Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast

5 Steps to Attract Clients on Social Media

Struggling to build a following on social media? Here are 5 clear steps to create interest and attract clients on social media, build trusting relationships with your potential clients and get started spreading the world about your offerings. Episode Highlights:  The best approach to finding your first students and clients Why niche is an essential step for finding new clients online How to decide which social media platform is right for you How understanding the algorithm can help you get better results The balance between sharing free helpful content and your paid offerings Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  Social Media Pratyahara Episode  

Rethinking Instagram

Instagram isn’t the right platform for everyone. Cora Geroux is an Instagram expert who has been rethinking her relationship with the platform and not because she hasn’t seen success there. Enjoy this discussion on strategies and best uses for Instagram and how to decide if Instagram is the right place for you. Episode Highlights:  How to decide if Instagram is the right platform for you What matters more than gaining followers The two most beneficial features of Instagram The most effective way to show up on Instagram Risks of relying on Instagram for your business How to incorporate Instagram into your business in a balanced way Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  Cora’s Newsletter Follow Cora on Instagram @corageroux

Social Media Pratyahara

Tap into the benefits of social media without the digital overwhelm. Is there purpose behind your social media use or are you mindlessly scrolling? In this episode, Mado shares tips and advice for developing a healthy relationship with social media as a yoga teacher.  Episode Highlights:  The problems and challenges of social media Why using social media is a choice, not a requirement Social media in the context of the yogic practice of pratyahara Why separating business and personal social media use is key The gift of concentration and deep work Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource   

Somatics and Yoga

Incorporate somatics into your yoga classes to offer your students access to deeper relaxation and a better mind/body connection. In this episode Trina Altman shares the story of how she fell in love with somatic movement and offers advice for yoga teachers who want to incorporate somatic principles into their classes.  Episode Highlights:  How somatics can make yoga more accessible for people with persistent pain or hyper/hypomobility The 3 types of somatic movements The importance of relaxation for better learning Aesthetic cueing vs inquiry based cueing  What we can learn from the nervous system and how we can influence it Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource    Trina’s website - where you can buy Yoga Deconstructed  Yoga Deconstructed Giveaway Details Mindful Movement - By Dr. Martha Eddy Creative Sequencing with Somatics  

The Ethics Of Charging for Yoga (on air coaching call)

Do you feel conflicted about charging money for your teaching? Melanie does and she reached out to me for an outside perspective. Her inner conflict about charging for yoga is keeping her stuck in a job that she dislikes, but she’s not sure how to shift it. In this conversation, we look at her beliefs from the outside and reframe the idea that charging for your time is a zero-sum situation. Episode Highlights:  What people are actually paying for when they sign up for your offerings The Purushartas (4 aims of life) and money What to consider when we choose our prices How charging more can sometimes benefit your students Equity based pricing structures Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  Find out more about my one on one coaching

Addiction, Fear & Imposter Syndrome

What’s the cost of avoiding your feelings? Taylor Wray opens up about facing fears as a form of self care, her journey through paralyzing perfectionism, and the hope we can provide by showing up imperfectly, in this honest conversation. Episode Highlights:  The dangers of putting yoga teachers on a pedestal  Liberation through feeling fear and doing it anyway Practices to recognize and change your unhelpful thought patterns The power of taking action Tools for recovering perfectionists Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  The Yoga Teacher Circle Podcast Mado’s episode on Taylor’s podcast - Imposter Syndrome and Prioritizing Your Personal Practice Follow Taylor on Instagram @taylor_wrayyoga Taylor's Website

Accessible AND challenging yoga classes

Accessible yoga, teacher training standards, and red flags of high demand yoga styles are just a few of the topics we touch on in this wide ranging conversation with Yoga Where you Are authors Dianne Bondy and Kat Rebar (Heagberg).  Episode Highlights:  How we can teach accessible classes that are still challenging  Evolving definitions of spirituality  How we can do better in the realm of training yoga teachers as a community  What it was like to be part of a yoga cult How we can honor the roots of yoga in our classes Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource    Enter the “Yoga Where You Are” book giveaway Purchase “Yoga Where You Are” from your local bookseller or use this website to support local bookstores Dianne’s Website @diannebondyyogaoffical - Follow Dianne on Instagram Kat’s Website @katheagberglar - Follow Kat on Instagram Yoga International  

Business & Ethics

What is the intersection between ethics and business? Learn how to run your business in a way that supports your ethics AND how your yoga practice can make you a better business owner in this mini-training with Mado.  Episode Highlights:  The overlap between yoga principles and business The two reasons we’re most likely to compromise our values How yoga principles can make you a better business owner Sharing your values as a way to find the right customers The hidden dangers of people pleasing Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to support weekly ad-free podcast episodes and get bonus resources each month. Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  Join our community 

Yoga Alliance Standards and Online YTTs

Ethics, accountability, and yoga teacher training standards are a few of the topics Mado discusses with Dr. Christa Kuberry, Vice President of Standards for The Yoga Alliance. Whatever your stance on this sometimes controversial organization, you’ll likely appreciate hearing this inside perspective and high level discussion on the future of the yoga industry. Episode Highlights:  The history and controversy of the Yoga Alliance How Yoga Alliance has changed in the last few years  Live vs digital learning in teacher training and the benefit of each Keeping community and connection in the online teaching space How science and research will make yoga more accessible Links & Resources Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to get the worksheet of behavior change concepts + access to training replays, the teaching yoga online checklist, and more.  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  Tell me your experience with Yoga Alliance  Yoga Alliance  

The Future of the Yoga Industry

Curious about what the future holds for yoga teachers? In this episode, Alex Klein and Alex Jaton, the founders of tech companies YogaTrail and Ubindi, join Mado to talk about the future of the yoga industry in 2021 and beyond. Episode Highlights:  Why the yoga business is so challenging in the first place. The silver lining of COVID’s impact on yoga business Insight on how to skillfully pivot into the new normal What role yoga studios will play in the new yoga world  Why having a strong business model is essential for your success  Advice for yoga teachers who are feeling nervous about teaching independently  Links & Resources Sign up for the Yoga Teacher Resource email list to get access to Alex’s list of recommended reading.  Become a patron of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast to get the worksheet of behavior change concepts + access to training replays, the teaching yoga online checklist, and more.  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource  Yoga Trail - The World’s Largest Yoga Network Use coupon code MADO for 50% off Ubindi yearly plan -  Admin support for yoga teachers