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Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast — 292 episodes

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1

3 Tips to Grow Your Studio Classes

2

Shakuni and 5 Ways to Check Yourself

3

Patanjali and Egg on My Beard

4

The Oceans of Yoga

5

The Joys and Perils of Being a Sādhaka in Business

6

Is Your Yoga Really for EVERY Body?

7

The Krishna Principle: Charisma as a Yoga Business Skill

8

The Leap, the Webinar and Remembering Your Strength

9

Pashu, Vira & Divya Bhavas for Compassionate Biz Growth

10

Ahalyā and Becoming More Visible in Your Yoga Biz

11

An Egg, a Parrot and My Biggest Business Failure Ever

12

Getting Room Hire Right

13

Why You Need To Read More (Actual) Books

14

[Patreon Teaser] Using Intuition in Your Yoga Biz

15

Staying Cashflow Positive (And What To Do If You Aren't)

16

From Thief to Poet: Start with What You Know

17

[PATREON TEASER] My Biggest Learnings from 2025 and My Plans for '26

18

The 'Real' Yoga Teachers of Bendigo

19

Completion Avoidance and the 3 Goddesses

20

The Fun Scale In Biz or It's Time to Impress the Hell Out of Yourself!

21

What Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone Show Us About Your Niche

22

Inside My Class Planning Process

23

Yoga, Strength and Launching an Online Course

24

Choosing Transgressive Acts in The Pursuit of Dreams

25

Work Less, Earn More with These 3 Tips

26

3 Ways You're Making Biz Unnecessarily and Gargantuanly Difficult

27

Lessons on Owning A Yoga Studio In Bangkok Part 1

28

Absorb Less, Act More

29

What It Means When You Hate Your Students!

30

BONUS: The Improbable Daddy of Western Postural Yoga

31

BONUS: 5 Step to Launch Your First International Retreat

32

Season Finale: 3 Ways to Travel Overseas with Your Yoga Business

33

Blending Mythology Into Your Workshops and Ravana's Ten Heads [Patreon Teaser]

34

So What, Exactly, is Somatic Yoga?

35

3 Yoga Biz Insights from Goddess Annapurna

36

Bikram, Versace, Paris and a Damp Cat

37

Why Money Fear Dilutes Your Message (and How to Fix It!)

38

Revisiting Your Yoga Teaching Ethics [Patreon Teaser]

39

How to Make Your Branding Truly Transformational

40

One Way To Dig Yourself Out of Yoga Gig Work Hustle

41

Vānaprastha Contemplations Part 3: Draupadi and the Jambhul Fruit

42

Want More Time? STOP Doing These Things Immediately!

43

My Simple 3-Tier Yoga Business Structure to Make More Money

44

What Grinds Your Gears + How to Raise Your Rates [Patreon Teaser]

45

Undies, Catholicism and When Teachers Just Don't Age Well

46

Onboarding New Clients: Reflection Questions for You

47

Vanaprastha Contemplations Part 2 Bhagiratha and Siva

48

Crappy Classes as Upagurus- Transmuting Snarkfests into Svādhyāya

49

Beyond Sequencing: What New Yoga Teachers Really Need to Know

50

Vānaprastha Contemplations Part 1: Guha and Siva

51

5 Ganesha Inspired Mini Biz Teachings to Check Your Progress

52

Bullying and Yoga's Brand Halo [Patreon Teaser]

53

When Tenacity Flips Into Hope-Addiction + 3 Money Things You Need

54

3 Power Yoga Biz Tips from Wellness Coaching [Patreon Teaser]

55

Turning the Tables: My Yoga Bestie Interviews ME!

56

Overcoming Multi-Modal Shame

57

3 Reasons Why Yoga Teachers Make Incredible Coaches

58

Brahmana and Langhana In Business [Patreon TEASER]

59

Overcoming Overwhelm to Pitch Your Yoga Biz

60

All Rod, No Net?

61

Creating Flourishing Partnerships, Experiences and Safe Spaces

62

Important Season Break Pattern Interrupt!

63

My 3 2025 Yoga Biz Goals for YOU!

64

A Case for Becoming a Spiritual Warrior

65

Why I'm Retiring and What My Most Successful Clients Have In Common

66

Setting Something Down In Order To Grow

67

3 Tips for Maintaining Tyāga in Biz Conflict

68

Yudhisthira's Dog, Showing Up and Getting It Done

69

Hanuman's Failed Efforts and Maintaining Sama-chitta-bhava in Biz

70

Marketing Your Yoga in a Small Town

71

3 Quick Insta Glowups + Some Business Protection Real Talk

72

Announcement: I Want Your Story!

