Yoga Strong

Today I'm reflecting on the concepts of restoring and re-storying ourselves, inspired by some big transitions I'm navigating as the parent of a child soon to be leaving home for college.  He will become a new person and I will, too. But what happens before then--and now?  This is about grief and love, and choosing to rewrite certain stories about ourselves as a way to honor our unique ti...

Trisha Durham joins us today! She's a movement trainer who "helps curious people to move more comfortably, kindly, competently," and we talk about the process of finding her voice as a teacher.  We talk about her journey from Ashtanga to vinyasa, finding freedom in movement, how to develop and make money as a teacher, and so much more. Connect with Trisha through her website or Inst...

There are so many things to pay attention to while teaching--movements, words, people in the room, music, where to stand in the room, and why. And more. It's a lot.  Today we talk about what I think is one of the most important aspects to pay attention to and cultivate--and it may surprise you.  Weekly stories by email from Bonnie HERE Connect with Bonnie: Instagram , Email ( hello@bonnieweek...

Today we talk Flow School, my online program designed to help yoga teachers tap into their creative sequencing and find their authentic voice. Flow School helps you understand the why behind your choices, offers a supportive community of like-minded, rule-bending teachers, and provides tools and resources to support you in leading the kinds of classes that light both you and your students up. Next...

As we near the end of the year, some questions are alive for me and I share them with you, along with some insights from a trip this week to a clothing-optional hot springs. We explore the themes of letting go, having conversations with our pain, and how embracing uncomfortable spaces can expand us.  And if you'd like to give it a listen, here's the Sexy Sunday episode on my Naked 40 pro...

Today, we're talking about voice, y'all! The power of voice applies to everyone, not just yoga teachers. Today I share three practices to help you own the hell out of your voice by building safety and trust in yourself. We also talk body language because that's a big part of voice, too. PS: Yoga Strong merch is here!  Support the show by snagging some here . Weekly stories by email...

Have you ever painted a wall in your house and felt like the experience of the entire room was transformed-- from a can of paint? Today we talk about how the little things are the big things. And how it often doesn't take much to shift us-- how we move, how we think--even our whole damn lives.  Weekly stories by email from Bonnie HERE Connect with Bonnie: Instagram , Email ( hello@bonnieweeks...

Have you ever gotten to a place where you're tired of you getting in your own way? Today is about that. I share about the process of getting a new tattoo and how it relates to keeping promises to myself. And all the things that can get in the way of that, like procrastination and comparison and perfectionism. This is about meeting and befriending the parts of ourselves that are holding us bac...

Today I share a game-changer practice. For some of y'alls, this episode might be all you end up needing from me--to propel you, to do the thing that is inside of you that wants to get out. This is Five Minutes to Move, and this is how I come to my mat. It supports this connection to my own movement, and to my own flow, that greatly informs how I teach, why I teach, what I teach.  This practic...

I'm here to help yoga teachers own the hell out of their voice.  Today, I share ten of my top practices to support new (or returning) teachers to do just that.  Which is really about supporting you to become the biggest and most impactful version of yourself. Because you can't step into your becoming as a teacher and have it not permeate the rest of your life.  These are ten ways of show...

"This is bigger than me, but it needs me." I share how these words came to me, and how they've guided me the last couple of years as a teacher, and in the creation of leading of Flow School. I think this idea applies in our leadership, as teachers, and other spaces in our lives too. We need to show up and do our part--and be able to hold ourselves in order to hold a container--but w...

When we teach something new, something that demands a different attention, it gets us out of our heads and into our bodies. As teachers, I really believe that part of the gift that we get to give is that of moving   people, not just through space but within and through themselves.  We get to witness as they move and are moved. Part of how we're able to support this is through keeping things i...

We're all gonna experience things in life that are difficult and sludgy--things that we maybe wouldn't have chosen for ourselves. And while it's important for us to feel and experience what we feel, we also have choices as to how we frame things, where we put our attention.  Because if we pause, if we shift our perspective a little, we can find things to love about even what is hard...

Today's share comes in response to a question from one of y'all: What's the yin to my yang?  I do and hold a lot of things. I've got a lot of ideas and projects and business things going, where I'm showing up for a lot of people. And I'm a mom to three kids. I've got a lover. I've got this pod.  There's a lot of yang--assertive, leading kind of energy--...

Today is my first day back to IRL studio teaching--and with a new studio! It's got me pondering student-teacher and teacher-owner relationships, along with my own relationship to the teaching of flow yoga.  Today I offer lots of questions for your consideration, like: What does it mean to you to practice vinyasa? Does it mean the same thing(s) to your students?  What's the difference bet...

Sometimes getting what we want can be terrifying. And sometimes we feel terrified even when we know deep down that we can do the damn thing. Even if it may not seem like it, I know these feelings well. Even after close to a decade of teaching and showing up on Instagram. Today I talk about the journey from teaching in my garage to teaching and working with people from all over the world, to highli...

I often say that I help people own the hell out of their voice.  Earlier this month, the day before my 40th birthday, I lost my voice for the first time ever. It got me thinking about what exactly it means to own our voice--and all the ways, audible and not, that we speak. Join me for some thought experiments, a story about a woman who lost her hearing but gained her listening, and reflections fol...

One of my favorite parts of this podcast is the fact that I get to introduce you to cool people, out in the world being leaders and doing cool stuff. My guest today is a person I used to work with and who now has a studio of her very own. Steph Alston is no stranger to leadership—just like me, Steph grew up in the LDS church, where she had the opportunity to try on different forms of leadership li...

Giving yourself permission to be more you isn’t a one-and-done process. Showing up fully is a forever journey. When I started sharing my life online, the way I showed up looked so different than how I show up now. Little by little, I became braver and now I get to be as big as I want to be. Friends, the same is true for you. When you start to own who you are, you get to be all the things you dream...

There is no “right” way to be a yoga teacher. But so often, we get caught up in ego and competition, trying to be the “best” or judging others for showing up in a way that’s different than how you might teach… the truth is, there’s enough room for all of us. If you show up in your own joy and with intent to truly serve your students, you’ll always find success. People gravitate towards authenticit...

This is for the teachers out there. I’ve had so many conversations about repetition recently, both from week to week and within a single class itself. Maybe you’re feeling some kind of pressure to put out a brand new flow every single week, but I’d like to make a case for doing the same things. But even if you hear the same things over and over again, you can always learn something new, gain a new...

I did something new yesterday. I took a hip hop dance class. Doing something new and awkward and sometimes uncomfortable like taking a hip hop class was never something I felt I had the courage for before yoga. There is something that yoga has given me—or more accurately, that I have given myself through the process of self-discovery that yoga has put me on—that allows me to take up space, to play...

Sometimes being a leader means learning when to listen. In leadership roles, often we feel like we have to do it all alone, without the advice or help of the people around us but in truth, we are stronger in community. We are stronger together. We miss out on opportunities to grown when we keep things to ourselves or refuse to ask for help. Our communities lift us up, and create space and strength...

I’m so excited about what I’m about to share with you because I’ve created something I’ve never seen before and I know you’re going to love it, too. I came to yoga from a weight-lifting background and have always loved the element of strength needed in flow. So, I created Yoga Strong—not this podcast, but a 3 month program where we will be combining yoga and strength. You don’t need to super into...

Last week was the first ever IRL Flow School. Many years ago now I decided to start sharing my life online, and now I have the immense joy and pleasure to connect with all of you in person. There is real magic in showing up to listen and learn and do something new together, and IRL Flow School is something I am absolutely stoked to do again. We do not grow alone, and how lucky are we when we get t...