Yoga Teacher Training Podcast: Learn Anatomy, Philosophy, Business and More

One of the most common questions that new teachers have his “am I doing this pose correctly?” This is a great question and really important to know if you're going to teach that pose. What do you look for? What should it feel like in your body? Is there really even just one correct way to do a pose? There are some important questions to consider when we're talking about a posture. First of all, wh...

Signup for the next Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training info session at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt How do you memorize sequences? If you're going to teach a class or going to audition for a studio you might be feeling nervous or doubting yourself. I totally get it! I have experienced this too and I'll share my story of how I doubted myself at an audition and how it reinforced some really important...

Enroll in the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt -- Learn 10 Core Competencies including Anatomy, Philosophy, Asana, Meditation and Teaching Skills such as today's topic: The Sequencing Bell Curve Today I am sharing something I use in every class I teach. This is essentially the 'secret' that I discovered from attending thousands of classes and refined through teachin...

Enroll in the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt -- Learn 10 Core Competencies including Anatomy, Philosophy, Asana, Meditation and Teaching Skills such as today's topic: How To Take Requests. I'll share the number one thing I believe is most important to taking student requests (hint: it is part of the 8 Limbs of Yoga). Then I'll share 9 things to consider when takin...

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is now open for enrollment! Join the free live Q&A info session at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt — Learn 10 Core Competencies over 12 weeks. Significant discount available if you already have a YTT from another school. Today I share all about Sanskrit — the language of yoga. How do we pronounce common words like asana? What are some of the mistakes teachers...

$25 Yoga Insurance for YTT students + $10 off for life when you sign up for your yoga insurance through this link: http://www.quietmind.yoga/insurance - this is an awesome deal and covers all online, recorded and in person teaching.  Today I share from the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training lesson on Ayurveda. Having a yogic / Ayurvedic / sattvic diet may not seem so significant to teaching yoga but...

What is the main reason most people practice yoga? If it is to increase flexibility then what is flexibility? We most often think of doing this with stretching but often only in one style of stretching - did you know that there are at least 4 types of stretching? I'll share about them in today's episode including one that I would never teach and why some teachers do suggest doing it.  Watch this e...

Yoga Anatomy is one of my favorite topics to teach and study - but it took a long time for me to really make sense of it. One of the more fascinating aspects of yoga anatomy is the fascia. This incredibly strong, yet adaptable connective tissue connects every muscle and bone of the body. How do we work with this tissue? Why is it so important? I'll share all about this in today's episode.  If you...

Download the free PDF for this episode at http://www.quietmind.yoga/meditations Today is the last day to join the Quietmind Membership at http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership - 80+ video classes + new monthly themes + amazing global community. Tomorrow we start our new series working with Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga to learn your dosha (type) and create habits and practices to create bala...

The Quietmind Membership is now open for Fall Enrollment! Go to http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership to learn about the 80+ on demand videos you can access right now and join an amazing community of yogis all over the world. Enrollment closes next week.  Today on the podcast I'm sharing insights on Mindfulness from the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training -- Did you know that the word "mindfulness" has...

The Quietmind Membership opens for one week only next week! http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership to join the waiting list.  Today I share a major topic Im teaching inside the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training. At the core of yoga philosophy is Samkhya philosophy -- a lesser known and far less practiced philosophy that includes an understanding of creation based on 2 qualities: parusha and prakriti (...

The Quietmind Membership opens on Sept 22nd for one week only at http://www.quietmind.yoga/memberhsip - Join the waiting list now to be notified when it opens! Today I share some of my favorite insights from the beautiful film On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace. This was required for students in my Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training to view and I’ll be sharing some behind the scenes thoughts on the n...

Enrollment closes soon for the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt Today I share one of the most valuable lessons I've learned about anatomy, how it made everything I was trying to learn about anatomy click, and how you can apply it in specific movements and poses right away. This is the foundation of what I teach in the Anatomy section of the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Tr...

