The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 299: Yoga for Menopause with Niamh Daly   Description: About half the world's population experiences menopause at some point in their lives, yet it is still not very well understood and people at this stage of their life may not get the support they need. Niamh Daly fills in some of the gaps we may have in our understanding and knowledge of menopause.   Niamh tea...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 298: Photo Shoot Stories (Listener Emails) with Shannon Crow   Description: When Shannon sent out an email about Episode 294 with Gabriela Fearn about how to plan a yoga photo shoot, she received a lot of emails from listeners! It is such a highlight to get emails from listeners sharing their experiences. Shannon reads some of the stories Connected Yoga Teachers...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 297: Yoga Philosophy & Business with Rebecca Sebastian   Description: As yoga teachers, we can feel like making money and running a yoga business is out of alignment with yoga and the philosophy of yoga. This can cause us to struggle with marketing and charging for our services. Why does this happen and how can we overcome it? Rebecca Sebastian shares her insight...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 296: Can Science & Spirituality Co-Exist? with Stevie Inghram   Description: There has always been some friction between science and spirituality. Some people may even think they are polar opposites that cannot co-exist. Stevie Inghram shares some of their insights about the integration of science and spirituality and their intersection with modern medicine & hol...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 295: Make Money Teaching Yoga with Betty Welsh   Description: How can yoga teachers make money? Particularly if they don't have an online presence, is it possible to build a profitable and sustainable yoga business? Betty Welsh has done just that and is on the podcast to share her journey.   Betty Welsh is a certified yoga teacher and Thai Massage practitioner. S...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 294: How to Plan a Yoga Photo Shoot with Gabriela Fearn   Description: We all know the power of good images for websites and social media, but many yoga teachers don't know where to start when it comes to taking photos for their yoga business. How can you capture who you are as a yoga teacher? What kind of photos connect you with your ideal yoga students? What sh...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 293: Eating Disorder Recovery & Yoga with Vivian Selles   Description: Eating disorders are a serious condition that can even be life threatening or fatal in some cases yet we may not always recognize that someone is experiencing an eating disorder. Globally, 9% of the world population are affected by eating disorders and this number is increasing each year. How...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 292: Diet Culture and Yoga with Jessica Grosman & Elyssa Toomey   Description: Diet culture is becoming more and more pervasive in the yoga world. It can show up in hidden and deliberate ways, and it is causing harm to our yoga students and it can be dangerous. Elyssa Toomey and Jessica Grosman are experts at the intersection of yoga, food, diet, and nutrition an...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 291: Better Balance with Susi Hately   Description: Keeping their balance is something we may have noticed that older adults may find challenging, or something that we may ourselves have felt we need to improve as we age. How can yoga help with this? Susi Hately shares insights from her experience working with people on their balance.   Susi Hately is the founder...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 290: Best Microphones for Online Yoga with Ashley Hagen   Description: Many yoga teachers are teaching online these days and one thing is extremely important for online classes - sound quality. Having a good quality microphone can really help, but with so many options available, which do you choose without breaking your budget? Ashley Hagen has some advice for yo...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 289: Limb Difference and Yoga with Melissa D'Errico   Description: Many more people live with limb differences than we might realize. However, we are not taught as yoga teachers how to serve people with limb differences when they come into our classes or create more welcoming and comfortable spaces for them. Melissa D'Errico has some advice and insights to share....

