Your Yoga In English by Enga Unite

Every day is an opportunity to start something new or make changes. The topic of today’s episode is inspired by some conversations I had in the last few days. Many people (clients, co-workers, and friends) I spoke to said they feel stuck and doubtful in the last weeks. They feel disconnected and lost causing them to live on autopilot and neglect their goals. They also described that deep down, the...

How to stop postponing your ideal teaching career and decide on your next steps! It’s August 2023 and we’re just past the middle of the year. What goals did you set for yourself this year? And are you accomplishing them?​ The days pass by, another week starts; time flies! You may feel that time flies and notice you got distracted by all types of other things happening in your life. (Especially now...

When you speak in English, do you (sometimes)... Feel inauthentic and catch yourself using words others use, but don't feel they 'express you'? Doubt your words actually make sense? Wish you remembered or knew other words to say exactly what you want? Omit saying things because you can't find 'the right words'? In other words (pun not intended )... Do you find yourself sear...

Many teachers say that before and even during the class they feel anxious about teaching yoga. Teaching means people look at you and wait for your cues. Being heard and seen can make you feel uncomfortable and taking the responsibility to lead and guide others can make you feel pressured. Especially if you don't have a lot of experience yet, or want to learn to teach in a foreign language, you...

The  fear of speaking English  is a common obstacle among language learners! Expressing yourself in a language that’s not your own can  make you feel extremely uncomfortable . You may… •  Doubt  you don’t know the  right  or  enough words • Fear people  judge  you on your  accent  or pronunciation • Speak slow and feel bad about  having to make people wait • Be afraid that you  sound childish  and...

Today, let's chat about  language and communication errors ! Specifically, I'd like to share  5 mistakes  I see or hear  almost every non-native English speaking yoga teacher   make . Mistakes are inevitable and I actually encourage you to make them. Making mistakes helps you get out of your comfort-zone. By making them you overcome shyness and can find out what you can do or say different...

After you’ve created your class schedule, set up your space to teach and start attracting new students it’s wise to establish your business politics, because you want to be prepared and protect yourself. It’s possible a student gets sick or unexpectedly has to change their plans which means they could cancel last-minute. It’s also possible students expected something differently from your classes...

In this episode let's chat about  how you can actually attract people to your classes . I often see yoga teachers struggling to fill up their classes and wonder what they do wrong. In the beginning of my digital yoga career have made many mistakes too. My purpose of this training is help you  understand what doesn’t work  so that you can  become more focussed ,  attract consistent students  an...

This month, I already shared how you can  find teaching opportunities and guide to online teaching , but for this episode I've invited a special guest to share  how to start your digital yoga teaching journey  (even if you've just finished your YTT). It could be that you want to start by teaching your friends and family, or that you already have some students, but want to make your classes...

Community interview: Dalet  @sankalpayogaandsoundhealing Join Annie and Dalet to find out about Dalet's English and yoga journey: • Why she became a teacher • How she found her voice and overcame fears and feelings of inadequacy • What amazing things she's achieved and teaching opportunities she received Want to share your journey with the community too? Send us a DM or email at annie@enga...

In May, I shared with you  3 tricks to reprogramme your mindset for a lasting career . In this training I focussed on ways in which you can  transform the fears  and  limiting beliefs  that stop you from believing in yourself, your skills, experience, and expertise. All of that  with the aim to help you build a lasting career . ​ Thoughts  and  limiting beliefs  cause you to lack confidence on a ...

Your transformation is our mission! In this episode learn about Sabri's English and yoga journey; why she became a teacher and what she learned working with Enga. About Sabri: I'm a Fit Yoga teacher and Reiki master who loves helping others improve their overall health through yogic and reiki techniques. Currently I live in Germany and teach online yoga classes in a personalised way. I’m v...