73

7 Days, 7 Classes, 7 Love Notes to Yoga

74

Personal Branding, Style Guides and Core Messages

75

No, Really. This Will Be The LAST One.

76

You're a Founder and a Creator: Start Acting Like It!

77

What Saraswati, Radha and Chinamasta Have to Teach Us About Self-discovery and Healing

78

3 Website Mistakes You're Probably Making

79

3 Reasons to Start a Wellness Side Hustle

80

Hanuman, Anima and the Power of Going Micro

81

Faster, Tighter First Dates for Financial Gain

82

#Delulu is NOT the #Solulu

83

3 Ways to Monetise Your Zoom Recordings (TEASER)

84

Tapasvinī and My Missing $4k

85

Indra, Brene Brown and Revisiting Imposter Syndrome

86

Wild Yoga: I Have Thoughts (TEASER)

87

Business Breakthrough Mini Series Episode 6 (BONUS): Here's Your Invitation!

88

Business Breakthrough Mini Series Episode 5: 3 Things We Wish We Knew Then

89

Business Breakthrough Mini Series Episode 4: Taking the 'Leap' (And Leaving the 'Safety Net')

90

Business Breakthrough Mini Series Episode 3: Taking the First (Practical) Steps in Your Biz

91

Business Breakthrough Mini Series Episode 2: Clear Focus to Navigate Your Biz Path

92

Business Breakthrough Mini Series Episode 1: Dream Big to Shape Your (Biz) Future!

93

SEASON FINALE - The 3 Sticky Notes You Need Right Now

94

Feeling The Heart Pull in Creating Your Business

95

3 Hot Takes from a Monk and the Importance of Reading Widely

96

Choosing Your Texts and Your Teachers- the Vijñāna-bhairava-Tantra as a case study (TEASER)

97

How to Keep Your Sequences Safe, Smart and Suitably Spicy!

98

Pricing Day Retreats with Purpose and Confidence

99

Yoga, Science, Health Care and Dharma

100

Modern Postural Yoga's Most Polarising Book? Part 1 (TEASER)

101

My Process for Managing Styāna, Samśaya and Pramādā

102

4 Business Reasons to Film Your Personal Practice

103

How to Handle Refund Requests (and Other Tricky Conversations)

104

5 Lessons from 15 Years of Retreats

105

The Art & Business of Teaching Yoga

106

Spotting Saṃketa in Business

107

Sex, Drugs and Yoga Retreats

108

Jivamukti, Veganism and Changing My Mind (TEASER)

109

How I Found My Teacher + Indecision is a Choice

110

Wondering what working with me is REALLY like?

111

The Lotus of the Heart

112

Marketing Spanda: Managing expansion and contraction for ongoing growth

113

The Butt Kicking I Gave My Mastermind

114

Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Cancer

115

Project 'No Ghost Mats' Part 2: Optimising Your Website for Paid Traffic

116

Project 'No Ghost Mats' Part 1

117

Why 'Putting Yourself Out There' is NOT a Success Strategy!

118

Special Announcement!

119

Real Yoga Life: Habits, Business and Change

120

REDUX: How to Plan Your Black Friday Sale

121

Satya and Science- How to Access, Interpret and Use Science to Support Truthfulness in Your Yoga Business

122

On Being A Bad Yogi

123

You're a Freaking Gold Logie, Baby!

124

Chandra's Fading Light: 3 Business Warnings

125

Have You Lost Objectivity? 3 Tips from my Clients

126

My Simple 6-Month Retreat Marketing Schedule

127

5 Tips for First Time Retreats

128

5 Tips for Planning a Solo Retreat

129

Birthday Celebrations, (No) Puppy Yoga and My Oldest Friend, Dr Mia

130

On Fostering a Freer Spirit

131

Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat Info Session Replay + SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

132

5 Tips for Your Signature Talk

133

Mid-month Updates and a Special Free Trial!

134

10 Tips for Before, During and After Your Next Retreat Info Session

135

Bringing Sanjaya's Gift to Decision Making

136

What You Need to Measure and Why

137

Killing the Angel of the House... Again

138

Lou and Justine's Epic Leap to Lanka!

