Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast

Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers

Understanding Ayurveda helps yoga teachers and students access a more grounded presence both in their practice and their lives. This is especially true during times of change, uncertainty, and heightened anxiety. Chara Carruthers joins Mado on the podcast to talk about how the tools of ayurveda can help us to stay centered and maintain our self care long term. Listen to their in-depth conversation that spans topics such as how we can overcome tendencies towards comparisons and beliefs about what a yoga teacher “should” and “shouldn’t”  be and the difference between engaging in self care vs. seeking comfort.  Episode Highlights: The importance of the seasons and understanding their effect on us Ayurveda as a tool for self care  The connection between illness prevention and self love  Defining our relationship and understanding of our Doshas  What anxiety is in Ayurvedic terms  How uncertainty and change effects immunity  The benefits of having routines from an Ayurvedic perspective  How to bring Ayurveda into your yoga classes    Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content and opportunities Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Chara’s website, BlissBodyandSoul.com Chara and Maria’s podcast, Live Like You Love Yourself 

7 tips for building credibility online

Positioning yourself as a leader in your specific field or niche is one of the most effective ways to grow your audience of enthusiastic and engaged followers online. This episode contains Mado’s tips for building your credibility along with building a following. Yoga teachers and anyone looking to build their audience can benefit from this tried and true information.  Episode Highlights: Building the “right audience” vs. building a “big audience” What it means to position yourself as an expert   7 tips you can put into action to build credibility Techniques for understanding your ideal customer  What to do when you feel uncomfortable with self promotion  The number one thing that will slow you down and block your momentum when building an audience online    Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content and opportunities Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Foundations of a Yoga Business Online Course Episode 99 Why your marketing isn’t working and how to fix it 

Business models beyond the yoga studio (on-air coaching call)

Paige wants to create a sustainable and scalable business teaching yoga. In this on-air coaching call, she & Mado chat about her goals and vision for her yoga business. Together they think through different business models and how understanding the nuts and bolts can help set you up for success.  Episode Highlights: Thinking outside the traditional studio model for teaching yoga How to have more independence as a yoga teacher with retreats, teacher trainings, and workshops Building a business in person vs building a business online  What teacher training business models actually look like Building your audience with your business plan in mind Planning the content of a retreat or workshop   The importance of knowing your “why”   Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content and opportunities Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes

Advice for New Teachers

This episode is a collaboration with 25 yoga teachers who have come together to support and celebrate new yoga teachers. Listen as they share their personal experience and favorite advice for new teachers. Episode Highlights: The importance of personal practice and self care for new teachers Expectations around making money in the beginning  Advice on where to teach and who to teach when you’re starting out How to approach having an online presence and networking to grow your classes Why you must keep learning  Tips for creating a great class experience for you students  The “Yoga Teacher Sutras”  What to do with nervousness  How to handle making mistakes  Contributors: https://www.groundandgrowyoga.comhttp://www.aum.org/SharonHolisticLiving.comwww.laurabaumannyoga.comhttps://valarie-anderson.com/www.omasisyoga.orghttp://mollytoohey.com/monicaroseyoga.comwww.dagmarspremberg.comWeyogacenter.comwww.sacredspaceyogi.comwww.ceceyogini.comhttps://radicallyeverafter.com/https://www.sosupple.co.ukhttp://www.taralaval.com www.yogalvh.com Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content and opportunities Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes

How to Teach As the World Falls Apart

How do you teach yoga during a crisis? Whether the crisis is personal or political, local or universal, what is the best way to show up for your students? This episode contains advice for yoga teachers on how to teach classes and serve your students during times of turmoil.  Episode Highlights: 7 tips for teaching during a crisis. How crisis can bring greater purpose and clarity  What to do if you feel overwhelmed, confused, or uninspired  The crucial importance of self care for yoga teachers during a crisis  How our brain responds to stress and trauma  The relationship between discomfort and growth How to mitigate our personal blindspots    Links & Resources   NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content and online workshops Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes How to set up your own peer mastermind workshop  “5 Minute Relationship Repair” by Susan Campbell, PhD. and John Grey, PhD. Layla Saad’s book “Me and White Supremacy”    More anti-racism resources (note - the links in this list are NOT affiliate links. They link to bookshop.com which donates a portion of sales to independent bookstores.) Articles: 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice Books: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad, White Fragility by Robin DeAngelo,  How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Movies: 13th   

