Leadership and Yoga

Join Shawna Krueger and Morgan Lee as they dive into the intricate relationship between Ashtanga yoga, injury management, and personal growth. They explore the cycle of pain, the importance of mobility over flexibility, and how traditional practices can evolve to better serve practitioners. Morgan shares insights from his personal journey as a nurse and level two authorized yoga teacher, emphasizi...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, on an episode about the truth behind relaxation. In this episode, I explore the concept of relaxation, challenging common misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of doing things for joy rather than obligation. I discuss the significance of slowing down, breaking free from information addiction, and finding personal practices that work for individual relaxation. I als...

Join Shawna Krueger for a special interview with Deanna Di Carlo, also known as Dedica in the online world. In part one of this interview, Dea opens up about her background getting started teaching yoga, and behind the scenes of how she’s risen stronger after experiencing extreme anxiety and a medical emergency that required her to start from zero. Tune in to hear how her style and teaching philos...

This is a completely free-form, unplanned, behind the scenes chat where I tell you my whole life story and how it impacted where I am today with yoga and podcasting. I just turned on my mic and started talking to see where it would take me.  I share insight about my childhood, how my love story changed me forever, and the unfoldings of my own inner workings and self-discovery. The good, the bad, a...

I sat down with Kelly Smith to talk about releasing the starving artist mentality, starting a podcast that changed her life and watching the podcasting industry blossom, diversifying your offerings, creating business abundance, and BTS of Kelly’s story.  Kelly is the founder of Yoga for You and a Yoga Instructor, host of the top 0.1% ranked podcast, Mindful in Minutes Meditation, with over 500,000...

Is Austin, Texas a creative vortex? Entrepreneurship real talk. Starting from zero, feeling guilty for uprooting my whole life, yet feeling more aligned than ever before. Happily ever after and how discipline can be satisfying. It’s not personal, there’s nothing wrong with you: it’s a passing storm. Thoughts on facing fear & all about my most recent move. Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Get a...

This is not an episode on dieting, life-hacking your food consumption, or ideal nutrient consumption. This is a healing conversation on the art of food and cooking. We touch on finding joy and presence around meals, how to avoid rushing or not feeling “full” or fully nourished, and what you might try if you have a difficult relationship with food. This is about sparking the cozy, “loved and fed” f...

Today I sat down with Cameron Rosin to get an inside look into what lights his creative fire, the background on how he has come to see the world and the evolution of his craft. Cameron is one of the few creatives that I tune into religiously and consistently am left feeling inspired, hyped and in awe. I hope today’s episode leaves you feeling refreshed and excited about taking on the beautiful mys...

It’s season two!! Hello from my new home in Austin, Texas. Join me, Shawna Krueger, for an episode on longevity in our yoga practice and body, along with longevity when going after our dreams and big ideas. Plus a BTS of my drive across the country and what’s going on in my podcasting and yoga teaching career.  This episode has a special energy about it. I hope you enjoy this coffee chat. Listen a...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, for a solo episode on facing the unknown and a recap of my recent trip to the middle east.  DISCLAIMER: This episode is unedited, unfiltered and has some silly, jet-lagged energy.  Plus, I am moving so this is a homespun episode… literally. It was recorded in my childhood room. It’s giving childhood slumber party vibes where you stay up all night talking to your friends. ...

I sat down with Marine Chapon to get a BTS look into her yoga practice, teaching origin story, art, business and philosophy. Marine is a French yoga instructor and host of the Off the Mat podcast. She also has an extensive youtube following and set of classes.  As Marine has one of the most shocking and beautiful practices I’ve seen on instagram but generally teaches in French and has her podcast...

Moving, traveling, a big announcement of my moonshot goal becoming reality, knowing no one. Also, my podcast recs, where I gather inspiration, routines and other randomness. You know how I said if I ever didn’t have time to make an episode I would pop on and tell ya so? Well, here we are.  Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Join the Podcast Launchpad: https://www.shawnakru.com/the-podcast-launchpad...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, and Vivian Duelli, for an episode on the process of dreaming up and creating a yoga studio space, how to open a yoga studio, advice on finding a location for a studio, running a studio, community building and also more about Vivian’s background and DRIFT Yoga Studio and Juice Bar. Vivian is the founder and owner of DRIFT and a yoga instructor with a background in the fashi...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, for an episode on getting over the fear of teaching yoga. Beyond the obvious, let’s talk about the sneaky things that keep us playing small and uncomfortable while teaching. Take tangible steps to learn how to use your voice, see students, release FOMO and scarcity mindset, not judge yourself too soon, and fill the room to create the experience that you dream of bringing s...

