Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Five Things To Move Forward (EP.176)

The process of building good habits as a yoga teacher can start with small things. In this episode, I review five things you can do to test your knowledge, get out there teaching (or more teaching) and build your knowledge. 

In one of the steps. I mention my download on sequence building. Here’s that download:

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-build-a-yoga-sequence-lead-page/

And remember, if you’re feeling stuck, just DM me on Instagram or email me to book a call.

Meet Rachele Pojednic (EP.175)

Rachele Pojednic, Ph.D., Ed.M is an assistant professor and program director of exercise science in Norwich University’s Health and Human Performance Department and a research associate at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Rachele’s work examines nutrition and physical activity education for health care and fitness professionals as well as overall diet, supplementation and physical activity interventions on muscle physiology, chronic disease and healthy aging. She received her doctorate from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. She also holds a Master of Education in Physical Education from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Science from Northeastern University. Her research at Tufts was completed in the Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia laboratory at the U.S. Department of Argiculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, where she received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. In 2022, she received a ($24,939) Vermont Biomedical Research Network Pilot Award for her project “The Perceived Effect versus Biomarkers of Cannabidiol on Muscle Recovery in Active Adult Women.”

Rachele has a passion for science communication and has been a consultant and writer for several organizations. Her work has appeared in Time, Popular Science, Self, Shape, Women's Health, Forbes, Runner’s World and Boston magazines. You can find her on Instagram at @rachelepojednic and register for her course on nutrition using this link:

 https://strong-process.teachable.com/p/nutrition-for-health-coaches-and-fitness-professionals

Meet Katelyn Webb (EP.174)

Are you in charge of your money and do you have a strategy to make money from your yoga studio business, be that a studio, online offer or as an independent teacher? Join me today to hear how you can get control of your money and finances by meeting Katelyn Webb. Katelyn is a former corporate finance manager who has left the corporate world to offer yoga teachers and specifically studio owners a way to create a profitable money strategy. 

 

You can find Katelyn on Instagram at katelynwebb.biz@instagram.com and email her at team@sampson12.com

How To Show Up To Teach (EP.173)

Do you ever find yourself letting fear get in the way of starting to teach? This can be something that prevents a newer teacher from getting started or can get in the way of a more experienced teacher taking on more classes. The fear of being seen is a common one and when we are worried about others looking at us, maybe we feel “less than” or “like an imposter,” it can be a barrier to starting teaching or taking on new challenges. I cover this topic in today’s episode and give you tips for how you can move past it.

Meet Amy Sullivan (EP.172)

Going back to school and taking on a huge topic is something only a fearless teacher would do and that’s what yoga teacher, Amy Sullivan did! Join me as I find out more about what Amy’s been up to, her significant experience as a yoga teacher and why she went back to graduate school to study psychology. It’s a fascinating conversation that I hope you’ll enjoy!

Meet Kaleen Canevari (EP.171)

What does mechanical engineering, pilates, entrepreneurship and mindful movement have in common? Well, you’re going to have to listen to this episode to find out! You’ll meet the inspiring Kaleen Canevari, Founder and CEO of Flexia Pilates, www.flexiapilates.com and she will share her story with you. What’s in her story? It’s the path of a mechanical engineer who found pilates and wanted to help others benefit from it the way she did. It’s about starting a business, taking risks and all that comes in between. I know you’re going to love finding out more about her and I hope you find inspiration to do what YOU want to do as a result of listening!

Meet Allison Chamberlain Jones, Part 2 (EP.170)

In her second appearance on the podcast, my friend and colleague Allison Chamberlain Jones returns to share her own personal story and journey of late as well as shares more about her work with wellness entrepreneurs helping them move past limiting beliefs around money. These limiting beliefs can hold us back from not only success but joy and she perfectly helps us break it down into digestible pieces of a process as well as shares more about her group coaching program. 

 

Find out more about Allison on her IG at allison.chamberlain.jones and her website, allisonchamberlainjones.com where she shares the details of her program.

Meet Jaeden Schafer (EP.169)

In today’s episode, we meet Jaeden Schafer, the founder of SelfPause, an app that’s designed to help people shift their mindset by having them listen to positive affirmations. There’s quite a bit of neuroscience around the positive effects of hearing positive, motivating thoughts and through the app the thoughts are either generated by the app or can be recorded by the listener.  Our conversation is a wonderful exploration of the power of positive thinking, but not in a “Pollyanna” way but more in the way that this method can shift how you see the world. 

 

You can download the app in Apple’s app store and read more about it on selfpause.com

Building Your Confidence (EP.168)

Where does confidence come from as a yoga teacher? Check out this week’s episode for a discussion several areas that you can focus on to build your confidence.

Research Review (EP.167)

After a quick discussion around goal setting, we get into a review of 3 studies that take a look at the effect of the technique of myofascial release on range of motion, time to recover and performance.

 

The three studies covered are linked up below:

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6931154/

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25968853/

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26618062/