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Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Lessons, stories and interviews designed to help you feel more confident as a yoga teacher. Music used with artist permission: https://johnbartmann.com/faq

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01:03:32

Shift Your Focus and Build Your Confidence (EP.357)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/06/30

When you’re teaching your yoga classes, what’s one feeling you wish you had? If you’re like a lot of yoga teachers that I talk to, you might wish you felt more confident. In this episode, you’ll find out more about how to build your confidence and how shifting your focus might just be one of the keys. Meet Divya Parekh, an ICF-credentialed executive and leadership coach who helps people connect with their “why” and tap into their confidence. You can read Divya’s full bio below. In this

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01:06:23

Meet Dr. Andrew McGonigle (EP.356)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/06/23

When you hear the word “anatomy,” what feelings come up? If you’re like a lot of yoga teachers, you might feel nervous or you might feel a sense of pressure to “learn anatomy” when your attempts to learn it in the past haven’t given you the results or confidence you need.Enter Dr. Andrew McGonigle, a yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience in anatomy, in part because he originally thought and trained to be a physician. After having an epiphany that led him to change paths, he found that

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01:17:12

Meet Dr. Lauren Tober (EP.355)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/06/16

There’s no denying that yoga is both a physical and mental practice. When people practice yoga, they can experience all sorts of emotions and that may come out in various ways. In this episode, Dr. Lauren Tober and I discuss various scenarios that may come up in your classes and look at them through the lens of mental health, sharing emotions and human behavior. These topics are not often discussed but they can provide an important foundation for yoga teachers when teaching classes. In this

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26:06

What Teacher Type Are You? (EP.354)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/06/11

In my years of working with hundreds of yoga teachers inside my program, I’ve discovered there are several different teacher types. Each has their own unique set of problems but many times, they don’t see it as a problem because there’s a strong belief causing them to keep doing what they’re doing…. even when it feels hard, pressure-filled and blocks them from feeling confident. In this episode, you’ll hear about a few of these teacher types, the characteristics of each and a starter solution so

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01:06:36

Teaching Yoga Full Time (EP.353)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/06/09

In today’s episode, you’ll meet yoga teacher Reiki Shucart, who runs an in person and online yoga business and is the host of the podcast, “Full Time Yoga Teacher.” You’ll hear her story, how she began teaching yoga and how she build a multi-faceted yoga business. She shares her philosophy as a teacher, shares from her work mentoring yoga teachers and gives perspective on working full time as a yoga teacher. Listening to this episode will help you: -See if working as a full time yoga teacher is

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01:03:50

Meet MaKenzie Fly (EP.352)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/06/02

Have you ever wanted to try something different in your classes that would allow you to elevate your teaching to a new level? On today’s show, you’ll discover a new technique that will not only transform you as a teacher but also transform your students. MaKenzie Fly shares a teaching methodology called “Theme Weaving,” and once you hear more about it, you’ll be hooked! MaKenzie not only walks you through the logic behind it; she also shares the huge opportunity for you as a teacher to step beyond

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01:06:05

Workshop on Confidence (EP.351)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/05/26

Listen in to a workshop held on May 21, 2025 on the four pillars of confidence teaching.At the end of the workshop, you’ll hear an offer. Here’s the link: https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

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01:23:00

Authentic Yoga Teaching (EP.350)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/05/19

In this episode, you’ll uncover how to teach authentically by listening to my conversation with yoga teacher Avi Gordon. Avi Gordon serves as the Director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA), a global network of over 10,000 yoga teachers dedicated to spreading the timeless teachings of Integral Yoga. As the host of the Integral Yoga podcast, Avi creates meaningful conversations on personal growth, spirituality, and the yogic lifestyle. A devoted father of two, Avi is passionate

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01:10:02

Meet Ann Swanson (EP.349)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/05/12

There’s no denying that when you’re teaching yoga, the better you understand anatomy, the more confident you’ll feel. In this episode, you’ll meet Ann Swanson, author and yoga teacher with a wealth of experience in anatomy, yoga, yoga therapy and training teachers. She's the author of Science of Yoga which has sold over half a million copies worldwide and has been translated into 15+ languages. She also recently announced the newly updated second edition just released this year (2025). She’s

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32:48

Anatomy of Backbends (EP.348)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/05/07

Have you ever wondered why backbends can be hard for your students to master? It has to do with the actual movement of spinal extension and that we often don’t move in that direction during the day. In this episode, you’ll learn more about the anatomy of backbends, how to teach them and clear cues to use. This will help you feel more confident as you’re teaching your classes. At the end of the episode, I share a special offer with you for my new Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program. You can use the

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01:13:00

Meet Jeremy Devens (EP.347)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/05/05