139

Krodha Points the Direction

140

How My Hope Addiction Cost Me Thousands

141

5 Things for (More) Comfortable Sales Pithces

142

Why We Shouldn't Give Up After 1 Bad Idea

143

Your Final Questions for the Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat Super Early Bird

144

Parvati, Whitesnake and Dating Myself

145

When Business Feels Like a 5000 Year Battle

146

Skanda's Sapta-Matrikas As a Quick Biz Check In

147

Recognising and Honouring Emotional Labour

148

3 Tips To Stick With It When It's Tough

149

5 Things To Sell Your Retreat

150

Season Break Interruption: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

151

Patreon Teaser: The Light and Dark of My 6 Weeks in Thailand Part 2

152

Patreon Teaser: The Light and Dark of My 6 Weeks in Thailand Part 1

153

Projection, Transference and Countertransference and More Mindfully Managing Conflict

154

Quick and Fun Annapurna in 5 Simple Steps

155

'Man, I've Really Come a Long Way!'

156

Shakuntala and the Risk of Expecting Fairness

157

Taking Yoga Where It Isn't

158

Nityodita and Avoiding the 'Meh' Oubliette

159

Satyavati as the Ultimate 'Why NOT Me?' Role Model

160

Body Peace and Making Yoga Truly Accessible

161

New Year Biz Reimaginings with Hari Hara

162

A Special End of Year Love Note From Me

163

It's Time To Stop Misusing Karma!

164

The Bhav of the Yagna that is Your Business

165

Stories from the Baskin Robbins of Yoga

166

Why Steve Winwood Brought Me To My Knees

167

Are You Feeding Baka In Your Biz?

168

At Times Like This, Beware Of These 3 Things

169

REDUX: Anahata Chakra And The Written Word

170

Sankalpa and the Heart-Felt Creative Process

171

Overcoming Glāni and Becoming Comfortable with Uncertainty

172

Thinking on Your Feet and Choosing the Right Trainings

173

Meet Me On Your Mat Part 2

174

Inside Some of My 1:1 Coaching!

175

Meet Me On Your Mat Part 1

176

Cultivating the Courage to Follow Your Dreams and Travel Full-Time

177

3 Yoga Biz Sliders from My Clients

178

What Yogananda's 'SRF Lessons' Have to Teach Modern Yogipreneurs: Part 1

179

The Valmiki-Hanuman Spectrum in Business

180

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Yoga Therapy

181

10 Common Ways Vāsanā Shows Up in Life and Biz

182

5 Tips for Feel-Good Sales Calls

183

Come Inside my National Tour!

184

How to Show Up and Shine as an Empath in Business

185

Why Your Unique Voice in a Sign of Courage

186

How To Plan Your Own National Tour!

187

What to Know About Bringing Music to Class

188

REDUX: How to be a Rainbow Fish

189

REDUX: Teachings from the Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat Days 2 and 4

190

REDUX: Teachings from the Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat Day 3

191

REDUX: Teachings from the Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat Day 1

192

Why I Keep Going Back to Thailand!

193

5 Tips for Easier, Warmer Emails!

194

Apurna or Purna? The Choice is Yours

195

Dhumavati and Celebrating the Crone

196

Knowing When and How to Take Massive Action

197

The Discipline of Force: Really Bringing Yoga to Business

198

Why It's ALWAYS OK to Change Your Mind About Your Pricing

199

May Supporter Business Coaching and QnA

200

Bonus: Patreon Sample: So What Is Yoga, Anyway?

201

Celebrating A Truly Embodied Body of Work

202

Here's Your Invitation!

203

Auditing the Kelsas When Things Aren't Working Out

204

Using Arjuna's Flag to Work with Jealousy

205

Gourmet Lentils: Yes. Greyhound Farts: No.

206

Asteya Real Talk: Do You Have Work To Do?

207

Monthly Patreon Supporters QnA Call!

208

Still Loving It Through The Long Haul

209

What is the Viniyoga Approach, Anyway?

