Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast

Partnerships & Collaborations

Collaborating with other yoga teachers can be inspiring and fun - but it can also be a big disaster. Get a behind the scenes look at what makes a collaboration successful, when you should partner with someone on a project, and how to choose the right person to collaborate with. Episode Highlights:  A discussion of imposter syndrome, comparison, and motivations behind partnerships  When and why choosing to collaborate on a project is a good idea Finding the right person to collaborate with  How partnerships help facilitate productivity and growth in your business  What makes partnerships successful   Benefits of collaborating on a digital/online projects specifically    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Anatomybites.com 

Self-care and body literacy

Expand your definition of self-care and learn how understanding cue’s from our body plays an important role in creating sustainable self-care habits. Episode Highlights: What it means to practice intuitive self care  Examples of the different ways self care can look for different people  The importance of making self care more accessible  What “community care” is and how it supports self care  Adapting our self-care to our ever-changing lives  The role body literacy plays in intuitive self care  Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Follow Tia on Instagram The Masterful Art of Self Care website and podcast   

Planning Your Classes and Workshops

Learn how to plan your yoga classes and workshops around a theme using a basic framework that you can adapt and make your own.  Episode Highlights: How lesson plans are helpful for new teachers Narrowing down your topic and simplifying the language The basic structure of a balanced yoga sequence The five parts to creating a lesson plan for yoga classes and workshops The main difference between a class and a workshop Advice for teaching the beginner student Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Ep 91: how to sequence a 90 minute demo class Ep 34: Plan your classes like a pro part 1 Ep 35: Plan your classes like a pro part 2 Motivational Yoga website and book 

Anatomy Myths with Libby Hinsley

Investigate some of the common myths and misconceptions people have about anatomy and yoga.  Episode Highlights: The myth of alignment and what is actually normal or average  Benefits and limitations of alignment-based yoga Why doing a posture correctly according to formulas is not safe for everyone  The myth of safety and the fragility of the human body  How we can expect our practice to shift over the course of our lives Examining specific physical cues such as “bringing the shoulders back”   Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Get free download from Libby about yoga class safety Join Anatomy Bites

Racial Equity in Yoga Spaces

Learn what it means to create equitable spaces for Black, indigenous, people of color in the yoga community and how to help people who are underrepresented in the yoga space feel safe and welcome in your classes.  Episode Highlights: How the 8 Limbs of Yoga relate to practicing racial equity  How white yoga teachers can make their classes more welcoming to people of color  How to educate yourself about equity in a way that doesn’t burden people of color  Examining our implicit biases and how does doing our own work helps create a welcoming space for all  Understanding systems of oppression and dominant culture and the effect it can have on the yoga studio being more equitable and inclusive  Miche’s advice for how to get started and where to start if you’re feeling overwhelmed    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Listen to Episode #1 of the podcast  Follow Michele on Instagram @the_guardian_michele Michele’s website michagnikripa.com

Leveraged, passive, & scaled income with Racheal Cook, MBA

Rachel Cook, MBA joins Mado to talk about different business models and income streams for yoga teachers. Listen as they define what leveraged, passive, and scaled income streams are and what it looks like to put them into action.  Episode Highlights: When and why you would want to look at different income streams The definitions of leveraged, passive, and scaled income streams and examples of each How membership models fit in and how to make them successful  Where specifically yoga teachers should start if they want to grow their business  The value of creating a great one-to-one experience  What you should have in place before creating an online course  The math behind effective email lists    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Rachel’s website and podcast, Promote Yourself to CEO

Online Membership Basics (on-air coaching call)

In this on-air coaching call, Mado and Kelly explore business models for online memberships, a new take on email marketing strategy, and different ways she can support her online and in-person yoga business.  Episode Highlights: How to use a podcast to increase visibility and guide people to your other offerings Business models for online memberships How to structure your offerings for online memberships  Overcoming the technology barrier   Comparing some of the different types of online platforms for memberships and online courses  A big picture email marketing strategy to keep in mind  The intersection of yoga philosophy and business    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Strategy Sessions and Coaching with Mado 

Yoga, Self-Worth, and the Law with Cory Sterling

What does the law have to do with self-worth? Listen for a unique perspective on the purpose of the law and why yoga teachers need to understand the legal landscape around their vocation.    Stay tuned to the end for information on how to win a signed copy of Cory’s book, The Yoga Law Book.    Episode Highlights: The biggest misunderstanding yoga teachers have about the law Most important areas of law for yoga teachers to be aware  The differences between a being an independent contractor and an employee How to understand written agreements with yoga studios, how to go about creating them and how to feel empowered to ask for changes to a contract  A checklist of things to look for in a contract with a yoga studio  Important changes to employment law in California and what it means for yoga teachers and studios    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Purchase The Yoga Law Book Learn more about Cory and his legal services for yoga professionals

What is Cultural Appropriation?

Explore the nuanced topic of cultural appropriation in this week’s podcast episode. Learn what it is, how to identify it, how it relates to yoga, and how we can use this information to ease the suffering and harm it can cause.    Episode Highlights: Defining cultural appropriation from both direct personal experience and a research/writing perspective  What cultural appropriation in the yoga community looks like How to identify cultural appropriation when it is happening  How cultural appropriation causes harm Intersectionality and representation in yoga  Compassion, empathy, and conversations as tools for dealing with the issue of cultural appropriation   Links & Resources Sign up for a training on Cultural Appropriation with Rina   NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Aware of the Invisible: A Cultural Appropriation Yoga Training with Rina Deshpande

Hypermobility & Yoga with Libby Hinsley

Libby Hinsley returns to the podcast to talk about joint hypermobility, how yoga affects bendy people differently from people with a more average range of motion, and how to best support those with hypermobile bodies in your yoga classes.  Episode Highlights: Hallmarks of hypermobility  Patterns in injured yogis and yoga teachers  Things to pay attention to if you have larger than normal range of motion at your joints How yoga can be useful to hypermobile people What interoception is and how it relates to hypermobility Elements of supportive yoga practice for hypermobility The game-changing benefits of self massage  What yoga teachers need to know about hypermobility    Links & Resources NEW! Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive 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 Episode 29: The Psoas Major in Yoga and Life  Downloadable cheat sheet for this episode  Join Anatomy Bites