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Lessons, stories and interviews designed to help you feel more confident as a yoga teacher. Music used with artist permission: https://johnbartmann.com/faq
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Feb 3, 2025
Feb 3, 2025
1 hr 13 min
Ever get nervous when you walk into the yoga studio to teach your class? This is a pretty common feeling and one that can be pretty uncomfortable. What if you could move past your nervous feelings, even your fear, by better understanding it? This is what you’ll learn when you listen to today’s show, my interview with Linda Ugelow, a speaking confidence and vocal coach and author of the book, Delight in the Limelight. Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, she now helps entrepreneurs and professionals transform their experience of speaking from dread to delight whether online or on stage, in the media, or in the meeting room.
Linda holds a master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy/Movement Studies and performed internationally for four decades with the women's world music group, Libana, as a singer, bassist, percussionist, and principal dancer. She hosts the podcast Delight in the Limelight to inspire and empower individuals on their journey to confident self-expression.
You can connect with Linda here:
https://www.tiktok.com/@lindaugelow
https://www.facebook.com/linda.ugelow/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaugelow/
https://www.instagram.com/lindaugelow/
https://www.youtube.com/user/lindaugelow
One other thing: If you’re looking to feel more confident when you teach yoga, get my free download on Ten Steps to Confident Teaching here:
https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/free-guide-steps-to-confident-teaching/
And, as I share in the episode, you might also like getting LIVE support around feeling more confident through the weekly workshops you can join inside my new monthly membership, The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club. It’s just $29 a month and for that, you’ll get access to the workshops weekly and a teaching tools.
Join here:
https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/the-yoga-teacher-confidence-club
Jan 27, 2025
Jan 27, 2025
29 min
I get this question all the time: “When should I change my Signature Sequence?” It usually comes after I’ve had a conversation with a teacher who describes their experience as stressful and one filled with constant re-working of their sequence, hours prepping, only to feel nervous in class.
In today’s episode, you’ll discover the easy way to know when it makes sense for you to change your sequence so that you can continue to feel confident and empowered.
At the end of the episode, I give you an update on how things are going inside The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club, my new monthly membership. You can sign up here:
Jan 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
38 min
In today’s episode, you’ll discover an easy way to build your confidence. Now, you might think this is just for yoga teachers because that is my main audience but this is for anyone, especially women. In this episode, you’ll learn why I’m expanding my message and how it can help you.
Confidence is about more than just feeling empowered. it comes out in everything you do, even how much self-love and compassion you show to yourself.
I’ve created a new 6-step framework called The Confidence Practice to help you feel more confident in every aspect of your life. In this episode, you’ll learn these 6 steps and how you can start to apply them to your life.
At the end of the episode, I mention how I can help yoga teachers build their confidence through my new monthly membership, The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club. You can join using this link here:
I also mention the 5-Day Confidence Challenge, which is an introductory way you can start to build your confidence, using a 5 day, 5 minutes a day protocol I’ve created. I’m in the process of making it a downloadable guide; for now, if you’d like a copy, just email me at karen@barebonesyoga.com and I’ll email it to you.
Follow me on Instagram @barebonesyoga and DM me any questions you have.
Also see my website for more:
Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025
36 min
In this episode, I’m sharing practical tips and insights on how to teach online yoga classes effectively. Whether you’re new to the virtual space or looking to refine your online teaching skills, this episode will help you create engaging, impactful classes that resonate with your students. We’ll cover everything from setting up your space to connecting with students and delivering clear, confident cues online. All the tips I share are covered in my online guide to teaching online which you can get using the link below.
Guide to teaching online yoga classes:
I also share with you the exciting things you’ll learn when you join my new monthly membership, The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club. You can find out more about it here:
You can also follow me on Instagram @barebonesyoga
Jan 6, 2025
Jan 6, 2025
39 min
In today’s episode I take you through a powerful process for goal setting called “The Well Formed Outcome”. Created by Tom Hooybar, one of the first teachers of Neurolinguistic Programming, it’s a unique way to set goals. It takes into account not only what you want but what’s stopped you from getting it in the past and how you can move beyond those limiting factors in the year ahead.
This might be the episode where you get a pen and paper out because you can write down the steps in the Well Formed Outcome and take yourself through the process as you listen. This will allow you to finish this episode with your plan of action for 2025.
