The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 154: Bookkeeping for Yoga Teachers with Kelly Christian   Description: It's the middle of the tax season in the US and Canada, and it can be intimidating to think about getting your books in order, filing your taxes correctly, or choosing the right people to help you with this aspect of running your business! Bookkeeping and tax preparation expert Kelly Christian...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 153: Licensing a Yoga Teacher Training with Aruna Kathy Humphrys & Claire Matthews   Description: As our yoga business grows and expands, one of the things that we may consider offering is yoga teacher training programs. However, it can be challenging to create your own curriculum and and there are many different aspects to consider. Aruna Kathy Humphrys and C...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 152: Simplifying Facebook Ads with Claire Pelletreau   Description: Facebook ads can be an incredibly powerful tool, if done well, but it can be tricky to navigate. What kinds of ads are effective? How can you target your audience effectively? How much should you spend on ads? Claire Pelletreau has the answers to these questions and more. Claire is a Facebook...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 151: Male Pelvic Health & Yoga with Dr. Susie Gronski   Description: Pelvic health is a recurring topic on this podcast, but most of the time, it is about pelvic health in general or particular to female-bodied people. However, pelvic health is something important to male-bodied people too, so on this episode Dr. Susie Gronski sheds some light on male pelvic heal...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 150: Start a Membership Site with Amanda McKinney   Description: Have you been thinking about starting a membership site? Perhaps you've heard of membership sites and you're wondering how you can start one as a yoga teacher. Shannon and Amanda McKinney both started their own membership sites in 2019 and dive into what it takes to start and run a successful member...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 149: Yoga for Anxiety with Amanda Whiting   Description: Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, with almost 300 million people globally dealing with an anxiety disorder. This means there is a chance that one or more of your students may be dealing with anxiety, or even coming to yoga to help with their anxiety. How can you, as...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 148: Stress Incontinence and Yoga with Melissa Dessaulles   Description: Something that affects 33 million Americans, 3.3 million Canadians and almost 400 million people worldwide is a topic a lot of people aren't talking about - urinary incontinence. That's a shocking statistic, and all the more reason to address this issue - expert Melissa Desssaulles is just t...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast  Ep 147: Core Myths with Lauren Ohayon   Description: At some point, either as a student or teacher, we have heard the phrase "engage your core". Some people are even conditioned to think that they should do this all the time! In actual fact, doing this is not as beneficial as we think it is, and it can be limiting to function and movement. Lauren Ohayon is an ex...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast  Ep 146: How to Empower Your Yoga Students with Yonnie Fung   Description: As yoga teachers, we want our classrooms to be safe spaces that empower our students and maximise their choice, but this may not always be the case. People may come to our classes wanting us to tell them what to do and trust that it's our job to know better, and also, some practices in yog...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 145: Before You Open a Yoga Studio with Shannon Crow   Description: Have you always dreamed of opening your own yoga studio? Or are you tired of never being able to set your schedule exactly how you want it, and think that opening your own studio would solve those challenges? Perhaps, you've already made up your mind to open a yoga studio and are looking for guid...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 144: Get More Website Visitors with SEO with Meg Casebolt   Description:   These days, it has become a necessity for any business, including yoga businesses, to have a website. However, it's not enough to just have a website. We need to make sure that our websites get found by people who are looking for what we offer, and that's where SEO comes in. It sounds s...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 143: Should I Start a Non-Profit? with Jessica Kinsey   Description: In your journey of starting your yoga business, you may have asked yourself, "Should I start a nonprofit or for-profit?" There are certain differences between running a yoga non-profit and a yoga business for-profit, and certain things to consider that can help you decide which would be a bet...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 142: Living the Sutras with Kelly DiNardo   Description: The Yoga Sutras are an essential framework in yoga, but the reality is that it can be difficult to incorporate the sutras into our teachings, our own practice of yoga, or even into our own lives. Kelly DiNardo has some practical strategies to help us apply the teachings of the sutras to our modern lives....

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 141: Let's Talk Money with Katie Brauer   Description: Part of being an entrepreneur and business owner is dealing with our money mindset. Money is an essential part of our business, and whether you love it or you hate it, you need to embrace it and cultivate that relationship. Even after years of being in business,  our mindset work around money never really...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 140: Plan Your Yoga Workshop with Shannon Crow   Description: So you want to plan a workshop, but where do you begin? Before you get into the nitty gritty details of what yoga poses you are going to be teaching, or what music you will be playing, or when you'll be taking a break, there are some things to think about.   Based on the questions yoga teachers have...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 139: Grow Your Yoga Business via Email with Tarzan Kay   Description: What do emails have to do with increasing your income as a yoga teacher? With the right strategy, it can be an amazing tool to connect with your yoga students in your community or online, increase your number of clients, or promote a launch of a new offering. Tarzan Kay shares her expert ins...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 138: Accessible Yoga Beyond Asana with Jivana Heyman   Description: What does it mean to make yoga accessible to everyone? Yoga goes beyond just asana, so what does it really mean? Jivana Heyman is one of the frontrunners of changing the thinking around yoga, and making the whole of yoga accessible to everyone.   Jivana Heyman is the Founder and Director of Ac...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 137: Yoga and Brain Injuries with Ann Green   Description: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a condition that is far more prevalent than we might think. An estimated 69 million people worldwide suffer from Traumatic Brain Injuries each year, and the thing is, it's often not possible to tell just by looking at a person if they have experienced TBI. Ann Green join...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast  Ep 136: Yoga for Teens & Tweens with Karen Pascoe   Description: Tweens and teengagers can be a difficult audience to reach. They are changing physically, mentally, and emotionally, and that comes with a whole different set of challenges. Dr. Karen Pascoe has found her niche in catering to this specific age group and on this episode, shares some of her strategie...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast  Ep 135: How to Modify for the Prenatal Student with Rena Wren   Description: When teaching prenatal yoga, or pregnant students, what are the poses you should avoid? Can you teach twists, inversions or front extensions? What are some modifications I can cue, or props I can use to cater to the needs of my pregnant students? All your questions are going to be answe...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 134: Pelvic Health for Pregnancy & Beyond with Julie Wiebe   Description: What is the recovery time after birth for prenatal yoga students? What are some things to consider in the recovery of postnatal students looking to get back to full strength and fitness? There are a lot of myths around pelvic and abdominal health during pregnancy and postpartum, which Ju...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 133: Yoga for Painful Sex with Casie Danenhauer   Description: How is the health of your pelvic floor is related to sexual dysfunction and painful sex? This is a topic that many of us find uncomfortable to talk about, but that a lot of us, particularly women, struggle with. Dr. Casie Danenhauer, someone who has experienced pelvic pain herself, reveals how she...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 132: Marketing to Increase Private Bookings with Amanda Mays   Description: How can you market your yoga business without seeming pushy or salesy? What kind of strategies can you use to attract your ideal client? Amanda Mays joins Shannon on this consultation call to talk through her struggles with marketing herself and putting her yoga business out there. Amanda...

  This episode is all about something Shannon often gets asked - the nitty-gritty details of how to teach private yoga. It can feel intimidating, and you may not know where to start or how to structure a private yoga session with a student. Shannon dives into exactly how she handles her yoga sessions, from scheduling the 1:1 class to after the session ends. Shannon covers a lot of ground. Starting...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 130: Make a Profit Teaching Private Yoga with Emily Sussell   Description: Can you make a good living teaching yoga? A lot of us yoga teachers struggle with money mindset - we don't like to talk about making profits, or think about sharing yoga as a business. However, that's an important part of being able to bring yoga to others. You need to be able to sustain y...