Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Episode Description Have you ever felt like you should be more confident teaching by now… but you’re not? In this episode, I’m breaking down 7 common “teacher types” I see all the time when working with yoga teachers—and the underlying beliefs that keep them stuck. As you listen, you might recognize yourself in one (or more) of these patterns. And more importantly, you’ll start to see how the way...

Ever teach your yoga class and feel a rush of nerves coming on? When this happens, sometimes it’s hard to stop things from escalating and pretty soon, you’re in a full blown panic.  In today’s episode, I’ll share a powerful mindset technique called “Zooming in” and how to use it to re-set your nervous system. Additionally, I’ll share the opposite technique, called “Zooming Out” and share with you...

Many yoga teachers feel unsure about what “style” of yoga they should be teaching. Should it be vinyasa? Slow flow? Power yoga? Something else? And often, that confusion starts with how they picked the 200 hour training they attended. You might have chosen a training based on timing, location, or cost — not necessarily because it aligned with how you practice or teach. So when it came time to teac...

In this 400th episode, I’m taking a step back to reflect on the story of this podcast — and how things have changed and shifted in what I share with you.  When I started the podcast in 2018, I was already seeing gaps in how yoga teachers were being trained. But over the years — through conversations, coaching, and working with hundreds of teachers — my perspective and method has evolved. In this e...

In my continuing series of themes for your yoga classes, today we’ll take a look at teaching classes that focus on balancing. This is such an important skill from a mobility perspective and as people age, balance degrades so it’s helpful to focus on it in your classes. One of the ideas behind teaching with this theme is to share with students what the benefits are as they’re in the postures and th...

Many yoga teachers leave their training with a lot of information — anatomy, alignment cues, sequencing ideas — but still feel unsure when it comes to actually teaching. Why does that happen? In this episode, I break down one of the most common learning mistakes yoga teachers make, based on a concept I’ve been talking about: the difference between Building knowledge and Applying knowledge. I heard...

There’s no denying that yoga helps people feel better. But what benefits come from yoga practice? In today’s episode, we look to not only a recent study to discover some of the benefits of yoga to one’s mental health but I also share how you can create sequences that are focused on improving mental health. This could be used in a clinical setting or any setting where you’re teaching people with me...

In Part 1 of this series, I talked about why many yoga teachers finish their training expecting to feel confident, only to find that teaching still feels harder than they expected (and takes a lot more planning time than they thought). In this episode, we shift the conversation toward what actually helps teachers feel more confident. Instead of focusing on accumulating more information or taking m...

Many yoga teachers complete their training expecting that confidence will naturally follow. But once they begin teaching, they often find themselves questioning their cues, second-guessing their sequences, or feeling confused about anatomy.  In this episode, I talk about a pattern I’ve seen after working with many yoga teachers: the gap between completing a training and actually feeling confident...

In this episode, I’m tackling a common source of confusion in the yoga industry: when teaching methods get mistaken for anatomical/movement principles. Many yoga teachers hear cues or “rules” about certain poses — things like “don’t put your foot on the side of your knee in Tree Pose” or “you shouldn’t square your hips in Warrior 1 because that forces the hips into an uncomfortable position.” But...

Have you ever heard a teacher say, “It takes a long time to be a good yoga teacher.” This is an embedded belief in the industry and what it leads to is teachers who feel ill-prepared, overwhelmed and lack confidence.    In this episode, I’ll walk you through how to build your confidence by showing you what to focus on, exactly, in a step by step way. This episode will help you cut that feeling of...

In this final part of a 4-part podcast series, you’ll discover more of what builds confident yoga teaching. We’ll talk about the what it takes to have a confident, empowered mindset; one that allows you to teach with a feeling of calm, roundedness and joy.    This is a topic that’s rarely taught. But is so central to what it takes to not only enjoy teaching, but have it feel easy and fun.    I men...

