The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

Puja Madan was living in India on a 12+ year ritual journey with yoga and meditation when in 2009, she felt intense abdominal pain while attending a yoga class. Following up with a doctor, she discovered that she had a large fibroid tumour. Puja says this was her "aha moment". Her medical issue was a catalyst for change as Puja determined her work life was less than fulfilling.  Feeling drawn to a...

Today's episode is a consultation call with Trevor Parks, who is a yoga teacher from Covington, Georgia. He teaches classes that are inspired by his Ashtanga teacher training and weaves philosophical themes, pranayama, meditation, chanting and music through his classes. Trevor's introduction to yoga did little to inspire his now deep connection to the practice.  He was deterred by the very aspects...

Dr. Ariele Foster, based in Washington DC, has been teaching yoga for 16 years. She was inspired by her grandmother Lilo Foster, who taught yoga until the age of 87. Lilo was one of the few Jewish survivors in Germany from World War II and became re-acquainted with the healing power of yoga after her immigration to the US. Ariele, finding herself enamored with anatomy, became interested in physica...

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Chrissie Wywrot has had 10 years of digital marketing and public relations experience that began with her work in the NFL. She grew up the South of Detroit in a small town and has always been passionate about sports. Chrissie's career path is an excellent example of finding your niche, a topic that has been interwoven into many of our episodes. After college, Chrissie pursued her passion for sport...

Shannon welcomes Carol Cox, the founder of Speaking Your Brand and who we can safely say is an expert speaker. Carol engages her audience through various mediums including her podcasts, University classes and as a tv political analyst. Speaking Your Brand 's services are aimed at women in business who are looking to develop their brand. Carol explains that through authentic engagement and clarifyi...

It's been quite a journey so far for The Connected Yoga Teacher community. Shannon's goal to create a community for yoga teachers to share ideas, build knowledge, and support one another has grown into something really beautiful. She has been touched by all of your contributions. On today's episode Shannon shares her tools for keeping herself on track as her consulting work and The Connected Yoga...

Andrea Peloso asks us to delve a little deeper into the meaning and benefits of Restorative Yoga. As an experienced yoga teacher who practices and teaches from a variety of disciplines, it is Restorative Yoga that she holds close to her heart.   Andrea's passion for Restorative Yoga and its innumerous benefits, along with lifelong learning and a desire to create an inclusive yoga environment shine...

Today Shannon shares with you a consultation call with one of her clients, Brittany Alred. Brittany is a yoga teacher who is brand new to teaching. Brittany's question for Shannon is regarding cueing. She knows she would like to move forward from demonstrating to using verbal cues to guide her students but is unsure of where to start. Brittany lives in northern Alabama and has a couple of yoga cla...

In episode 17, Shannon welcomes Julia Khafizov who shares her perspective as a yoga teacher on chronic pain and its fascinating link to the nervous system. Julia immersed herself in yoga 15 years ago when her chronic back pain led her on a search for relief. She further injured her hamstrings while taking her yoga teacher training and subsequently worked with physiotherapists for 2 years, noticing...

On today's episode Shannon shares her experience with creating a yoga teacher website and the 5 pages that she has found important to include so that content is clear and concise. No matter where you are in the process of building a website, including these five pages will help you design or refresh your online content. 1. Home Your home page is what website visitors usually see first. People are...

Shannon knew she wanted to have yoga teacher Molly Kitchen on her podcast after connecting with her about her well designed and helpful consent cards . On today's episode, Molly shares with us her thoughts on hands-on assists, her experience with consent cards, and their connection to trauma sensitivity. Molly Kitchen lives in western Massachusetts and has been teaching yoga since 2009, receiving...

Today's guest, Kate Connell Potts, relays to Shannon her particular love for teaching clients on a one-to-one basis. In her friendly, bubbly manner, she shares why her passion aligns with this teaching format and how teaching private classes can serve you and your clients. Kate lives with her husband and young son in Iowa City, Iowa. She went to College for Criminology and Psychology and carried o...

Shannon is excited to welcome the dynamic duo Paloma Neuman and Renee Gauthier, experienced yoga retreat planners. If you've played with the idea of planning a retreat, this episode will give you a sense of the process involved in planning and will perhaps inspire you to plan a group yoga retreat yourself. Renee Gauthier is based in San Diego with her husband and daughter and has taught yoga for 1...

On this week's episode Shannon welcomes Joanne Pineau. Joanne is a yoga teacher, educator, and author whose enthusiasm for the healing power of yoga for both mind and body impressed Shannon when she attended one of Joanne's courses on managing sciatic pain. Joanne's passion has led her take numerous trainings and certifications in the many facets of body healing. This has enabled Joanne to share h...

Today Shannon welcomes Tracey Eccleston to discuss a topic that is often difficult for yoga teachers: money. It may seem contrary to aparigraha (that non-attachment, non-greed yama that Patanjali outlined in the eight limbs ), but Tracey reassures us that taking care of our finances allows us to care for self and others. As you will hear, she loves looking at the business side of yoga and is brimm...

In today's episode Shannon shares what she aims to avoid in the time after savasana (relaxation). She also shares what she always includes as well as what she sometimes includes. There are lots of little tips and tricks for teachers of all styles and experience to try. We also get to hear from some of our other fellow Connected Yoga Teachers.   Rest deeply in Savasana every day. Always enter that...

In Part III of Shannon's Pelvic Health Mini Series, she welcomes Shelly Prosko, another passionate professional who works in the realm of pelvic health. With warmth and grace she shares her perspective adding to our discussion on pelvic health. Shelly Prosko has an extensive fitness and physical therapy background which led her to combine physical therapy and yoga to become a Professional Yoga The...

008: Core Breath and Pelvic Health with Kim Vopni   This week Shannon is pleased to share insight from another enthusiastic expert on the subject of pelvic health. Kim Vopni, also known as The Fitness Doula, is the mother of two children. Her pregnancy and birthing experiences, along with her educational background led her to focus on women's pelvic health. Kim holds a BA in Psychology and a Post...

Trista Zinn is a personal trainer who specialized in pelvic health and core pre-programming. Trista is the founder of Coreset Fitness .   Her interest in pelvic health began when she was diagnosed with a grade 2 prolapse as the condition could not be corrected by surgery she sought out alternative treatments.   Trista connected with the Hypopressive®Method so strongly that she travelled to Spain t...

Rosslyn Kermerer is a graphic designer turned yoga entrepreneur who founded Wholehearter Yoga . She lives just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she operates a home studio, serving her community through yoga teaching, coaching, energy healing, and graphic design consulting. In this Episode Shannon talks to Rosslyn about what led her to focus her attention toward teaching online yoga classes v...