Essential Conversations for Yoga Teachers
The podcast for yoga teachers centered around important conversations for yoga teachers to discuss, reflect, and implement. From class planning to business strategy, these conversations help yoga teachers build the business that will help keep them teaching long-term and with a sustainable income.
Episodes
111 episodes
Ep 110: Teaching Yoga As A Personal Relationship
Yoga has evolved into a practice of performance. It's become more about the depth of a pose, the complexity of a sequence, or how much a student can practice asana. Yoga was never meant to be a performance. It has always been intended to cultiv...
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Ep 109: Teaching: Shift from Authority to Curiosity-Based
When you first start teaching yoga, you’re told to "own the room!" To have a plan, know your sequence, and be the authority at the front of the room. But what happens when your sense of authority starts to feel restrictive? When your carefully ...
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Ep 108: Why Your Verbal Cues Aren’t Always Enough
We've all been there... we cue something that makes perfect sense in our own minds… but a student doesn’t quite understand. Maybe your students look confused, or move in completely different directions. It’s not that your cue was bad; it’s that...
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Ep 107: Why Warrior 2 Looks and Feels Different for Every Student
Warrior 2 is one of the most recognizable poses in yoga, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, we take a deeper look at why this seemingly simple posture can feel so different from one student to the next. From hi...
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Ep 106: The Myth of Perfect Alignment
In this episode, we’re talking about one of yoga’s most persistent myths: that there’s such a thing as perfect alignment. Many of us were taught that safety and skill are determined by how closely a student’s alignment matches the positioning t...
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Ep 105: Ever Felt Unprepared in Class? Here’s What To Do
Every yoga teacher knows this feeling, I know I do from time to time... It's the moment you prepare to teach and realize you don’t feel fully prepared. Maybe the energy of the room is different than you expected, a student comes with an injury ...
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Ep 104: Planning For A New Year: How to Work Smarter
Working smarter is not about “doing more.” Thinking this way is the mentality that keeps so many yoga teachers right on the edge of burnout. Instead of adding more classes or constantly creating brand new sequences every week, we’ll explore how...
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Ep 103: Burnout: Why It Happens & What to Do About It
Feeling drained or uninspired in your teaching? You’re not alone. In this episode, we explore why burnout happens for yoga teachers, how nervous system dysregulation contributes to it, and what you can do to reconnect to your practice, y...
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Ep 102: Sequencing for Your Students’ Needs
In this episode, let's explore how to identify your class’s true purpose. Including the physical, functional, and nervous system outcomes you intend for your students to experience. We’ll discuss how to move from creativity-based seque...
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Ep 101: Sequencing - Why Repetition and Intention Matter More Than Novelty
In this episode, we explore two of the most common myths that get in your way when it comes to creating effective sequences. If you believe that every class must be brand new to keep students engaged, or that sequencing should revolve around wh...
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Ep 100: Yoga Teachers, I'm Celebrating You!
This 100th episode isn’t about me, milestones, or fancy numbers. It’s about you, the teacher who continues to show up, learn, and support your students in your classes, even on the days when it feels challenging. In this episode, I'll reflect o...
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Ep 99: How Confident Are You That Your Sequences Support All Students?
We all want to create classes that feel safe, supportive, and empowering for every student who joins. But how confident are you that your sequences truly support different bodies, different types of injuries, and physical limitations in student...
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Ep 98: Students with Shoulder Pain is More Common Than You Think
In this final episode of the series, I’ll discuss the unique challenges of the shoulders: the balance between mobility and stability, the high volume of weight-bearing in vinyasa flows, and the nervous system’s role in amplifying or quieting pa...
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Ep 97: What’s the Deal with Knee Pain in Yoga Classes?
In this second episode of our pain-focused series, I'll explore what it really means to support students with sensitive knees across a few different yoga class formats.I’ll discuss how weight-bearing in vinyas, alignment expectations in ...
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Ep 96: Got Students with Hip Pain in Your Classes?
Hip pain is one of the most common conditions yoga students have, and for many teachers, it can feel overwhelming to know how to help without making things worse. In this episode, listen as I explain why all hip pain isn’t th...
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Ep 95: How to Talk About Pain in Class Without Creating Fear
One of the hardest things for yoga teachers is knowing what to say when students mention pain. The language we use can either empower our students or unintentionally create fear that makes them feel fragile or unsafe in their ...
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Ep 94: Confidence Is the Key to Teaching Injured Students
As yoga teachers, we often feel pressure to be endlessly creative in our sequencing, transitions, and class themes. But when a student walks into class with an injury or persistent pain, creativity isn’t what they need most. They need you to be...
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Ep 93: Anatomy Made Simple: Teach with Confidence
Do you feel overwhelmed by the thought of learning anatomy as a yoga teacher? You’re not alone. I'm sure you know the importance of understanding anatomy, but at the same time, it feels complicated, time-consuming, and intimidating.
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Ep 92: Repetitive Stress Injuries in Yoga: What You Should Know
Not all yoga injuries happen in a single moment. Many develop slowly, over time, from repeated movements or sustained positions. These are known as repetitive stress injuries, and they are some of the most common injuries students have because ...
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Ep 91: How Foot Injuries Affect A Student's Yoga Experience
The feet are our foundation, yet they can be overlooked when it comes to teaching and sequencing. In this episode, I'll discuss a few foot injuries and conditions, like plantar fasciitis, bunions, arthritis, ankle instability, and stress fractu...
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Ep 90: Yoga Rules That Don’t Hold Up
When you finished your 200-hour yoga teacher training, chances are you walked away not just with a certificate but with a list of “rules” about how to teach. Rules about sequencing, alignment, hands-on assists, and even how you’re supposed to s...
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Ep 89: Sequencing Struggles That Still Haunt Experienced Teachers
Sequencing is more than putting poses together; it’s actually a puzzle if you think about it. Inside that puzzle are nervous systems, mixed abilities, injuries, as well as the human need for meaning and understanding. If sequencing still feels ...
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Ep 88: Feel Unprepared for Multiple Injuries in One Yoga Class?
Teaching yoga in a group setting can feel overwhelming when students show up with injuries or persistent pain. How do you balance the flow of the class while making sure every student feels safe, supported, and included? In this episode, we’ll ...
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Ep 86: Teaching the Senses of Proprioception, Interoception, and the Vestibular System
In this episode, I'll discuss three internal systems that shape every student’s experience on the mat, but are often left out of the conversation in yoga teacher trainings. They are: proprioception, interoception, and the vesti...
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