210

Growing Safely In To Your Niche

211

Taking Yoga from Fitness to Art

212

Living a Joyful Life (Hint: Cakes AND Kale)

213

Creating a Business that Works for Your Life

214

BONUS: Patreon Sample: The Panca-Krtyas as a Reminder to Be With What Is

215

Why the Order of Tapas THEN Samtosa REALLY Matters

216

Inside a Real Life Coaching Session

217

Navigating Mental Health Through Yoga in Challenging Times

218

Using Satya as a Practice in Your Yoga Biz

219

4 Anecdotes from the Forest: SEASON FINALE

220

Working with Pramada and Samsaya in Your Yoga Business

221

BONUS: Track These 5 Things for a FAB 2022!

222

BONUS: Yoga, Friendship and Business (Re-release)

223

BONUS: From Yoga Farts to Teacher Trainer (Re-release)

224

2021 Year in Review: 4 Themes that Made a Massive Difference

225

BONUS: Patreon Sample The Real History of Yoga

226

How to Monetise Your Yoga Class Recordings

227

3 Boosts for Your Online Yoga Membership

228

Ekalavya, Guru Dakshina and Killing Your Darlings

229

Monthly QnA with my Patreon Supporters!

230

Chakras and the Pizza Effect

231

Productivity Real Talk: My 6-Step Process

232

The True Power of Genuine Mentorship

233

From Yoga Farts to Teacher Trainer!

234

Identifying and Avoiding Devalokamoha

235

Amy Sings the Blues

236

Recognising Your Arjuna Moment

237

It's Time to Bring the Bliss Back!

238

Why Your Old Sales Pages Aren't Working Anymore

239

3 Lessons I Learned Being a Substitute

240

Watch Your Words: 3 Things to Look Out For

241

Why It's Time to Amplify Your Personal Brand

242

AYT Monthly QnA!

243

Victories, Vultures and Va-Va-Voom!

244

BONUS: Patreon Sample Thought-Terminating Cliches

245

BONUS: Patreon Sample International Yoga Day Yes or No?

246

The Masked Sannyasin... A Goofy Season 7 Finale!

247

How to Encourage and Incentivise Your Students to Spread the Word

248

Clear, Prosperous and Easeful Guest Workshops

249

How to Take Your Idea to the World!

250

How to Tell Your Students You're Raising Your Rates

251

4 Missed Marketing Steps When Preparing for Events

252

4 Reasons Why You're Not Everyone's Cup of Chai

253

What I (Finally) Discovered About Myself This Weekend

254

The Only Way to Get More Confident

255

Friendship, Motherhood and Opening a Studio in a Global Pandemic

256

Service Leakage and How to Fix It

257

What to Do When You Want to Call In Sick

258

From $1 Eye Pillows to Being Headhunted by Yoga International: One Yogini's Journey

259

On Embracing My Body No Matter What

260

So Here's the Problem with Careening Towards Oblivion...

261

What Are You Really Meant For?

262

Could a Little Durga Make a Massive Difference?

263

Seeking Responsible Whimsy with Your Money

264

With a Clear Purpose You're Adamantine!

265

How to Overcome Self-Destructive Behaviours with Goddess Bhairavi

266

Bringing Your Yoga to Public Speaking

267

What I Learned After a 12-Month Live Teaching Break

268

How to Get Clear on Your Money Goals

269

4 Joint Venture Ideas to Grow Your Biz

270

Look at that Amazing Creature!

271

Collaboration vs Competition and Growing Stronger Together

272

Turning Your Traps Into Your Triggers

273

Are You Dimming Your Light?

274

Rewiring for Wealth (aka Amy the Fangirl!)

275

Doing Less Better (Again) in 2021

276

BONUS: Inside the Keep Growing Mastermind

277

We Bloody Made It - 2020 In Review!

278

Remembering to Celebrate Why We Do What We Do

279

Mental Health, Yoga, Ethics, Boundaries and More!

280

Bringing Ayurveda into Your Yoga Business

281

The 8 Limbs of a 5-Day Challenge

282

6 Steps to Get the Most Out of Any Online Training

283

How to Make a Simple Flash Sale

284

Why You Are Immune to Imposter Syndrome (and what is ACTUALLY going on)

285

My 'Yoga for Your Team' Idea + Challenge

286

Killing the Kauravas Within

287

Part Workshop Strategy Part 2: Keep It Super Simple!

288

Pancha Mukha Anjeneya and My 5-Part Workshop Strategy

289

Yoga, Representation and Ashtavakra

290

Kumbhakarna and the Importance of Asking for What You Really Want

291

Dasamukha and How It Can Trip Us Up

292

Shuddha, Ashuddha and Accessing Your 'Good' Desires