as stressful and one filled with constant re-working of their sequence, hours prepping, only to feel nervous in class.    In today’s episode, you’ll discover the easy way to know when it makes sense for you to change your seque...

In today’s episode, you’ll discover an easy way to build your confidence. Now, you might think this is just for yoga teachers because that is my main audience but this is for anyone, especially women. In this episode, you’ll learn why I’m expanding my message and how it can help you.   Confidence is about more than just feeling empowered. it comes out in everything you do, even how much self-love...

In this episode, I’m sharing practical tips and insights on how to teach online yoga classes effectively. Whether you’re new to the virtual space or looking to refine your online teaching skills, this episode will help you create engaging, impactful classes that resonate with your students. We’ll cover everything from setting up your space to connecting with students and delivering clear, confiden...

In today’s episode I take you through a powerful process for goal setting called “The Well Formed Outcome”. Created by Tom Hooybar, one of the first teachers of Neurolinguistic Programming, it’s a unique way to set goals. It takes into account not only what you want but what’s stopped you from getting it in the past and how you can move beyond those limiting factors in the year ahead.   This might...

Welcome to the last episode of 2024! This year, I recorded 54 total episodes! Woo hoo! How many did you catch? Because if you listened to over 20 episodes, you’re a SUPER FAN and in this episode, there’s a special gift and message in it for you!   In today’s show, you’re going to get a list of things you can try in 2025 so you can be more confident, empowered yoga teacher. This list is meant to in...