For Yoga Teachers

Jan 30 2025 66 ep. 15 mins 3

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Combining sound business strategy, introspection and yoga philosophy to help yoga teachers teach with passion, earn a fair living and avoid burn out.

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65. Introducing: Daft questions

Jan 30 2025 2 mins

Being a yoga teacher is a funny thing. It is rewarding beyond words, no doubt about that. But it can be lonely. Yes, you spend a lot of time with people. These people are your yoga students, your customers, your yogis. But we don’t have colleagues, not really. We don’t have a line manager for advice and guidance, or a HR department.But we are people, we are workers, we are smal

64. The relationship between fascia and emotions

Dec 13 2024 7 mins

If you’ve ever wondered whether emotions affect your fascial matrix, or whether tension in the matrix can affect your emotions… then this is the episode for you! This is a thought-provoking look at fascia through the lens of just being a human; briefly looking at theories behind the mechanisms of emotional release, stress, stuck emotions and more. Accompanying this episode is a

63. Amazing definitions of fascia for yoga teachers

Dec 05 2024 8 mins

This episode is amazing definitions of fascia for yoga teachers.*But* the plural; definitions, is a little confusing right!? Well, there is still an element of confusion and an element of evolution of exactly what the terms fascia and the fascial system mean. That aside, this episode looks at definitions and explanations of fascia according to some extremely wise experts, and we br

62. A step-by-step guide to get private yoga bookings from your group yoga classes

Nov 28 2024 7 mins

If building your private yoga offering is something that you want to work on in 2025, then starting with people who already come to your classes; people who already know and like your style of teaching is an absolute no-brainer. But, approaching and asking people who attend your group classes if they’d like a one to one with you can be a bit of a minefield, well no more! This is

61. Working with the koshas in your private yoga classes

Nov 21 2024 15 mins

Private yoga sessions are unique in that you can use your time, knowledge and focus all on one person. You don’t have to keep the rest of a class running while you help one person with their alignment or their pain. Next week, we’ll look at how to get private yoga bookings from your group classes, in a way that’s not susceptible to imposter syndrome and totally beneficial to

60. Introducing the koshas into your yoga asana classes

Nov 14 2024 15 mins

Last week’s episode was all about understanding the koshas, and today, we’re taking that up a level, looking at layering your yoga asana classes with this understanding of the koshas. This is where we’re going; - A review of what the koshas are- How to work with each kosha in your yoga asana classesMake sure you bookmark this episode, as it’ll serve as a guide for anytime y

59. Understanding the koshas

Nov 07 2024 15 mins

Understanding the koshas can be totally transformative to your yoga teaching. If you've been put off the koshas before, concerned that they don't really make sense, or they don't really offer anything concrete to actually work with... this episode is for you! Expect to understand a) what the koshas are and b) how they can help you, as a person and as a yoga teacher.Enjoy!See the sh

58. A Yoga Nidra for yoga teachers: Letting go

Nov 01 2024 15 mins

This powerful practice is taken from our recent Yoga Nidra & Yoga Wisdom training, and is inspired by the incomparable Tracee Stanley. Grab anything you need to get comfortable, and grab your journal and a pen too as there's optional journal prompts at the end. And above all, enjoy!See the shownotes hereJoin our next Yoga Nidra & Yoga Wisdom training here! --🤝 The BaseA

57. The Relationship between Fascia and the Nervous System

Oct 17 2024 14 mins

"Any intervention on the fascia is also an intervention on the autonomic nervous system"- Staubesand in 2003This podcast episode is inspired by a yoga research session held this week on The Base, which looked at studies investigating the nature of the relationships between fascia and how the nervous system reads stress and pain, which was really interesting from a whole-person holi

56. How stress impacts the brain: A guide for yoga teachers

Oct 03 2024 10 mins

This episode looks at some of the ways that stress can impact the brain. In the interests of full disclosure - this episode might seem a bit doom and gloom, as it focuses on the impacts on the brain of stress. However, if you join the free workshop: Understand WHY yoga works: Yoga's role in stress reduction - that’ll be the light at the end of the gloomy tunnel!In this episode, w