Early registration is open now for the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at http://www.quietmind.yoga/qcenroll - Get an extra 1-1 session when you signup before Sunday! One of the most popular episodes here was "How to Choose A Yoga Teacher Training" all the way back 20000 years ago in Sept 2019.  So much has changed since then, and I've heard from students who are really disappointed with their new...

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training opens soon! Early bird registration starts Monday - Sign up at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt to be notified I received a message recently asking what it's like to be a full time yoga teacher. What can you expect? I'll share all about that today and why self care is the most important thing to focus on first and why many yoga teachers neglect this. I'll also shar...

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is just over a month away! Signup to receive exclusive updates and bonus lessons at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt Today’s episode was inspired by a conversation with a student who enrolled in a Yoga Teacher Training that she feels has been disorganized and disappointing. This is unfortunately a common experience, but after talking a bit I shared some ways she co...

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is opening for enrollment soon! Learn more at http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt A few years ago I went to India and one of my guides said “the thing that India teaches you is how to surrender.” I will explain all about that today as I share about the 5th Niyama: Ishvari Pranidhana - Surrender to source. Fun fact: this can be spelled "ishvara" for the divine masculin...

Download the free "8 Limbs Of Yoga Study Guide" for this episode at http://www.quietmind.yoga/8limbs You can watch this episode on YouTube at http://www.quietmind.yoga/youtube - please subscribe and like to support this podcast <3  Today I share about the 4th Niyama: Svadyaya This is one of my favorite aspects of yoga, one the most essential, and one of the most empowering.  All of our choices...

Already a teacher and want mentorship in creating your online business? My new mentorship program Thrive Teaching Online just opened this week(!) at http://www.quietmind.yoga/tto Today I'm answering a student's question: "can you really learn yoga online?" What about the in-person, hands on instruction to make sure you're doing the poses safely?  Today I share 5 pros and 5 cons of taking an online...

Watch the free workshop 6 Steps To Turn Your Idea Into An Online Yoga Business In The Next 90 Days at http://www.quietmind.yoga/6steps How do you build willpower, discipline and patience? This is one of the core teachings of yoga philosophy: Tapas.  Tapas means all of those things plus intensity, passion and focus.  We see it in the ascetic yogis who devote their lives to tapas practices like keep...

This practice changed my life.  Around 12 years ago I was struggling with depression and feeling stuck on how to navigate it.  I knew something needed to change so when I heard about a practice that could possibly help, I was eager to try it.  The practice, I know now, shares its roots with this ancient teaching of Yoga Philosophy.  What is the practice? I will share in this podcast, as well as ho...

What do you do after yoga teacher training? How do you start teaching classes? Should you take more trainings? I sat down to discuss all of this with recent grad Allison Halley, who you heard on episode 17 "How to Know When You're Ready for Teacher Training." In the short time since then she started teaching weekly classes and is already near the completion of her second YTT with me through the Qu...

Saucha means cleanliness and it’s the first of 5 niyamas (disciplines) - things we aim to do to achieve the 8 limbs of yoga. Recent research in quantum physics has fascinating implications for how our minds shape our environments and vice versa. Practicing saucha means being mindful of the ‘cleanliness’ of your mind just as much as the cleanliness of your body. To perceive more clearly rather than...

Aparigraha means “non-grasping” and is the final “don’t” of Yoga Philosophy. It asks us to be aware of where we grasp to results, behaviors and anything external that may ultimately lead to suffering and disconnection from our true self. Today I’ll share about What is Aparigraha? Is it healthy to practice non-attachment? Is that unrealistic? How can we practice aparigraha? Want to learn more about...

Brahmacharya comes form the words brahman (the source of which are all a part) and acharya “to walk with” to “follow the lead” or “to lead.” So why is this Yama often defined as “abstinence from sex?” Today I’ll share about What is Brahmacharya? Is it abstinence from sex? Why? How does Brahmacharya relate to taoist and tantric sexual cultivation practices? What does this Yama have to do with our m...