Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Rebecca Pacheco, Author, Still Life (EP.152)

Join me for a wonderful look into the latest book by author Rebecca Pacheco, as she explores themes of meditation and mindfulness in her latest book, Still Life. Rebecca is the author of “Do Your Om Thing” (Harper Collins, 2015) and skillfully presents the reader with an instruction guide to learning this time-tested tradition, while weaving personal stories into the narrative. Rebecca’s writing style feels like the friend you need right now to listen and guide you through stressful times and also at the same time, through showing her own vulnerability, encourages you to be bold in showing your’s as well. 

 

You can get Rebecca’s book anywhere books are sold and find her on Instagram @omgal.

 

Rebecca Pacheco is the author of two books: Still Life: The Myths and Magic of Mindful Living, published by HarperCollins in August 2021 and Do Your Om Thing (2015), which was named one of the “top ten yoga and meditation books every yogi needs” by Yoga Journal and is used in teacher training programs across the United States. She has more than 20 years of experience practicing and teaching yoga and meditation and has appeared on NPR and The CBC and been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Reuters, and more. She frequently contributes to the Boston Globe on a range of mind-body topics and is a graduate of the University of Richmond, where she studied English Literature and Women’s Studies. She lives in Boston with her family.

Pose Breakdown (EP.151)

Listen in while we break down some not-so-commonly taught poses into their anatomy and cues you can use. I also refer to a cues download I have which you can get here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/yoga-cues-evaluation/

Does Data Matter in Yoga Teaching? (EP.150)

In today’s world, we hear about data a lot when it comes to the climate and the pandemic. But in the yoga world, we often speak from experience and tradition. Is there a place for data in yoga teaching? I share some thoughts on this along with a quick review of an anatomy concept and a conversation about teaching skills.

Teaching Skills and Invitation to Enroll in the BLP (EP.149)

Over the past week and a half, I hosted 3 workshops on teaching skills. In today’s episode, I review the highlights of those workshops which covered effective cueing techniques, building yoga sequences and how to confidently answer student questions. Because all of these skills depend on your knowledge of anatomy, I offer you a chance to enroll in my Blueprint Learning Program at the end of the episode. I only open enrollment a few times a year and as a follow up to this free training, I am opening enrollment to help you round out your anatomy knowledge so that you can be confident in applying these skills. 

 

For the link to register for the training, which has the 3 workshops, you can click the link below. Even though the workshops are done, the replays will be available until 9/25:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-facebook-live-workshops/

 

For the invitation to review my offer to you to enroll in the Blueprint Learning Program, click here: 

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/blueprint-learning-program

 

Shoulder Anatomy and Pose Cues (EP.148)

Let’s do a quick review of shoulder movements, muscles and then translate it into cues you can use when you teach. I also mention my free training happening this week. To register, click here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-facebook-live-workshops/

 

Teaching Goals (EP.147)

Do you feel like you’re a cork in the ocean, floating around teaching and not really sure how things are going? You might have some strong feelings either way about your teaching or maybe you’re clear on goals you have. In either case, this episode will help you get really clear. Here I review a set of  self-evaluation questions you can ask yourself to help you start to measure how you’re doing. Let’s face it; we can’t poll everyone that comes to our classes and that might not even be a great barometer anyway. So, take a listen and see if what I share here is helpful. As always, I welcome your feedback via DM’ing me on IG at @barebonesyoga.

Anatomy of the Pelvis (EP.146)

As teachers, we refer to pelvic movement a lot in our classes. Several poses require the pelvis tip forward, and some require the pelvis to tip back or to the side. In this episode, I review the movements the pelvis makes and how you can understand the anatomy and be skilled at cueing to it when you teach. 

 

I also mention my free training that starts on 9/9 and runs on 9/9, 9/14 and 9/16, all at 2 pm ET. You can join these trainings by joining my special Facebook group called, “The Bare Bones Yoga Facebook Live Workshop Series.” Starting on 9/1, I’ll be sending everyone on my mailing list and via my social media all the details with links to join. In this series of 3 workshops, I’ll be covering the critical skills teachers are looking to build: How to cue, how to build sequences and how to answer student questions with confidence. 

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Cues for Five Fundamental Poses (EP.145)

Are you looking for cue ideas for fundamental poses? The poses you teach all the time? Well, I figured you were. But I wasn’t sure which poses yoga teachers were wondering about so I asked You Tube! I know you all are on You Tube daily, putting in your questions about teaching. I asked You Tube and got search results for 5 of the most popular poses teachers search. The result is this podcast. I hope you enjoy it!

An Approach to Learning Anatomy (EP.144)

Are you out there in the free content world trying to learn anatomy? Let me help you by giving you a guide to what to study. Listen in and I’ll walk you through an organized process.

Teaching Goals (EP.143)

Do you feel like you’re a cork in the ocean, floating around teaching and not really sure how things are going? You might have some strong feelings either way about your teaching or maybe you’re clear on goals you have. In either case, this episode will help you get really clear. Here I review a set of  self-evaluation questions you can ask yourself to help you start to measure how you’re doing. Let’s face it; we can’t poll everyone that comes to our classes and that might not even be a great barometer anyway. So, take a listen and see if what I share here is helpful. As always, I welcome your feedback via DM’ing me on IG at @barebonesyoga.com.