The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 324: Niches & Yoga Business Chat with Sunita Patil & Shannon Crow   Description: It can feel challenging to find your place as a yoga teacher in the yoga industry. That's where finding your niche can be helpful in standing out and serving your dream students. In this episode, Shannon Crow and Sunita Patil discuss niching down in your yoga business. This episode w...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 323: Finding Support in Yoga Philosophy with Sunita Patil    Description: Yoga philosophy is an important part of yoga. Yet, interpreting and applying those principles to our modern lives can be difficult. So how can we find support for our yoga practice in the sutras and yoga philosophy? Sunita Patil has some insights.   Sunita has over 30 years of experience in...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 322: The Creative Cycle with Wenlin Tan   Description: Feeling stuck, procrastinating, and facing a day when you don't want to do the work that is ahead of you as an entrepreneur are all normal parts of life and business. How can we understand these phases and move with them? Wenlin Tan shares insights about the creative cycle and how we can work with it instead...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 321: Accessible Yoga & Pelvic Health with Jivana Heyman   Description: Why is pelvic health important and how can we make it more accessible in our yoga classes? In this episode, which first aired on the Accessible Yoga Podcast hosted by Jivana Heyman, Shannon Crow appears as the special guest to talk about pelvic health and making it accessible.   Jivana Heyman...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 320: What to Pack for a YTT with Shannon Crow   Description: Once you are signed up for a yoga teacher training (YTT) program, what should you pack to bring with you? This is a common question among yoga teachers. Shannon Crow did a survey in the Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook group to find out what people recommend!   Tune in to this episode to find out what ar...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 319: Do I Need Another Yoga Training? with Shannon Crow   Description: It is a common trend among yoga teachers to take one yoga teacher training (YTT) program after another. But is it really necessary and when should you consider taking another YTT? Shannon Crow explores some of the main reasons yoga teachers sign up for YTTs.   There are several reasons why yog...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 318: Questions to Ask Before Any YTT with Shannon Crow   Description: Continuing education is an important part of your professional development as a yoga teacher but with a multitude of yoga teacher training (YTT) programs available, it is important to pick the right one. Shannon Crow shares some of the questions she asks before signing up for a YTT.   Shannon h...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 317: Balance Flow Yoga with Shelly Prosko   Description: As we age, our balance reaction changes, our strength decreases, and our general mobility is reduced. This can put us at greater risk of falls. Movement is a great tool to help prevent falls, improve balance, and also reduce the risk of injuries. In this episode, Shelly Prosko shares more about her new offe...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 316: Holidays, Vacation & CEO Days with Shannon Crow   Description: Do you plan out your vacation days, holidays, and CEO days? Do you schedule them into your calendar to ensure you have no-work days to look forward to? If you don't already do this, this episode is for you!   It can feel uncomfortable to take time off work, or even impossible but we need to find...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 315: Let's Talk Time Off with Shannon Crow   Description: Apart from taking breaks in your work day, it is also important to take time off from work. Whether that's vacations, time away from teaching yoga, or time off for personal development or your mental health and wellbeing, this is a critical element of not getting burnt out. Shannon Crow shares insights fro...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 314: Plan Your Breaks with Shannon Crow   Description: Taking breaks as an entrepreneur and yoga business owner is important, yet difficult to do. It can be easy to dive into your work and forget about taking time off until you hit burnout or start to resent your schedule and even the work you do! Planning your breaks into your schedule can be helpful.   Shannon...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 313: 6 Years of Podcasting with Shannon Crow   Description: Shannon is celebrating six years of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast! Thank you, dear listener, for your continued support of the podcast through the years. Shannon reflects on her journey in the past six years of podcasting and shares her gratitude for the team, sponsors, and people around her who hav...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 312: We Stand with Survivors with Rebecca Sebastian & Colin Hall   Description: We must not be afraid to speak up when we see harm taking place in the yoga world - that is part of yoga. Recently, there was recent news that Bikram Choudhury was scheduled to teach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. If you are unaware of this, there are some resources you can u...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 311: A Small Seed of Personal Practice with Shannon Crow   Description: Your personal yoga practice doesn't have to be long and complicated. It can be short and simple. You can start with a small seed and grow your personal practice from there. The important part is taking the time daily to do something that feels helpful and nurturing to you.   In this episode,...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 310: How To Create a Yoga Routine with Shannon Crow   Description: Many yoga teachers started teaching yoga because they experienced the benefits of it for themselves and wanted to share it with others. However, once they start teaching and dive into running a yoga business, it can feel challenging to maintain a consistent personal yoga practice.   In this episod...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 309: Four Seasons of Business with Shannon Crow   Description: Just like in nature, we go through different seasons in our business and in life. Each season is characterized by different rhythms and needs, and no one season lasts forever. How can we embrace these changing seasons and get the most out of each season instead of fighting it?   In this episode, Shann...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 308: Time to Rest and Refuel with Shannon Crow   Description: As yoga teachers, we all know that we cannot pour from an empty cup. We cannot give to others or connect with others, nor do our most creative and meaningful work when we're feeling exhausted, drained, and depleted. That's why it's important to take time to rest and refuel when things feel tough and ov...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 307: Taking Diet-Culture Out of Ayurveda with Diane Finlayson    Description: One of the harmful messages that we get in the broader health and wellness industry and in the yoga world is arounddiet culture. How does it show up in Ayurveda as well, and what can we do about it? Diane Finlayson shares her insights.   Diane Finlayson has been educating yoga teachers,...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 306: Is There More Room for Online Yoga? with Sadie Nardini   Description: If you have ever had the thought that "everyone is teaching yoga online, why should I add to the mix?" or felt like "someone else has already done what I want to do, why should I even bother", you are not alone. Sadie Nardini answers the question that many yoga teachers are asking these da...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 305: Kicked Out of Yoga [Part 2] with Chioma Njoku   Description: Learning and unlearning is part of our journey as yoga teachers and as humans. In Episode 275, Shannon shared stories from people who had been kicked out of yoga class or made to feel unwelcome in yoga spaces. Chioma Njoku, podcast listener, shared a response to this episode, featured here.   Chiom...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 304: How Are We Still here? with Rebecca Sebastian   Description: Have you ever felt like you wanted to quit the yoga industry? You are not alone. Shannon Crow, host of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast, and Rebecca Sebastian, host of the Working in Yoga Podcast, chat about what it's like to feel like quitting - and why they have stayed on and continued their wo...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 303: Ayurveda for Better Digestion with Mona Warner   Description: Ayurveda is considered yoga's sister science but it is still not widely understood in the yoga community. Why is there such a strong focus on digestion in Ayurveda and how does it tie in with yoga? Mona Warner shares her expertise on Ayurveda and digestion.   Mona is a warm and joyful educator who...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 302: Yoga for Grief & Loss with Susan Andersen   Description: Most people have personal experiences with loss in its many forms - loss of a loved one or pet, loss of a home or job or business, and even during COVID, the loss of normalcy. Grief is a normal part of loss but how can yoga support us in these times? Susan "Sue" Andersen shares her insights.   Sue work...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 301: Trauma and Business Ownership with Nicole Lewis-Keeber   Description: Everyone goes through events and/or experiences that cause trauma, and they can have an impact on how we show up in and run our businesses. Yet, this isn't something people often talk about. Nicole Lewis-Keeber shares their insights about navigating business ownership and trauma.   Nicole...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 300: Celebrating 300 Episodes! with Shannon Crow   Description: The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast celebrates 300 episodes! In this milestone episode, host Shannon Crow talks about some of the things that have helped her stay consistent with putting out the podcast and answers some questions from listeners!   We are so grateful for your support through these 300...