Let's Talk Yoga

Want to be a better teacher? You've first got to seek out the best yoga teacher trainings out there. But it isn't business as usual in the yoga world in 2021. I take a fresh look at where the yoga industry is headed in this new normal. Where you should be focused for higher or better yoga education. The best combination of trainings to get a good foundation & more.  Hit play if you w...

Are you keen to understand the Bhagavad Gita & how it relates to the life of yoga seekers? If yes, this conversation is the best on this topic. Kaya Mindlin is a lifelong student & teacher of the Bhagavad Gita. She shares many fascinating aspects of this text. We don't talk about the storyline of the Gita but more along the lines of how this applies to a yoga seeker.  Kaya shares some...

Judith Hanson Lasater is back on the show today for the 3rd time. We chat about her 2 very significant milestones. Her newest book, “Teaching Yoga with Intention - The Essential Guide to Skillful Hands-On Assists and Verbal Communication”. She also completed 50 years of teaching yoga this July & I ask her what it's like to teach for half a century. Her evolution through this journey.  Tea...

Beginner's yoga classes are often ignored by many in the modern yoga landscape. While in reality teaching beginners is one of the most rewarding experiences that a yoga teacher could ask for.  It's how you can build community & confidence in yourself and your students. But there's definitely a learning curve. While I've personally built my studio with beginners yoga classes...

Ayurveda is Yoga's sister science. Every now & then, I bring Ayurveda guests on the show to highlight key aspects of Ayurveda that impact our every day. In this episode, we're exploring the Gunas & how they impact us on a regular basis with Myra Lewin. Myra is an Ayurveda & Yoga Teacher with over 30 years of experience. She's an author, podcast host, the head of Hale Pul...

Sharing answers to the TOP 5 most frequently asked questions about Pranayama on the show today. Pull up your front-row seat to my pranayama training.  Hit play to find out answers to the most commonly asked questions about Pranayama. If you like what you hear & want to learn more about pranayama - check out my upcoming 30-hour pranayama training for yoga teachers starting this October 1st, 202...

You've got a front-row seat in my upcoming pranayama training. In today's episode, you'll discover the 3 main categories of pranayama practices. These 3 groups are like your GPS or guiding system. They make navigating through the various techniques effortless.  These are fundamental to know & understand if you want to practice or teach pranayama in any capacity. Knowing these 3...

As yoga teachers, knowing the origins of yoga & its passage through time is very significant. In fact, I would argue that's it's required if one teaches any aspect of yoga. Knowing this correctly is not only important but has deep cultural implications if misinterpreted.  I’ve been on the lookout for the “perfect” guest for this one. Someone who could take into account the many subtl...

In today's episode, I chat with Alexandria Crow. An ex-gymnast turned yoga educator. Injuries from her gymnastic career led Alex to evolve her approach to yoga. Today she's passionate about making yoga accessible & living the practice through her teachings. We chat about hypermobility & the pursuit of flexibility in yoga.  How to balance the pursuit of flexibility as a yoga teach...

Do you know there’s a Sanskrit channel on YouTube that’s phenomenal?  Whether you think Sanskrit is a dead language or you’re intrigued by it. Today’s episode is fire. I’m chatting with Udaya Shreyas. A Sanskrit linguist, & the director & (much loved) host of THE SANSKRIT CHANNEL on YouTube.  We chat about the birth of his channel. Why he fell in love with Sanskrit & how he gave up a p...

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Savira Gupta is back with Part 2 of the Yamas & Niyamas. If you haven't heard part 1. Check out episode 47 before listening to this one.  If you ask anyone who’s raised in the culture of yoga. They’ll tell you they learned these aspects since childhood. Their first teachers being their mothers, grandmothers, school teachers, elders, spiritual lessons & so on… but most westerners overl...

I'm obsessed with how yoga teachers are created. Because ultimately its teachers who control the destiny of yoga in the modern yoga world. This is why you should care about what happens in yoga teacher training. This episode was not meant to be on the podcast. In fact, it was just something I shared on Instagram. But it triggered & resonated deeply with so many of you. I decided to bring...