In this part 3 of a 4-part podcast series, you’ll discover more of what builds confident yoga teaching. We’ll talk about the role of understanding movement and with that, understanding anatomy and how to apply it to your teaching. This tends to be the area where teachers need the most help and in this episode, you’ll discover some powerful reframes that will allow you to look at learning anatomy i...

In this part 2 of a 4-part podcast series, you’ll discover more of what builds confident yoga teaching. It’s a combination of having a solid approach to cueing, sequencing, to understanding the fundamentals of anatomy and having a confident mindset. In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a sequencing approach that will help you feel more confident in the sequence you offer, take less time to prepar...

In this part 1 of a 4-part podcast series, you’ll discover what builds confident yoga teaching. It’s a combination of having a solid approach to cueing, sequencing, to understanding the fundamentals of anatomy and having a confident mindset. In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a cueing approach that will help you feel more grounded and clear as you teach.    I mention a training video that share...

Do you find that you compare yourself to other yoga teachers? Maybe this comes up when you take someone else’s class or when you scroll on social media. It could even be with a yoga teacher you like but you still find yourself thinking, “Why don’t I have as many people in my class?” or “Why don’t I feel like my cues are as clear as her’s?”    While this is common, it’s definitely something to look...

When you started this year and had an idea of the kind of teacher you wanted to be, how does that match up to how you’re actually teaching from week to week? In this episode, we’ll talk about that realization and I’ll share a little bit about why that gap might exist.    We’ll end with some reflection questions at the end so if you want, you can have a journal ready to write down your answers.   ...

When you hear, “The more hours of training you have, the more confident you’ll feel” what comes up for you? Do you have agreement, disagreement or something in the middle? We’ll explore this belief, which is pretty common, in today’s episode and you’ll hear some stories that relate back to this and you’ll have a chance to see, at the end of the show, how you feel about it.    Part of this episode...

With the start of the New Year, you’ll have a lot of beginners in your yoga classes. Catch this episode and find out how to help beginners without worrying about them.    In the episode, I mention my training video on “How to create a Signature Sequence.” You can get that here:   https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-create-a-signature-sequence/   You can also find the link to the Yoga Anatomy Ac...

In this final episode of 2025, you’ll discover some powerful questions to ask yourself so that you can set things up for a massive up-level in the coming year. I also share some of what’s coming in the New Year when it comes to what I’ll be offering yoga teachers.    As we close out the year, I want to thank you for being a listener!    Here’s a special gift, my latest e book, filled with themes a...

In this episode, you’ll hear an intro from me and then you’ll be directed to a conversation between two people, talking about lessons I’ve shared on other podcast episodes related to how you can build your confidence.    In the spirit of full transparency, this podcast conversation is between two AI (Artificial Intelligence) generated voices but I must stress: they are ONLY generating content base...

What does believing in yourself mean, when it comes to being a yoga teacher? In today’s episode, you’ll explore that theme and I’ll help you along by sharing a unique acronym I created ( no AI was used in the generation of this!) to help you remember the themes that are most important to believing in yourself.

Over the years, I’ve developed a teaching method that helps teachers build their confidence and skill. To help teachers learn how to do this by learning anatomy and how to apply it to their cues and sequences, I’ve created a list of terms that define the different teaching techniques.    In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through some of the fundamental concepts in the Bare Bones Yoga Teaching Meth...

Ever think about what you believe and how you came up with those beliefs? Many people don’t consider the beliefs they have, the things that run their life, aren’t even things they decided to believe but are more things they just picked up from someone else.    In the yoga world, there are lots of beliefs that teachers think are facts but are just someone’s opinion. The idea, for instance, that if...

If you’ve graduated from your teacher training and haven’t started teaching yet because you’re afraid, this episode is for you. We’ll talk about the fears that teachers have, how to move past them and different ways to reframe the fear so you’re more in control. I’ll also give you some easy ways you can get started. At the end of the show, I share more about my program, The Yoga Anatomy Accelerato...