Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast

Learn tips and techniques for planning your classes to keep you focused, effective, and inspired.  Part one of this series focuses on the nuts and bolts of how to create a plan that has enough structure to be helpful, but enough flexibility to be adaptable to unexpected circumstances. Topics covered include: The difference between a sequence, a theme, and a class plan. Why it's important to treat...

Tips and practical advice for your own meditation practice and how to share it with your students. In this episode, Kelly Smith from Yoga for You online shares practical and down to earth advice about practicing and teaching meditation, including: The best time of day to meditate How to choose a meditation position What to do if you tend to fall asleep during meditation She also shares ideas for t...

If you feel nervous before teaching - you are not alone. Feeling nervous is something that happens to everyone, yet somehow we tent to think we are the only ones who feel that way! In this episode, I will share my personal ideas, feelings, and strategies around how to handle getting nervous about your teaching.  What being nervous really means Why it's actually a good thing What to do when you fee...

Alexandria Crow shares insights on how yoga teachers can use social media in a way that is both ethical and effective. Highlights Benefits and pitfalls of social media for yoga teachers Alex’s elevator pitch How to decide which social media channels to use How to create content to post on social media How to measure your success on social media   Invitation for Inspired Action Create your elevator...

If you struggle with pricing or are unsure about how to set prices for your teaching, this episode is a mini-training to help you set a minimum hourly rate.

Physical therapist and yoga teacher Libby Hinsley discusses the significance of the psoas muscle and how yoga teachers can most effectively work with it in their classes. Highlights The primary role of the psoas muscle (it’s probably not what you think) Symptoms of psoas dysfunction Two reasons why modern humans have more problems with the psoas than our ancestors How the psoas shapes the body Two...

Is it ethical to charge for yoga? Highlights What yoga teachers are selling (it's not yoga) Why free yoga may not be in the best interest of the student. Why money causes so many people to behave unethically - and why yoga teachers are far from immune. How to make better decisions around money. Lessons from ancient yogic texts such as the yoga sutras and the Bhagavad Gita.   Links and Resources Yo...

Learn how to market your offerings in a way that is both honest and effective - and avoid the most common marketing pitfalls along the way. Highlights The evolution of the ‘yoga industry’ in the past few decades Why most yoga teachers think of marketing in backwards - and how turning that thinking around can transform their relationship to marketing The weird reason I used to be afraid of marketin...

Bernie Clark shares how you can use knowledge of anatomical variation to make your yoga classes more inclusive and supportive of long term optimal health for your students. Highlights The most important anatomical concepts that yoga teachers often get wrong. The most important question for yoga teachers and students to ask themselves about asana. How to know if you should study anatomy as a yoga t...

Learn strategies for thriving as a yoga teacher when you live in a rural and/or seasonal area in this on-air coaching session with Valarie Anderson. Highlights How to approach the concept of niche when you live in a very small town. How to talk about yoga with people who only have had a very limited exposure to it and may feel skeptical about it. How to structure your class offerings when you live...

An innovative yoga studio business model that is designed to center the needs of yoga teachers and support them to make a living as a teacher.  Highlights ~ Why Kaya chose this business model ~ The three prongs of a yoga studio ~ the students, the studio, the teachers and whether all three can "win" ~ Who this kind of model is for and who it isn't for ~ Why running a studio as simply as possible i...

Mado shares how you can use the latest research in neuroscience to turn your personal practice from a resource intensive decision to a nourishing habit. Highlights Why habit formation is a missing piece in most teacher trainings The three main components of a habit and how to manipulate them to create an effortlessly consistent personal practice 5 types of triggers how to strengthen their effect R...

The queen of alignment and grandmother of yoga in Asheville shares some wisdom about functional anatomy and the best way for yoga teachers to use her book “Healing Our Backs with Yoga”. Highlights The difference between positive pain and negative pain. How to use the image of a clock face to guide your students into optimal core alignment and activation. How to work progressively to heal back pain...

Mado helps a college writing professor with a passion for yoga nidra refine her niche, develop signature offerings, and create a strategy for attracting private clients. They also dive into practices to help overcome mindset issues when feeling resistant to promotion and marketing. Highlights How to set your own standards expectations for the structure of your teaching - no matter what the yoga co...

Upgrade your cue-ability with this mini training on language with Laurel Beversdorf. Highlights Why language is so important in the context of teaching movement and even more so when teaching yoga How to use language to support your intention for teaching 4 different types of cues you can use in your classes and why you might choose each one Why watching your students reactions to your instruction...

Mado shares her personal practice for using mindful awareness to stop engaging in behaviors that are self-sabotaging or self-destructive. Highlights Why yoga teachers engage in the same self-destructive patterns as everyone else The major reason why we engage in behavior that we know is unhealthy The two steps to diffusing the power of our uncomfortable feelings The reason that resistance to feeli...

Learn everything you need to know to make your first yoga video. Jess Rose shares the inside scoop of what it takes to make a high quality yoga video your first try. Highlights The equipment you really need to make a yoga video and tips for keeping your equipment costs down. The most important things to know BEFORE you start creating your video. The 3 most compelling reasons for yoga teachers to t...

Still sending your email list a long boring newsletter filled with all the different events you have coming up? Or do you rarely send one at all? If so, you need this mini training on how to fully tap into of the power of email marketing for yoga teachers. Highlights Understand the mindset issues that prevent a lot of yoga teachers from creating an email list, growing their list, or tapping into t...

On-air coaching calls provide real world examples of how to apply the topics of previous episodes. Hearing several examples will help you apply the concepts from last week’s episode (find and nurture your ideal yoga student) to your own situation. Highlights Karin has been teaching yoga for 10 years and works full time in the healthcare field. She would like for her niche to focus on teaching self...

Increase your impact as a yoga teacher, reduce the time and energy you spend on marketing, support your personal practice, increase your confidence as a teacher, and promote a sense of cooperation and community with other yoga teachers by taking this one key step in your yoga business.   Highlights 6 compelling reasons for yoga teachers to get clear on their ideal yoga student. Why some yoga teach...

In this episode Kristine shares the benefits of slowing down your yoga practice and how the latest research in neurobiology overlaps with a traditional definition of yoga to explain why it works. Highlights A definition of yoga that is grounded in tradition yet fully relevant to modern life The evolution of research in the health and wellness sphere Why the yoga market is actually not saturated, c...

Mado shares some basic principles of how to take care of your wrists in a yoga class setting. Highlights Two major factors in how much load your wrists can handle The main reason that so many yoga students experience wrist pain My favorite modifications to allow students to participate in classes while still protecting sensitive wrists. (Bonus video download for subscribers) The exercises that I d...

In this episode Trina Altman shares her thoughts on injury prevention and how she see yoga & Pilates evolving from a “top down” lineage based approach towards a more personalized and “bottom up” approach. We also talk about: 1. Why Momentum Fest (interdisciplinary Pilates conference) was such a life changing experience for her. 2. How to approach learning anatomy, kinesiology, biomechanics & exerc...

In this episode, I share the process that I use to help me decide what the most important actions are to move me towards my goals with integrity. Highlights My biggest challenge in being self-employed. The difference between vision and goals Why choosing a specific population to focus on teaching can provide clarity and momentum Questions to help you create a vision that inspires you How to choose...