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The Mentor Sessions — 184 episodes
181: Introducing The American Yoga Council with Andrew Tanner
180: A Sustainable Yoga Career Needs An Ecosystem, Not A Personal Brand
179: Building The Confidence To Teach Private Clients
178: The Systems You Need to Make Yoga Teaching Sustainable
177: The Hidden Emotional and Physical Labor of Yoga Teaching
176: Yoga Is Sold As Healing and Taught As Performance: What we need to move away from this paradigm
175: What's Saving My Life Right Now
174: Yoga For Cancer with Tari Prinster
173: Getting Your Yoga Studio Ready For ICE with Lucia Yess from Minneapolis
172: Why So Many Yoga Teachers Burnout (And What Actually Works Instead)
171: Six Things I Would Do This Week if I Were an Overworked, Underpaid Yoga Teacher on the Edge of Burnout
170: A Yoga Nidra Deep Dive + Great Advice For Yoga Teachers with Indu Arora
169: Yoga's Role In Navigating The World with Sarah Capua
168: The Yoga Teacher's Guide To Fighting Fascism
167: We Don't Want AI Yoga with Cyndi Lee
166: Do We Want AI in Yoga? with Lizzie Lasater
165: The Intended Benefit + How To Remove Linear Hierarchy
164: Taking Movement Patterns Down To The Studs with Geneva Jimreivat
163: The Four Reminders (It's A Pep Talk!)
162: The Purpose of Asana Part Two With Cecily Milne
161: How The Legacy Of The Caste System Shows Up In Yoga Spaces with Anjali Rao
160: Having A Point of View Makes You A Better Teacher + Studio Owner with Michael Jay
159: What Is The Purpose of Asana? (A Deep Inquiry)
158: The Yoga of Calling In with Janie Ganga (A Public Apology)
157: The Business Support Every Yoga Teacher Needs with Jessica Gulley
156: Why and How to Find Virtual Private Yoga Clients
155: Unexpected Private Client Hot Takes
154: How I Make Posting On Social Easier
153: 12 Ways I Stay Engaged In The World, Protect My Nervous System And Uplevel My Teaching
152: Advice For New Teachers PART TWO (The Business Stuff)
151: What To Look For In A Retreat (And What To Expect At Mine)
150: Daily, Weekly + Monthly Routines That Make Me The Teacher I Want To Be
149: What I'm Doing to Keep My Private Teaching Calendar Full
148: My Advice For New Yoga Teachers
147: Foundational Business Practices Every Yoga Teacher Needs with Lauren Schoenfeld
146: What The Teachings Say About Current Events with Hari-kirtana Das (PART 2)
145: How To Give a Dharma Talk When The World Is On Fire with Hari-kirtana das (PART 1)
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144: We Don't Practice for Ourselves with Reema Datta
143: Should You Talk About Current Events In Yoga Classes??
142: What Makes Americans Unhealthy with Dr. Jessica Knurick
141: The Best Way To Find Private Yoga Students
140: Rest Is Sacred with Octavia Raheem
139: What It Takes For a Locally Owned Yoga Studio to Survive with Deb Flashenberg
138: A Business Strategy Pep Talk with Jackie Murphy
137: Yoga For Hypermobility with Libby Hinsley
136: Holding Our Seat with Ethan Nichtern
135: Moving Forward After Our Teachers Let Us Down with Karin Carlson
134: Reckoning With Abuse Of Power In Our Lineage With Trauma Expert Jenn Turner
133: How To Make The Teaching Of Yoga Accessible with Katie Blecker
132: The Journey From Student To Thriving Teacher with Emily Anderson
131: What Practice Looks Like During Heartbreak with Sara Avant Stover
130: Coming Home To Ourselves with Miles Borrero
129: Do THIS To Make Your Teaching Even Better with Jivana Heyman
128: Neurology Is The Missing Link In Movement Education with Missy Bunch
127: Q+A Private Lesson: Body Stuff, Business Stuff And Dharma Teaching #4
126: Loving Kindness + Active Backbends (Practice with Francesca!)
BONUS: Inclusive Yoga Illustrations with Harmony Willow Hansen
125: How To Create And Lead Your Own Teacher Training with Cyndi Lee
124: Yoga and Dominant Culture with Anjali Rao
123: The Yoga Sutras with Vikram Jeet Singh
122: A Week In My Life (Updated for 2023!)
