Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Are you a teacher who practices with their class and does most of the sequence with the class and at the same time, wishes you could do the “walk and talk” instead? Listen in to this conversation where I share with you not only HOW you can transition to that way of teaching to the “walk and talk” where you’ll have more energy and be able to help your students more but I also will uncover the belie...

I’ve covered this topic before but since it comes up so much when I speak with teachers, I wanted to cover it again. I frame this conversation from the perspective of premises we cam have that lead to beliefs and then things you can control and things you can’t. DM me on Instagram with any questions. This is a really important topic so set aside some quiet time to listen. 

What’s your dream vision as a yoga teacher? What do you really want to be doing? What lights you up? We explore this today in the episode AND I walk you through a framework to help you get there.

Today’s episode covers all three topics: Mindset and how to identify beliefs that are holding you back; Anatomy, in how to understand the WHY behind the cue and Business, in how togrowo your business and develop opportunities to teach outside of studios.

In this episode, I share some of the questions and themes that have come up in conversations over the past week I’ve had with yoga teachers. Listen and see what resonates with you. As always, DM me on Instagram with any questions you have!

This week’s episode is a three-part conversation. First, I share the results one of the teachers in my program has experienced and it’s nothing short of a powerful transformation. Next, I go into lessons we can learn from Taylor Swift, as we watch her Eras Tour on the countless videos tracking her as she tours the world. There are so many transferable lessons in the way she carries herself, her bo...

This episode covers two themes: one, moving past the limiting belief that to be a teacher you need to look a certain way and the second, the impact of yoga on different groups and overall health as a way to help you further appreciate the positive impact you have on others when you get out there and teach.

Getting stuck transitioning from one part of your sequence to the next? Join me for this conversation about sequence building and you’ll learn lots of new ways to make sequence building easier!

Teaching yoga is in part a skill and in part a mindset skill as well. We need to have a clear mind and a positive outlook in order to effectively teach. But we can also hold negative beliefs about our abilities and think that people are judging us. This can get in the way of feeling confident. Enter Diana Sofia, Subconscious Reprogramming Coach. Diana works with clients to help them uncover negati...

When you look at the work you do as a yoga teacher, what results do you want? Most teachers tell me they want to feel more confident. That’s a result. But there are a number of steps that happen to ALLOW you to FEEL confident. In this episode, you’ll hear more about the kinds of results you can strive for, so that you can FEEL more confident. You’ll also hear from a yoga teacher in my program and...

Sometimes you may feel it’s a mystery how to be a confident, authentic yoga teacher. Maybe you’re having problems with sharing cues, you feel nervous, you spend more than an hour a week prepping for your classes and you don’t understand anatomy. You want to feel confident but you’re not sure how to do it. Listen to this week’s show and I’ll walk you through the step by step way to get your dream o...

Quick- what’s your dream outcome as a yoga teacher? Do you know? Do you feel like you’re on the right path to get there? When will you get there? Sooner or later? In this week’s episode, I’ll walk you through creating a plan to get you to your dream outcome sooner. We’ll talk about how to make good decisions and how to be more in the driver’s seat when it comes to getting where you want as a teach...

This episode will help you to discover how to operate from your higher self. Once you do this, anything is possible!

In this conversation with Anna, she shares how she created her business and all about her mission to reach as many people as possible and share the benefits of daily meditation. We also dive into some of the details of how she transitioned to working for herself from a corporate position in finance and also how she started her business. This is a great episode for yoga teachers who are looking for...

I’ve been getting a few requests to discuss yoga business as a topic so today’s show will give you some tips on how to grow your classes and keep students coming back.

What would it be like if you followed your dreams and created the life you wanted to live? Lauren Dunne and Molly Casto are doing just that and as the Founders of On Point Yoga Adventures, they’ve created a travel/tour/yoga company that takes people on adventures to amazing locations all over the world. I recently joined them on their trip to Italy and knew that I had to have them on the show once...

You’re teaching poses but are you highlighting key movements you’re students are doing AND finding ways to integrate other functional movements in your classes so that your students get even MORE benefit than they expected? Join me for this episode where I’ll share key functional movements you should be including in your classes and why.

Are you teaching a style of yoga that resonates with you and feels easy and fun? In today’s episode, I tackle this question and share tips and ideas for how to help you if you’re finding the style of yoga you’re teaching is not a good match.

In this episode, you’ll learn about pain and pain management, the definition of pain, how it effects people and the work that Dr. Kross is doing with patients in this area. We also talk about pain as it relates to teaching yoga and conversations we might have with our students about pain and how they can practice while feeling pain of some kind. You can find Dr. Kross on Instagram at dr.tawny.kros...

In this episode, I’ll share a number of ways you can find teaching jobs outside of yoga studios. This all comes from my book, “Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Grow Your Teaching Techniques” which you can find on Amazon.

In today’s episode, learn some new and fresh approaches to cueing in restorative poses. Several approaches and techniques are shared and some can be used by any teacher, regardless of anatomy knowledge and experience. Others will require more anatomy knowledge and can be used once that knowledge base is more developed so that you can feel more confident in sharing them.

Josh is an Integrated Bodyworker and Movement Coach with Denver Pain and Performance Solutions. His approach to client care one of looking at the client in an embodied way, not just through the lens of functional movement. In this conversation he shares his approach to working with clients, how he helps them and share his approach to helping clients get to the underlying cause of their pain or lim...

In today’s episode, I share my framework for cueing and take a deep dive on anatomy based cues, giving you ways to share them with your students.

After a short intro with a quick review of a few topics, I share a short lesson on assisting your students.

What kind of teacher type are you and what challenges might you be facing as a result? Listen to this episode all the way to the end because I share how you fix the problem too!