Beyond Yoga Teacher Training

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy explores the topic of teaching yoga from a space of quiet confidence. A modern yogi, Sandy finds balance and sustainability as a wife and mother of three boys, while cultivating longevity as a yoga teacher, educator, and trainer. Sandy has practiced yoga for almost two decades and continues to seek methods and new avenues of explor...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy shares a conversation with guest, Lizzie Lasater. Sandy and Lizzie explore the concept of 'becoming' through the process and act of unfolding.  Raised in San Francisco, and educated at Columbia University, Lizzie Lasater is a yoga teacher, producer, and designer, who shares her work via live online events, her Sunday Sava...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy discusses the balance between confidence and connection as a yoga teacher.  Sandy is an E-RYT 500 hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with almost two decades of teaching experience. Sandy is has received extensive hours of training with Rolf Gates, completing 200- and 300-hour certifications under his guidance. Sandy has...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with Daya Alexander Grant, Ph. D., about how yoga supports resiliency within our lives. Daya Alexander Grant, Ph. D., is a neuroscientist, mental performance consultant, and yoga teacher who specializes in helping elite athletes train their minds using mental skills and meditation techniques. Drawing from her own...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy explores the qualities of being 'grounded' and how the qualities of grounding invite us into our desired state of becoming. A guided meditation is included within this episode. A modern yogi, Sandy finds balance and sustainability as a wife and mother of three boys, while cultivating longevity as a yoga teacher, educator, and train...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with special guest, Brooke Boon about the intuitive longing to become we find within.  A yoga practitioner since 1998, Brooke founded Holy Yoga Global in 2006. She is the creator of Holy Yoga’s 100, 200, and 300-hour instructor training programs and facilitates the education and certification of thousands of...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy discusses what it means to dive deep into the yoga practice. Included within this episode at the end is a BONUS "Dropping the Anchor" guided meditation. Sandy is an E-RYT 500 hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with almost two decades of teaching experience. Sandy is has received extensive hours of training with Rol...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with special guest, Judith Hanson Lasater about the concept of becoming through the act of letting go and remembering who we already are.  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, inclu...

In today's episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy discusses how diligence is developed and sustained along the pathway as a yoga teacher.  A modern yogi, Sandy finds balance and sustainability as a wife and mother of three boys, while cultivating longevity as a yoga teacher, educator, and trainer. Sandy has practiced yoga for almost two decades and continues to seek method...

In this Episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, Sandy shares the journey towards becoming through yoga teacher training.  A modern yogi, Sandy finds balance and sustainability as a wife and mother of three boys, while cultivating longevity as a yoga teacher, educator, and trainer. Sandy has practiced yoga for almost two decades and continues to seek methods and new avenues of exploring a...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy explores a deeper understanding of what the yoga postures can represent in our lives and how we can make adjustments that get us out of a rut and into the groove and flow of life.   A modern yogi, Sandy finds balance and sustainability as a wife and mother of three boys, while cultivating longevity as a yoga teacher, educ...

In today's episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy shares about L.I.F.E. and how the yoga practice equips us with the mindfulness and awareness tools to find ease within our lives.  Sandy is an E-RYT 500 hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with almost two decades of teaching experience. Sandy is has received extensive hours of training with Rolf Gates, completing 200-...

Roll out your mat and join Sandy for this yoga practice session. There's a level of endurance that we can find throughout our asana practice time. Within this practice session, Sandy offers you tools that will keep you focused and committed as you move through a series of postures that will call upon your endurance and stamina to sustain this one-pointed awareness on the mat for an extended period...

In this Episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy shares what the yoga postures represent to us on and off the mat.  Sandy is an E-RYT 500 hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with almost two decades of teaching experience. Sandy is has received extensive hours of training with Rolf Gates, completing 200- and 300-hour certifications under his guidance. Sandy has also com...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy reflects upon Season One and shares her vision into Season Two. Thank you for supporting the BYYT Podcast. Be sure to follow and share! A modern yogi, Sandy finds balance and sustainability as a wife and mother of three boys, while cultivating longevity as a yoga teacher, educator, and trainer. Sandy has practiced yoga for almost t...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with guest, Stephanie Spence about cultivating wisdom on and off the mat through the practice of yoga.  Stephanie Spence has spent over 40 years practicing yoga and sharing her love of this ancient system of living through her writing, teaching, and public speaking. She's known as a Yoga Scholar, Award-...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with special guest, Alice Louise Blunden. Alice Louise Blunden is a London-based Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist, a primary school teacher, and Teach First ambassador committed to bringing yoga into the education system. Alice specializes in training school teachers and yoga teachers to bring yoga into...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with special guest, Allie Geer. Allie Geer is a 500-hour Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist, a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher, and a Continuing Education Provider through Yoga Alliance. She bridges the gap between Eastern and Western philosophy and principles. Using her extensive experience and knowledge she...

In Episode 17, Sandy discusses with guest Lisa Ash Drackert how an informed teaching curriculum equips and supports yoga teachers and students within the study and application of the yoga practice. Lisa bases her curriculum on the Yoga Sutras to support a solid teaching curriculum foundation along with the understanding that teaching yoga is like teaching another language.  Lisa Ash Drackert...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, Sandy has a conversation with guest, Laurel Attanasio about creative ways to share and teach yoga outside of the traditional settings.   Laurel is a yoga gypsy who loves exploring land and sea. She has always had the travel bug but only fell in love with yoga 15 years ago. After completing her Master’s Degree in Business, while working full...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with guest, Kelly Spiggle, aka the Girlfriend's Guru, about creating experiences that go beyond the studio class and how to explore and offer transformational experiences with authenticity and wisdom.  Creator of Girlfriends Guru, Kelly passionately shares her transformational journey through multiple p...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, Sandy has a conversation with Rachel Land about how to make the yoga practice accessible and adaptable.  Rachel is a full-time yoga teacher based in Queenstown, New Zealand. Blending traditional yoga practices with thousands of hours of study in anatomy, physiology, sports training, and therapeutics, her mission is to give students the tool...

In this episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with one of her teachers, Tiffany Cruikshank. Sandy and Tiffany discuss the functional approach within the yoga practice. Tiffany Cruikshank is the founder of Yoga Medicine®, a community of teachers focused on fusing anatomy and western medicine with traditional yoga practices to serve the medical communities. Sh...

In this episode of The BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Sandy has a conversation with Meghan Johnston about the radical concept of rest and how it applies to our lives and within our yoga practice. Meghan Johnston helps creative people find simple and effective ways to weave heart-centered wellness practices into their daily rhythms so that they can shine brighter. She hosts a weekly podcast...

In this episode, Sandy discusses grief within the application of the yoga practice with guest, Diane Malaspina, Ph. D. Diane is a psychologist and yoga teacher with over 15 years of experience in the health and wellness field. She is a Yoga Medicine® E-RYT 500 instructor and Therapeutic Specialist. Diane teaches meditation workshops, leads retreats, and offers 200- and 300-hour yoga teacher traini...