121: How To Teach When You're Not Feeling Inspired
120: Poses We're Not Teaching Anymore (A Sangha Convo!)
119: All About My Morning Routine (And Suggestions For Yours!)
118: My Group Class Planning Process
117: Yoga for Seniors with Chintamani Kansas
116: Integrating Buddha Dharma and Asana with Meredith Witte- Live Mentoring Session
115: The Case For Teaching Leveled Classes
114: Pelvic Health in Yoga Classes with Shannon Crow
113: How To Respond To Students Who Want "Correct" Alignment with Ariele Foster
112: How To Find New Private Clients with Mary Reddinger
111: Planning A Beginner's Series with Dara Madigan
110: Q+A, Taking Time Off, Hamstrings, Continuing Ed + More!
Ep. 109: The Ten Things Saving My Life Right Now
108: Anti Capitalist, Anti Racist Yoga with Avita Bansee
107: The Science of Tissue Adaptation + Motor Control with Dr. Garrett Neill
106: The Power of Rest with Octavia Raheem
105: Yoga And Social Justice with Jivana Heyman
104: Postnatal Considerations in Asana with Deb Flashenberg
103: The Yoga Teachings Are Inherently Political with Jacoby Ballard
102: Decolonizing The Wellness Publishing Industry with Rebekah Borucki
101: Working With Injuries (A Solo Episode)
An Important Announcement + A Request
100: What Good Quality Teaching Looks Like with Dr. Janna Dresden + Dr. Ronald Cervero
99: A Collaborative Yoga Membership Model with Catherine la O'
98: Trauma-Conscious Yoga Is A Philosophy, Not A Specialty Class with Hannah Davis
97: Masks, Vaccines + Polarization In The Yoga Community with Wolf Terry
96: The "BEST" way to teach twisting movements!
95: How To Use Fascial Slings and Whole Body Cueing In Your Teaching (PLUS: The Biopsychosocial Model!) with Kearsten Lyon
94: What Compelling Marketing Looks Like with Mado Hesselink
93: Teaching Kids Yoga Has Lessons For Us All with Crystal McCreary
92: Q+A Planning And Progress In Private Lessons #3
91: Legal Protections For Yoga Teachers with Cory Sterling
90: Super Practical Answers To All Your Yoga-Tech Questions with Alex Haley
89: An Update On Online Teaching + A Deep Dive Into The Camera On/Camera Off Debate
88: How Not To Teach Yoga with Tori Lunden
87: The Nuances Of Trauma-Informed Yoga with Sangeeta Vallabhan
86: What It REALLY Looks Like to Regress or Progress Movement with Trina Altman
85: The Trans* Yoga Project with M Camellia + River Redwood
84: The Power of Pranayama with Mirabelle D'cunha
83: A Teacher Owned Co-Op with Shamina Rao + Elizabeth Barnett of The Connective
82: The 12 Routines That Saved Me Last Year
81: Yoga In India + Yoga In The West with Arundhati Baitmangalkar
80: An Evidence-Based Approach to Mindful Movement with Jenn Pilotti
79: Embracing Yoga's Roots, Studentship and Anti-Racism Work with Susanna Barkataki
78: Injuries + Teaching Yoga with Monica Bright
77: Letting Go of Alignment (And What To Teach Instead) with Derek Cook
76: I Opened A Virtual Studio!
75: Where Do We Go From Here? with Amber Karnes + Susanna Barkataki
74: Where Do We Go From Here? with Theo Wildcroft + Matthew Remski
73: Where Do We Go From Here? with Jules Mitchell + Arundhati Baitmangalkar
72: Where Do We Go From Here? With Crystal McCreary + Monica Bright
71: Where Do We Go From Here? With Jesal Parikh + Bryn Chrisman
70: Yoga, Human Rights, and Accessibility with Jivana Heyman
69: Teaching Yoga Online
68: Teaching Yoga in Corporate Settings with Samantha Harrison
67: Evolving as a Yoga Teacher- A Live Mentoring Session
66: An Intro to Low Back Pain with Jesal Parikh
65: Marketing for Yoga Teachers with Nikki Naab-Levy
64: Yoga for Arthritis with Dr. Steffanny Moonaz
63: Self Care is Bigger Than You Think with Gracy Obuchowicz
62: Q + A About Private Lessons with Francesca #2
61: Rethinking Yoga Teacher Training with Cecily Milne
60: A Union for Yoga Teachers
59: ROM, Neuroscience + Yoga with Garrett Neill
58: All About The Shoulder with Diana Zotos
57: Building Strength with Kathryn Bruni-Young
56: Avoiding Burnout: Self Care, Boundaries + Daily Routines
55: Yoga is Dead with Tejal + Jesal
54: Unpacking Cultural Appropriation with Susanna Barkataki
53: The Science of Yoga with Ann Swanson
52: Cult Dynamics, Abuse + Healing in Yoga with Matthew Remski
51: An Applied Neuroscience Approach to Yoga + Movement with Erin Jade
50: Very Special Episode: Interview With My Two Best Friends!