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 288: Shavasana (śavāsana) with Indu Arora   Description: Shavasana (śavāsana) is the final resting pose of almost every yoga practice but how much do we really know about and understand it? We may think of it as being a pose of resting or relaxation to cool off after a vigorous asana practice but it is much more than that. Indu Arora shares more.   Indu Arora con...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 287: Insurance for International Yoga with Beth McVeigh & Joe Fagan   Description: Many yoga teachers have been curious about insurance for yoga teachers teaching abroad and teaching online to international students - particularly in light of the COVID pandemic. What kind of coverage do you need? Do you need people to sign a waiver? What happens if you can't cont...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 286: Yoga Around the World with Lily Allen-Duenas   Description: Have you ever wanted to teach yoga around the world but weren't sure where to get started? Perhaps you have wondered how the yoga community differs from country to country. Lily Allen-Duenas shares her insights as a yoga teacher who travels the world and also as a podcaster who has interacted with y...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 285: Mental Health Aware Yoga with Dr. Lauren Tober   Description: Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness and 1 in 3 Canadians will be affected by a mental illness during their lifetime. Globally, there is an upward trend in the number of people living with and impacted by mental health conditions. This means we may have students in our classes...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 284: Beyond Pronouns and Pride Month with Shannon Crow   Description: How can we make our yoga classes more inclusive and accessible? The truth is, sometimes we can mess up and make mistakes even when we try to create safer spaces in our yoga classes. We may cause harm without realizing it - that's why it is a huge gift when someone points out how we are causing...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 283: Teach Yoga Without Demos with Francesca Cervero   Description: Do you demonstrate yoga asanas when you teach? Do you wish you could do fewer demos in a class but don't know how? How can we start doing that in our classes? Francesca Cervero explains how she teaches yoga without demos and how other yoga teachers can too.   Francesca Cervero has been teaching y...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 282: What's Missing? Yoga Class Notes with Kathryn Anne Flynn   Description: Have you ever been to a yoga class and noticed that something is missing? Perhaps it was the cues given, or the postures practices, or even the sequence of the class. There are certain key elements that we need to have to make a well-rounded yoga class and we might be missing some of the...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 281: Yoga Teaching Tips with Gabrielle Harris   Description: Whether you're fresh out of a yoga teacher training or have been teaching yoga for years, there is always something new to learn about becoming a better teacher. Gabrielle Harris shares actionable tips for yoga teachers that you can start implementing in your classes and using right away.   Gabrielle de...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 280: Get Paid as a Yoga Teacher with Shannon Simmons   Description: As yoga business owners, we may feel conflicted around making money and getting paid for sharing yoga and helping others. However, being able to get paid for the work that you do ensures that you will be able to continue serving others with your yoga. So how do you make sure that you can pay your...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 279: Bowel Health and Yoga with Shannon Crow    Description: Bowel health and function is an essential part of our lives, yet something we don't discuss often. We all (hopefully) have bowel movements regularly and if we are not, it can impact our pelvic organs, pelvic floor and overall health. Yet, conversations about pooping are not normalized and we avoid talki...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 278: Religion & Cultural Respect in Yoga with Emmy Chahal   Description: How are yoga and religion connected? Why do some people, depending on their religion, feel like yoga is evil? What does spiritual bypassing look like and why is it harmful? These are the challenging questions Emmy Chahal tackles in this episode.   Emmy Chahal is a trauma informed yoga teache...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 277: Yoga and Land Acknowledgement with Jessica Barudin & Emmy Chahal   Description: What are land acknowledgements? Who needs to do them, and why? How is it relevant to yoga, and how does this fit into the larger context of deepening our connection to the lands we occupy? Jessica Barudin and Emmy Chahal answer these questions and more in this episode.   Jessica...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 276: Caring for Yoga's South Asian Roots with Susanna Barkataki   Description: A topic the yoga community has been quite hesitant to approach is that of caring for yoga's south Asian roots and re-centering South Asian yoga teachers and practitioners. In this episode, Susanna Barkataki shares her insights on why this is important and how to do it well.   Susanna B...

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 275: Kicked Out of a Yoga Class!? with Shannon Crow   Description: Have you ever been kicked out of a yoga class, or made to feel unwelcome, excluded, or shamed? It may feel shocking to hear if you have never had this experience, but sadly this is something many people in The Connected Yoga Teacher community have experienced.   In this episode, Shannon shares com...