In this episode, I also mention my new membership, The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club, the monthly membership where, for just $29 a month, you get the support you deserve through workshops and Q&A sessions held LIVE and also recorded for you to review any time. The Club Portal will hold the replays of the workshops as well as exclusive content for you including teaching tools and audio and video lessons.
To join The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club, use this link:
In this episode, I also offer you my free e book, The Bare Bones Yoga Guide to Incredible Teaching. Get it below:
For my Shop with Me link, use this:
Dec 30, 2024
Dec 30, 2024
35 min
Welcome to the last episode of 2024! This year, I recorded 54 total episodes! Woo hoo! How many did you catch? Because if you listened to over 20 episodes, you’re a SUPER FAN and in this episode, there’s a special gift and message in it for you!
In today’s show, you’re going to get a list of things you can try in 2025 so you can be more confident, empowered yoga teacher. This list is meant to inspire you and nudge you forward so you can experience new and exciting things and prove to yourself that you can do it!
I won’t spoil it by sharing the list here so you can catch it by listening to the episode.
At the end, I share more about my new offer, The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club and you can find out more and enroll here:
For more about my offers and what you can get, see here:
Here’s to a successful, happy and healthy New Year!
Thank you for being a loyal listener!
Dec 23, 2024
Dec 23, 2024
38 min
In this episode of Conversations For Yoga Teachers, you’ll walk away with a plan, a clearer understanding and a new resource you can access to feel more confident as a yoga teacher. Since this episode is being recorded in December, 2024, the energy as you head into the New Year is something we can leverage for this renewed goal of feeling more confident.
At the start of the episode, you’ll hear some of the struggles I experienced as a new yoga teacher and what got in the way of me feeling confident. You’ll then hear some of the common struggles that yoga teachers have and you can see which ones are things you’re currently experiencing. If that’s the case, don’t worry! Just listening to this episode will give you a clear action plan you can take to start feeling more confident in just a few weeks!
You’ll also hear about a new opportunity to help you build your confidence, my new offer, The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club, an exclusive monthly membership where you’ll gain access to LIVE workshops and Q&A sessions, along with membership only audio and video lessons and PDF guides and teaching tools. The Club is priced so that it’s an easy YES for you, at less than $30 a month- it’s actually just $27/month, with no minimum number of months required. You could even try it for just a month!
You’ll hear about the amazing results yoga teachers have had when they use the strategies and lessons you’ll learn when you’re a member of the Yoga Teacher Confidence Club, so you can see what’s possible for you too.
When you enroll in The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club in December, you’ll get the Founding Member Rate of just $27/month. The rate goes up in January. AND, you’ll get my Mindset Method program, normally $444, for free! The Mindset Method Program will take you through a training I offered in March, 2024, where I shared with teachers tools they can use to shift their mindset to one of greater confidence.
AND, because you’re finding out about The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club on the podcast, you’ll also get a special podcast listener bonus when you sign up. You’ll get a free coaching call with me where you can select from a Sequencing Solution Session or a Cues Strategy session, depending on what you’d like. To get the Podcast listener bonus, just sign up for the Club and then email or DM me with the words “Podcast Bonus Confidence Club” and I’ll set up that coaching call with you!
Here is the link to sign up for The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club:
And, here’s a free guide on 10 Steps to Confidence to get you excited to learn more:
For more on what you can get, see my website at:
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024
37 min
In this episode, you’ll walk away with a plan of action to help you up-level as a yoga teacher. As this episode is being recorded in December, 2024, it’s a great time to set new goals for your development as a yoga teacher for next year. However, the goals you’ll discover when you listen to this episode are timeless and you can experiment with them any time of the year.
The episode begins with a description of “glowing up” and how that resonated with me as the source of the goals that you’ll hear about when you listen. I then go on to share a re-cap of the prior episode, Episode 326, where I interviewed Helene Whitfield, the Chief Visionary Officer of the newly formed G.O.Y.A, the Global Online Yoga Association. I wanted to be sure if you missed it, you took the time to listen because it’s really a one-of-a-kind conversation that dispels many of the misconceptions about what it means to be a Registered Yoga Teacher via Yoga Alliance. It also gives you a chance to learn about GOYA as another resource you can use to help you learn and grow.
I then share a mindset lesson designed to empower you and support you in teaching the way you want, rather than trying to please the students in your class. While it might seem counterintuitive, it truly is the path to confident teaching.
You’ll then hear the 6 “glow-up” goals for 2025 and I’ll walk you through each one with examples.