Should you teach private sessions? (On-air coaching call)

Mado coaches Amber about whether or not she should begin teaching privates and how to get ready to add them to her yoga offerings.  Episode Highlights: Finding a balance with weekly group classes, family obligations, wanting to be of service, and building a sustainable business  The connection between payment for service and being of service  How to get started teaching private yoga lessons  How to put people at ease if they are intimidated by or anxious about private lessons Pre Screening clients and preparing a space to see people one-on-one  Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content and opportunities Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes

How to Get Started with Online Courses

If you are looking to create an online yoga course, this is the episode for you. Kelly McHugh, founder of Digital Yoga Academy, joins Mado to share helpful tips and strategies for launching online yoga courses. Kelly breaks down the steps you need to take in a simple and completely do-able way.  Episode Highlights  Different ways yoga teachers can structure their business online  Examples of different types of offers and topics  The biggest mistakes people make when launching an online course and how yoga teachers can avoid them Concrete steps yoga teachers can take to build their online community  A proven formula for making money teaching yoga online  Kelly’s top tips for visibility online  Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Digital Yoga Academy website 

Lessons from 2 years of podcasting - Ask me anything

In this special anniversary episode, Mado answers lots of audience questions. She is joined by friends and former guests Amanda McKinney, Amanda Kingsmith, and Shannon Crow to celebrate two years of the Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast.  Some of the questions asked and answered: What does a day in the life look like for you?  How do you balance your personal practice, professional development, and work with  the demands of personal life? Do you ever worry about running out of podcast ideas?  How did your yoga practice change when you got pregnant and how did you navigate that change?  How did your point of view on how to practice asana change from when you started until today? How do you make yourself do something when you’re feeling depressed and anxious and having difficulty concentrating?  What is your favorite and least favorite limb of yoga?  I’m looking to start an online membership program for classes. How do I do that?    Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content  Online workshop happening TOMORROW May 15th: How to teach philosophy in an asana class - without sounding preachy, boring, or clueless.  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Marketing Yoga with Confidence with Amanda McKinney  Mastering the Business of Yoga with Amanda Kingsmith  The Connected Yoga Teacher with Shannon Crow   

How to stand out and make money online

Is the online yoga world saturated? Author and host of the popular podcast, The Yogahealer Show, Cate Stillman joins Mado for a conversation about the unique world of online business and how yoga teachers can stand out and make money despite all of the free content out there.  Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a chance to win a copy of Cate’s new book, Master of You.  Episode highlights: Choosing your online platform  Finding a teacher and the value of a student/mentor relationship  How imposter syndrome might actually be a good sign  Experimenting in your business  The connection between yoga and business  Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content  Upcoming online workshop: How to teach philosophy in an asana class - without sounding preachy, boring, or clueless.  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Cate’s website, Yogahealer.com 

How to grow an audience online [on-air coaching call]

In this on-air coaching call, Laura receives guidance on the foundations of growing an audience online. She and Mado cover a lot of ground including priority setting, conducting market research, email lists, and networking.  Episode highlights: How taking online trainings yourself can help you be a better online educator  How understanding your ideal client can help determine the best price point for your online classes  Tips for utilizing Facebook groups to connect directly with your target market  Tech options and services for doing live streams with guests Specific techniques for capturing emails for your list   Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast for exclusive bonus content  Upcoming online workshop: How to teach philosophy in an asana class - without sounding preachy, boring, or clueless.  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes