Let's Talk Yoga

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...

Mirabelle D'Cunha & I have a soulful conversation about Sadhana on the show today. Sadhana is the very fabric that helps us move forward on our yogic path.  And there's no better person for you to learn what Sadhana is all about.  Conversations about our sadhana as yoga teachers are vastly missing in today's yoga world. We often confuse lose sight of real yoga in the modern-day....

Back with what is probably my most favorite solo episode yet. I've just launched The Mindful Yoga Teachers Club & this conversation is geared to give you an insight into my world & thought process. When you decide to be a yoga teacher, you often have to learn 2 things - yoga & how to get your yoga into the hands of your 'potential yoga students'. These are 2 different re...

Did you know there's a goddess of yoga nidra? Or how you can set a mental alarm clock? Do you know the "real" meaning of yoga nidra apart from yogic sleep? What about people with trauma? In today's episode, we uncover the power of yoga Nidra once again with Tracee Stanley. Author of a new book on yoga nidra called Radiant Rest. Tracee goes deep into exploring the power & im...

 I chat with one of my go-to yoga teachers today, Rocky Heron. I found Rocky right after the pandemic hit in 2020. I instantly gravitated towards his approach to asana & movement. I found his classes to be well-structured, playful, mindful & authentic. Even before the podcast was born, I knew I’d have him on someday to chat about his approach.  Critical thinking is an inseparable part of y...

I've been fascinated by fascia for a while now.  This week I've found the perfect guest to chat with about all things fascia.  My guest today is Pooja Virani. She's a Pain-Free Movement Specialist and Social Justice Consultant on a mission to spread joy, foster equality, and help people reach their highest potential. Having practiced for 15 years and taught it all over the world. Po...

There's something so beautiful about the Purushartha system. In English, we could call it, the 4 pillars of life. These principles have existed for 1000s of years in Vedic culture. Guiding people who seek this wisdom. But unknown to most people who practice or even teach Yoga. My guest today, Savira Gupta started indulging in Yoga at 40. She comes from a family of strong women rooted in the A...

Communication is central to our life. As yoga teachers, we communicate constantly through our words, actions & bodies. Yoga philosophy often shows us how to communicate compassionately. But in today's world of social media & cancel culture it can be very challenging. There's a gap between silent & spoken communication. The 'tone' of how we communicate seems to be ge...

Pranayama is the yogic art of breathing. Ancient yogis knew the power & potential of our breath. They gifted us this wisdom through the practice of pranayama. But in the modern asana dominant world we sometimes don't think of pranayama beyond inhales, exhales & ujjayi breathing. But it is SO much more... My guest today is Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian, a researcher at the Medical Univers...

As yoga teachers, we have access to amazing tools in yoga to help in this fight against COVID19. There's so much we can offer our students and ourselves in terms of respiratory health well-being & immunity boosting.  Doing a special solo episode sharing some of my best advice for this pandemic that seems neverending. Whether you teach or do yoga, today we’re talking about practical tips t...

Exploring the connection between zero waste living & yoga on the podcast today! Like many of you, I’m big on being a conscious consumer, reducing my carbon footprint, living a low waste lifestyle & most importantly, living my yoga in areas of my life off the yoga mat… For me, there’s no point in doing all the yoga if you can’t take it with you - into different areas of your life every day....

I’m delighted to share my podcast guest today. Dr. Shyam Ranganathan is a field-changing researcher, scholar, author, and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral philosophy, including Yoga. He’s also a trained scholar, researcher of philosophy, and an author, editor, and translator of over 50 peer-reviewed, scholarly works.  If you’re a yoga teacher trying...

My guest today needs no introduction. Andrea Ferretti & her podcast, Yogaland are beloved names in the yoga industry. Standing at 4 million downloads Andrea is the queen of content creation in the industry. Recently, she launched her own content creation course to help yoga teachers understand and navigate the world of content creation.  In our conversation today, Andrea shares her insight on...

Restorative yoga is a hidden gem of modern yoga Adelene Cheong,  a London-based senior yoga teacher who specializes in restorative yoga. When I met Adelene in a recent training I instantly knew that I wanted to have her chat with you about all things restorative yoga as she's steeped in it from years of experience. This conversation weaves through many layers of restorative yoga. Bringing you...