Have you ever asked yourself what’s the difference between hip pain & pelvic girdle pain? How do we as yoga-asana teachers help the students work through this?  Shannon Crow is on the show today answering these questions & a whole lot more.  Shannon is a yoga teacher, trainer,  host of the connected yoga teacher podcast & the founder of pelvic health professionals. Episode highlights.....

Somatic yoga is becoming a popular term in the modern yoga world. In this episode, we chat with Trina Altman about her new book, Yoga Deconstructed: Movement Science Principles. An in-depth look into modern movement science & yoga.  We cover somatic yoga training, why injuries occur, progressions & regressions in yoga asana, hypermobility, cueing & more. If you're a new asana teac...

Do you ever feel something is missing in your yoga journey?  Do you feel like you’re lacking something when it comes to living your yoga thoroughly?  Whether you answered yes or not, as a yoga teacher you cannot dismiss the Yamas & Niyamas. Which are so often OVERSIMPLIFIED as black & white in the modern yoga landscape. Often spoken about more than lived especially by yoga teachers.  On th...

“ The teachings of yoga are superior to the teacher ” -  Kaya Mindlin   A skilled yoga teacher will impact not just your learning but your life. Kaya Mindlin unpacks the nuances of a teacher-student relationship in modern yoga. If you’re a yoga teacher wondering what’s missing in your yoga journey, it's probably a skilled teacher who goes beyond the books & impacts every layer of your bei...

Did you know you don’t need to do arm balances on your arms alone? In fact, arm balances aren’t necessarily reserved only for advanced asana practice.  On the podcast today, I chat with Allison Ray Jeraci about making arm balances fun with a unique & fresh approach.  We chat about how to get into arm balances without ever balancing on your arms.  Fun ways in which you can keep your teaching &a...

Identifying your imposter syndrome will be a game-changer for yoga teachers.  Identifying & learning to navigate this skillfully is what we chat about today with Modo Hesselink. We get into what imposter syndrome is & how it limits yoga teachers. Mado talks about her experience with yoga teachers who deal with this on a daily basis. Plus her tips & strategies on how to overcome this in...

Answering 3 very important questions that every yoga teacher asks at some point... Especially right after graduating a teacher training & entering the very real world of teaching yoga. Most yoga teachers feel alone, lost & unsure of how to navigate this new world.  How to draw the line between self-practice & yoga class prep as a yoga teacher?  Should you only teach what you can physic...

Free pranayama class & with extra pranayama notes & sequence tips for yoga teachers is out on the show today.  Are you fascinated yet a little confused by pranayama? A little unsure as to where to begin?  Well, I've got you covered. The idea to offer this free pranayama class came to me when I was putting the final touches on my pranayama immersion & optional yoga teacher training...

The Bhagavad Gita is a text that's fascinated generations of humanity. For yoga teachers, this text is extremely valuable for life. I will be exploring this text in more future episodes as it's impossible to capture its essence in just one episode. My guest today is Luvena Rangel, the founder of curvy yogi. A body-positive yoga teacher, cultural appropriation advocate, teacher trainer &a...

As a yoga teacher, it's not important to have good yoga photos. But it is necessary if you're trying to grow your yoga career. Think of all the brands you've paid attention to. Chances are they've told you a story through their photos. The best part of yoga photos is that you can now get decent ones on your iPhone or if you have the budget work with a photographer. My guest tod...

Talking about post-lineage yoga today on the Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast with Theodora Wildcroft. Lineage in yoga has always fascinated & frustrated me at the same time. So when I discovered Theo’s book on Post-Lineage yoga I knew I excited, curious & but also cautious. Excited & curious because lineages have played an important part in yoga’s transmission for centuries. Cautious because w...

Growing up in India, I noticed a culture of body shaming, an obsession with thinness, & fair skin being the ideal standard to be considered beautiful. While my own household luckily never endorsed any of this. Body image hit me like a rock when I became a professional Bollywood dancer at the Shiamak Dance company.  Often if not always we were shamed, bullied, insulted, ridiculed & threaten...