Today I sat down with Lisa Braun, also known as “lessonsbylisa” in the online world. Lisa is a wellness expert and yoga coach. Before yoga, she was a successful journalist for esteemed platforms like CBS News, BBC, Thomson Reuters and an entertainment TV Host on YouTube. Join us for a conversation on authenticity, creativity, teaching yoga, the importance of music and dance, mental health and an o...

Warning, if you don't like swearing, you won't like this episode. Most of my episodes are clean, but sometimes it's necessary to get the point across... Today we unpack 3 ways to keep people from "messing" with your wellness. 1. Know what wellness means for you in the first place. Awareness of direction. Where you want to go. What might be better. 2. Realize what is your resp...

Tune in to our inaugural yoga teacher roundtable! Let’s talk teaching, making mistakes, life, inspiration, behind the scenes and purpose.  Sign up to get notified so you can join our next roundtable: https://www.shawnakru.com/yoga-teacher-roundtable Start your own podcast with me! The Podcast Launchpad kicking off this November  https://www.shawnakru.com/the-podcast-launchpad Time stamps: 00:00 In...

Not life hacks. My brain babies from the past 27 years. Yoga teacher, podcaster edition. See the chapters for a complete overview.  Disclaimer: I will have to listen again when I am 72 in order to confirm or deny if any of this is true.  Get the make-your-own iOS template: https://www.shawnakru.com/ios-template   Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Get a copy of my guided journal. https://www.ritualo...

Today I sat down with David C. Kyle “Baba Rocket” in his home studio, Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico, to talk about teaching yoga. Today’s interview goes deeper into the actual practice of Rocket Yoga and teaching philosophy. Be sure to check out my first interview with David to hear his teacher origin story and more background on his personal practice.  David is an author, the lead trainer of Rocket y...

I know, I can’t believe I’ve made an episode on running! The thing I was running from most was running. I thought I’d convert to the yoga world and never ever look back to running. But I was wrong, and for good reason. I have to tell you that running changed my life when I wasn’t able to breathe as a super asthmatic kid. The result was a decade of dedication to the sport. In this episode, I'm...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, for a special in-person interview with Ness Baker, also known as @_inversioness, in Río Chirripó, Costa Rica.  Annysa “Ness” is a content creator and yoga instructor who is probably found upside down. She is one of my early inspirations on instagram and this week we met in real life on a retreat promo and content creation trip. Tune in to hear all about it and a deep dive...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, for an episode on the trap that is victim mindset. In this chat, I dive into the idea of a victim mindset and share a simple three-step process to break free from it. I talk about how being stuck in a victim mindset can really mess with your life and hold back your personal growth. I even open up about my own experience with it during a major life change. Let’s break down...

In this episode, Shawna Krueger interviews Kasturbai Azcona, a bilingual movement instructor, photographer, and mother of two living in Mexico. Kasturbai shares her journey into yoga and how it has empowered her physically and mentally. She discusses the importance of integrating strength into a hypermobile practice and finding balance between training and rest. Kasturbai also talks about the chal...

Today is a wild 100th episode. Here’s what’s inside: I’m moving. My story on being ostracized. Launching a new program. First ever trivia. Randomly meeting another one of my fav artists. The heart behind Leadership and Yoga. A free trip to Hawaii because of my retreat episode. 3.7M views of Big Leaf and fan art. I sing my farm song for you. Screaming in the desert. My podcast mic collected dust in...

Join me, Shawna Krueger, and my guest, Victoria Song for a special interview. I sat down with Victoria to discuss shedding contractions, and raising the upper limit on how much expansion we let into our lives.  Victoria Song is a bridge between modern business and ancient wisdom, science and mysticism, and left and right brains. She was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for her investment su...