Beyond Yoga Teacher Training

Welcome! In this bonus episode, Sandy shares excited news about her new online course, The Sequence of Success . Are you a yoga teacher that feels  stuck in the hallway ? Your confidence in your teaching skillset is  wavering  and, quite possibly, you’re  unsure  how or whether you are leading meaningful class experiences? The Sequence of Success Online Course is desi...

Welcome to Episode 104: "Why Decision-Making is Important for Yoga Teachers with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy shares why making decisions is hard , the importance of making decisions , along with the importance of developing a healthy approach towards decision-making and how this applies to teaching yoga.  Sandy has a new online course, The Sequence of Success, launching soon! Thi...

Welcome to Episode 103: "The Most Challenging Yoga Pose You Will Teach" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy shares what she believes is the most challenging yoga pose you will practice and teach. Sandy shares three key areas that will support your ability to practice and teach this "challenging" posture. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina...

Welcome to Episode 102: "Grow Up" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy shares about what it means for a yoga teacher to "grow up" along with the 4 stages of growth within the maturation process.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has received extensive hours of training with Rolf Gates,...

Welcome to Episode 101: "The Most Advanced Yoga Pose You Will Teach" with host, Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy shares insight into the what she believes to be the most advanced yoga pose that you will teach as a yoga teacher. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has received extensive hours of training w...

Welcome to Episode 100: "Teach What You Need to Learn" with Host, Sandy Raper. In this episode, Sandy celebrates this amazing milestone of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast and shares insight into a key phrase that has supported her endeavors and development as a yoga teacher for over twenty years. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two deca...

Welcome to Episode 99: "Peace, Love and Yoga Doesn't Pay the Bills" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode on the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy shares insight into the spiritual law of giving and receiving and how yoga teachers find balance in their careers through this balanced action, including monetary compensation. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher base...

Welcome to Episode 98: "Mindset Matters" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy shares about the importance of the development of a growth mindset and how that will impact your effectiveness as a yoga teacher.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has re...

Welcome to Episode 97: "Red Flags for a Yoga Teacher" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode on the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy shares insight into some key red flags that yoga teachers should pay attention to within their teaching careers.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has r...

Welcome to Episode 96: "Coming Soon" with Host Sandy Raper. In this episode on the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy reflects on Season 4 and shares a glimpse of what is coming soon in Season 5. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has received extensive hours of training with Rolf Gates, completing...

Welcome to Episode 95: "Teaching Yoga with Intention" with Special Guest Judith Hanson Lasater.  Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph. D., PT, has been teaching yoga around the world since 1971, including in almost every state in the US. She is the author of eleven books, including her most recent Teaching Yoga with Intention . Connect with Judith: www.judithhansonlasater.com Host Sandy Raper is an...

Welcome to Episode 94: "The Secret to Success" with Special Guest, Jessica Cross.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, host Sandy Raper shares a conversation about the "secrets of success" for a yoga teacher with special guest, Jessica Cross.  Jessica Cross, E-RYT 500, CMP (Certified Meeting Professional), is a corporate marketing dropout turned yoga busines...

Welcome to episode 93: "The Most Important Yoga Pose You Will Teach" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares insight into the most important yoga pose that yoga teachers can teach.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has received...

Welcome to Episode 92: Bringing Self-compassion to Your Life with Special Guest Yely Staley. In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares a conversation with special guest, Yely Staley. Yely is a yoga and meditation teacher, as well as, a mentorship client of Sandy's within her Beyond Yoga Teacher Training Mentorship Program. In this episode, Sandy and...

Welcome to Episode 91: "Facilitating the Needs of a Yoga Class (Part 4)" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper wraps up a 4-part series on facilitating the needs of a yoga class. In part four of this series, Sandy shares how mutuality supports and meets the needs of both the students and the teacher within the elevated learn...

Welcome to Episode 90: "Facilitating the Needs of a Yoga Class (Part 3)" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares how to facilitate the needs of a yoga class within part 3 of this 4-part series. Sandy shares how respect is vital for both the teacher and student in supporting an elevated learning environment within the yoga cl...

Welcome to Episode 89: "Facilitating the Needs of a Yoga Class (Part 2)" with Host Sandy Raper  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper continues with part two of a 4-part series on how to facilitate the needs of a yoga class. Sandy shares insight into how safety factors into an elevated learning environment of a yoga class in order to meet the needs...

Welcome to Episode 89: "Facilitating the Needs of a Yoga Class (Part 1)" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper begins a 4-part series on how to facilitate the needs of a yoga class. Sandy shares insight into key points on how yoga teachers can support an effective learning environment for students in the yoga class setting. &nbsp...

Welcome to Episode 87: "The 3 Stages of Teaching" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares insight into the 3 stages of teaching and how they apply to yoga teachers.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has received extensive hours...

Welcome to Episode    Important Skillset for a Yoga Teacher" with Host Sandy Raper.   In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares how effective communication is the most important skill set to develop as a yoga teacher. Sandy shares the key points that support the development and refinement of effectively communicating within the yoga cl...

Welcome to Episode 85: "Developing a Highly Effective Teaching Methodology" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares insight and key points of developing a highly effective teaching methodology as a yoga teacher. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching exper...

Welcome to Episode 84: "Networking and Collaborating for Yoga Teachers" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares insight into developing a strong networking system of support along with exploring collaborative opportunities as a yoga teacher.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolin...

Welcome to Episode 83: "Understanding Imposter Syndrome" with Special Guest Kelly Smith.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper is joined by special guest Kelly Smith. Sandy and Kelly share a conversation about finding your voice as a yoga teacher and knowing when you've become ensnared within the trap of imposter syndrome.  Kelly Smith is a global...

Welcome to Episode 82: "Teaching with Intuitive Intelligence" with Host Sandy Raper.  In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares insight and understanding into the teaching methodology of intuitive intelligence.  Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience. Sandy has rece...

Welcome to Episode 81: "Doubting Your Identity as a Yoga Teacher" with Host Sandy Raper.  In today's episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper shares insight into how doubt can creep in to skew your identity, purpose, and role as a yoga teacher. Host Sandy Raper is an E-RYT 500-hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with two decades of teaching experience....