Action steps from this episode:
There's a new opportunity for you: The Yoga Teacher Confidence Club. This monthly membership will allow you to access exclusive workshops and trainings that I’ll host each month, along with special training guides, private videos and audio lessons and more. Doors open 12/16/24 and when you take join for just $27/month, you’ll get a bonus of free access to my Mindset Method course-regularly priced at $444! To join the Club, use this link:
Next, download the free guide to confident yoga teaching HERE:
Next, DM me “Walk and Talk video” and I’ll send it to you. In this week’s episode, you’ll learn more about the Walk and Talk technique of teaching yoga and with this video, you’ll learn how to experiment with this in your classes.
One more thing: If you watch the episode on You Tube, leave a question or comment so the video gets more reach and more yoga teachers can discover it!
LINKS:
My website: www.barebonesyoga.com
Check out what’s possible for you when you work with me inside my signature program: https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program
Download my free e book: https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-guide-to-incredible-yoga-teaching/
Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024
1 hr 32 min
In today’s episode, you’ll meet Helene Whitfield, Chief Visionary Officer with the newly formed Global Online Yoga Association, or GOYA. We talk about the mission of GOYA and how it can benefit you as a yoga teacher. The link to the organization is below where you’ll find information on how to become a member. Use the coupon code CHANGE to access your first year of membership for free.
URL for people to access first year free: https://globalonlineyogaassociation.org/ya-exclusive-offer-complimentary/
COUPON CODE: CHANGE
Find out more about Helene below:
Helene Whitfield
ECYT500, CCYT, CPYT, CYYT, CRYT
As a yogi with a visionary spirit, I have combined my love for mindful practices and my business acumen to create GOYA. With over two decades in the health and wellness industry, my mission has been to cultivate spaces where everyone can find their flow. My leadership has steered GOYA from a concept to a global association for teachers, schools and practitioners. Over the last 15 years, navigating the intricate and frequently perplexing realm of yoga education standards and alliance bodies, I've encountered numerous challenges and frustrations. These experiences led me to deeply consider and envision what my fellow yoga educators and teachers genuinely require from their membership organization. As a mother and a wife, my journey took a dramatic turn during the pandemic, battling breast cancer and facing the lack of guidance and support from the very organizations meant to provide these to their members. This challenging period crystallized the vision of GOYA.
Determined to rewrite the narrative on what a yoga education and teacher credentialing association should embody, I stand here ready to turn a new page. As a yoga teacher, a yoga teacher trainer, and an avid volunteer for global causes, I have nurtured this dream for many years. I am overjoyed to see this vision come to life and thrilled that you are part of this movement for change.
Determined to rewrite the narrative on what a yoga education and teacher credentialing association should embody, I stand here ready to turn a new page. As a yoga teacher, a yoga teacher trainer, and an avid volunteer for global causes, I have nurtured this dream for many years. I am overjoyed to see this vision come to life and thrilled that you are part of this movement for change.
Links:
Link to GOYA’s website: https://globalonlineyogaassociation.org/
Link to Bare Bones Yoga website: www.barebonesyoga.com
Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
35 min
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Quick recap
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We start this episode with a call for your feedback, all designed to help the show be as useful to you as possible. We then review how to share anatomy in your cues and I share my simple and powerful framework to do so.
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Next steps
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• Listeners to send feedback via Instagram DM to @barebonesyoga or email to karen@barebonesyoga.com on desired podcast topics, episode formats, and interest in coaching calls.
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• Included below is your free downloadable PDF on "10 Key Steps to Understanding Anatomy".
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• If you’re interested in learning more about anatomy, you can request a free one-on-one coaching call with me via Instagram DM.
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Listener Feedback to make the podcast even better for you!
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This is my call out to you to share feedback on the topics you’d like to hear more about, the type of interviews you prefer, and the ideal episode length. Listen for the questions I have for you, which will help the podcast meet your needs even more.
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Anatomy-Based Cues in Yoga Teaching
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We discuss the importance of incorporating anatomy-based cues in your classes and I share with you my easy framework to do it. Action cues will guide students into a pose, followed by an anatomy-based cue that highlights a muscle concentrically contracting in the pose. We review examples so you have a good idea of how to make this work for you.
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Show links:
Website: www.barebonesyoga.com
The Yoga Anatomy Blueprint Learning Program: https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program
The 10 Step way to learn anatomy (free PDF): https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/ten-steps-to-learning-anatomy/