49: How To Offer Modifications in a Group Class with Gabby DeLorenze
48: Not Teaching Yoga Anymore with Caitlin Casella
47: How To Hold Space with Octavia Raheem
46: Resistance Bands + Yoga with Giulia Pline and Laurel Beversdorf
45: Incorporating FRC Into Yoga Classes with Clayton Weakly
44: Taxes for Yoga Teachers with Michelle Linane
43: Practicing and Teaching Meditation with Cyndi Lee
42: How Side Gigs and Great Referrals Can Build Your Private Yoga Practice with Janie Ganga
41: Deep Dive Teaching in Luzerne, Switzerland with Karen Kurzmeyer
40: Full Time Teaching in Greenville, North Carolina with Samantha Harrison
39: Expansive Teaching Within Our Scope of Practice with Megan Spears
38: Full Time Teaching in San Francisco with Raquel Scalon
37: Q + A About Private Lessons with Francesca
36: How To Teach A 2 Person Private Lesson
35: The State of Yoga Education with Jules Mitchell
34: A Creative Use of Props with Guest Teacher Trina Altman
33: Accessibility and Community With Guest Teacher Dianne Bondy
32: Incorporating Non-Yoga Movements In Your Classes with Guest Teacher Cecily Milne
31: How To Work With Pregnant Yoga Students with Guest Teacher Deb Flashenberg
30: Expanding Your Lens with Guest Teacher Crystal McCreary
29: The Power of Simple Teaching Guest Teacher Sarah Capua
28: Hip Injuries and Yoga with Guest Teacher Ariele Foster
27: Yoga in a Clinical Setting with Guest Teacher Lara Benusis
26: What Real Body Love Looks Like With Guest Teacher Anna Guest-Jelly
25: Yoga and The Pelvic Floor with Guest Teacher Diana Zotos
24: The Myth of the Ideal Private Yoga Client
23: The Support / Challenge Matrix of Private Yoga Lessons
22: 7 Ways To Be A More Confident Yoga Teacher
21: How To Teach Private Clients Who are Yoga Skeptics
20: How To Teach Open Level Vinyasa Class- LIVE MENTOR SESSION
19: Integrating Spiritual Teachings Into Asana Classes
18: Staying Inspired in ALL Your Teaching with Guest Teacher Jennifer Brilliant
17: Why Yoga Research Matters with Ariana Rabinovitch
16: Creating Truly Inclusive Yoga Spaces with Guest Teacher Amber Karnes
15: A Week In the Life (A Peek Inside My Daily Schedule and Rituals)
14: How To Support + Inspire a Student's Home Practice
13: Obstacle As Path with Guest Teacher Cyndi Lee
12: Creating a Sustainable Movement Practice
11: The Yoga of Discernment—What It Is And How To Teach It
10: How Anatomy Studies Changes Our Teaching with Guest Teacher Jason Ray Brown
09: Useful Language + Our Scope of Practice with Guest Teacher Jules Mitchell
08: The Case for Teaching Without Demonstrating
07: Anatomy Informed Yoga with Guest Teacher Dr. Ariele Foster
06: How To Teach Better Private Yoga Lessons
05: Mindful Strength with Guest Teacher Kathryn Bruni-Young
04: How To Deal With Schedule Drama And Chronic Re-Schedulers
03: Yoga Deconstructed with Guest Teacher Trina Altman
02: No Right & No Wrong? Why Teaching Yoga Is So Scary!
01: Introducing the Mentor Sessions: A Conversation with Francesca Cervero + Rachael Cook