Yoga teachers don’t often get a chance to have live conversations and that’s one of the reasons I love having fellow yoga teachers on my podcast. In this episode, you’ll meet Jeremy Devens, yoga teacher, teacher trainer and podcast host, producing the Yoga Teacher Training Podcast. Jeremy has a special skill for building community, especially online, and he shares lessons he’s learned in teaching and also building a yoga business. He’s shared some key resources you can download so be sure to

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01:14:09

Meet Joanna Sapir (EP.346)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/04/28

Have you ever wondered how you can build up a thriving one on one private yoga session business? Imagine helping people transform their health in ways that are most meaningful to them and being a part of that process by teaching yoga, meditation and any other modality you feel is a good match for their vision. This is all possible when you create an offer you can share with people for private yoga programming. In today’s show, business strategist Joanna Sapir, walks you through how to do this in

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01:19:33

Meet Laurie James (EP.345)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/04/21

Have you ever had a physical reaction to an emotion you feel? What about as a yoga teacher.. have you ever asked your students to “notice how you feel?”Noticing how we feel and managing our emotions and the reactions to them in our physical body is part of the study of somatics. This is part of what you’ll learn about when you listen to my conversation with coach, author and podcast host, Laurie James. Laurie shares her story as well as the work she does with clients, helping them to find

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01:13:46

Meet Billy Wynne (EP.344)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/04/14

When you hear the phrase “you are whole and complete” what comes up for you? Well, if you’re like author Billy Wynne, you ponder how to help people understand the essence of what this really means AND live like this. Billy is the author of “The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment through the Radical Art of Lessening,” and we talk about the profound and at the same time, essential and timeless concepts of what is means to live like this. Billy is a student of Buddhism and mindfulness for 30 years and

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01:13:57

Meet Reema Datta (EP.343)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/04/07

In today’s episode, you’re going to meet an amazing guest, Reema Datta, who’ll be sharing about her life, her yoga teaching and all about her new book. Here is more about Reema: Reema Datta is the author of The Yogi’s Way: Transform Your Mind, Health, and Reality. Datta first learned yoga and Ayurveda from her mother and grandmothers as well as her grandfather, who wrote several books on Vedic philosophy. After receiving her master’s from the London School of Economics, Datta worked for the

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01:17:36

Yoga Teaching and AI (EP.342)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/03/31

Have you ever thought of how you can start to use Artificial Intelligence as a way to make your life easier as a yoga teacher? There are actually lots of ways and in this episode, you’re gong to find out how. My guest is Adrianne Jerrett, founder of All Mats Taken, and she bridges the worlds of yoga teaching and business technology. With a background in ecology and a 250-hour yoga certification completed during the pandemic, Adrianne faced firsthand the challenges of building a teaching career

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32:47

Evaluating Your Cues (EP.341)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/03/24

How many of the cues that you share do you truly understand the reason for the cue? Many teachers feel like they repeat cues but they don’t really KNOW them. In this episode, you’ll discover a template you can use to evaluate the cues you share and see how much you really know about each one! Remember, when you teach from what you know, your confidence grows, so this episode is designed to highlight if you have a learning gap around anatomy. If you find that you do, all you need to do is enroll in

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54:34

Effective Assisting Techniques for Yoga Teachers...

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/03/17

Ready to assist your students in yoga class but not sure where to start? Or maybe you’ve been experimenting with assisting your students and you feel uncomfortable and you’re not sure you’re doing it in a way that’s helpful for your students. In either case, this episode is for you! Here you’ll discover some fundamental concepts for assisting your students and a step by step list of factors to consider. You’ll also hear how assisting has changed in 2025 from years ago when assists were given without

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29:03

Busting Age Related Beliefs About Teaching Yoga (EP.339)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/03/10

Do you think you’re too old to teach yoga? Do you ever worry that your classes won’t be as popular as a younger teacher? If you’re 45 years old or old and you’ve ever had that thought, you’re not alone. I hear this from teachers quite a bit and at the same time, I’m seeing more and more yoga teachers over the age of 45 than ever before. In this episode. you’ll discover a powerful way to re-frame your age and to feel confident and empowered when you teach. Side note: This episode will work for

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52:09

Common Questions Yoga Teachers Ask (EP.338)

Conversations for Yoga Teachers ·

2025/03/03

For this episode, I asked Chat GPT for popular questions that it gets asked about teaching yoga. The questions that were returned are similar to my experience of talking to yoga teachers and the list of 10 questions makes for our conversation today. We’ll go through each question and you can see if the question is one you have too along with my approach to answering it. As always, the ultimate answer to each question lies within you. I share my approach to each one, sharing my teaching method

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