In this episode, I'm following up on creating your own schedule  and especially, teaching online. Some of you have questions about how to  set up your space  and the  equipment  needed, so I thought it’d be handy to give you  a guide to online teaching . ​ Expect to learn about: How to set up your  schedule The types of  software  you need Setting up your  space The  equipment  needed (camera,...

Your transformation is our mission! In this episode, learn about Carlos' English and yoga journey; why he became a teacher and what he learned working with Enga. About Carlos: I'm a young man who was born and raised in Maracaibo, a beautiful city with a gorgeous lake in the west of Venezuela. I don't like to use any labels to describe myself, but I'd like to share with you that I&#...

Over the past weeks, you've heard me talk about teaching beyond the asanas. I want you to feel confident teaching asana, but also offer more than that: a well-rounded experience! One way to add more value to your classes and offer these 'well-rounded experiences' is... adding mindfulness and meditation practices! Writing scripts for mindfulness and meditation practices, as a non-native...

Your transformation is our mission! In this episode, learn about Andrea's journey and experience working with Enga for the past three years! Some of you may have seen Andrea during the mini-course as well, because behind the scenes Andrea works with us and combines her passion for yoga and skills in business and marketing! Andrea is a yoga teacher from Peru, currently living in Spain. During t...

In this episode, I’d like to share with you the missing piece to your international career. Actually, there are a few missing pieces, but the first and most important one, as you can guess now, is receiving support and guidance with finding and developing your own voice (even more so, if you want to teach in a foreign language). Finding your voice is step one of the 6-step process to becoming a co...

In episode 118, I shared with you the mindset shifts needed to feel capable of teaching yoga. I spoke about the reason 'why' you feel you aren't ready to teach yoga and unpacked 4 things that may cause you to lack confidence. All of them are limiting beliefs. It starts with a thought, which then makes you feel a certain way, which provokes another thought, and boom ... you’re in the cy...

Time and time again I hear from teachers they're postponing their teaching career because they 'don't feel ready'. The feeling of not feeling ready is caused by a negative thought pattern that's ruled by fears, lack of confidence, overthinking, or high expectations. You became a yoga teacher for a reason. The reason why may not be ultra clear to you right now, but I bet it'...

When teaching yoga in a foreign language you're faced with many challenges. First of all it takes time to find your voice and learn vocabulary to cue and instruct effectively. The next challenge is to form sentences that are easy to understand for your students, easy to remember for you, but also clear, concise, accurate, and inclusive. For that you need to have knowledge of three things: a wi...

Becoming a thriving, international yoga teacher goes further than 'just' teaching yoga. To set yourself up for a sustainable career your online presence is extremely important. In this expert interview, Eddie from OfferingTree will share with us how to boost your online presence using OfferingTree.  We'll discuss Why an online presence is important How an online presence contributes to creati...

Join Annie & Gwen for an expert interview to learn about how you can create a yoga career with in-person and digital offerings! In this chat we cover: • Why mixing in-person and digital offerings is so beneficial • How we started offering both ourselves • Tricks and how tos for running your own in-person and digital offerings Plus: tips for overcoming common fears such as competition and being...

The word 'outdated' refers to things that are old-fashioned. Usually, old-fashioned is a word that describes something that is ancient, antique, obsolete, or out of date. Stuff that’s made in a different age; from materials we no longer use; things that aren’t anymore produced, or because we’ve found faster, more innovative ways. Just as production and consumption make advances, so do we people an...

Every day, I get messages from people to ask me about ‘how to choose the right words' for teaching yoga in English. Learning a foreign language takes time and from time to time it can be confusing. To make a language your own and feel confident teaching/speaking in it, there’s a lot to think of, remember, and study. Especially in the beginning, I can only imagine how overwhelming it is trying to l...

Many teachers in our community complain that their Yoga Teacher Training didn’t prepare them enough to write sequences or that they didn’t receive enough practice time to learn to write them. And, I know how much your ability to write high quality sequences would boosts your confidence. Themed sequences that feel logical and intuitive. Sequences that... you can use again and again, without feeling...