Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Inquiry Questions for Teachers (EP.132)

Is your teaching being driven by how YOU want to show up for others or by outside influences or assumptions you’re making about how you’re SUPPOSED to show up? Listen to today’s episode for a discussion about how you can tap into what makes you truly unique as a teacher and how you can use these questions to uncover your true genius as a teacher. 

 

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Teaching Tips and Anatomy Lesson (EP.131)

Did you ever feel exhausted when you’re done teaching? Or start to hate the sound of your own voice saying the same thing over and over? We’ve all been there in one way or another and today’s episode will give you some actionable things you can do to positively shift your teaching! After that discussion on teaching skills, I move into topic 2, which is a discussion about prime movers, muscles that are responsible for creating joint action. I review several poses and talk about what muscle is the prime mover and how you could refer to it in an anatomy cue.

 

Listen closely at the top for some neat announcements, especially my Anatomy Summer School opportunity.

Anatomy lessons and Self Limiting Beliefs (EP.130)

Strange title, isn’t it? However, once you listen it will make sense. In this episode, I review a few poses and their anatomy and how to share it in your cues.

I also review some self-limiting beliefs teachers have shared with me and how to move past them.

Leave a comment wherever you are listening!

Yoga Sequencing (EP.129)

One of the main ways we share what we know and we help our students grow is via the sequences we offer. In this episode, I share thoughts on sequencing along with a step by step process you can follow to build your sequences. To download the tool I refer to in this episode, use this link:

 

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

Ayurveda with Susan Weis Bohlen (EP.128)

Have you ever wondered about the practices of Ayurveda and how you can use this ancient, time tested approach to health to improve and expand your wellness? Well, wonder no more because this week’s episode will break it all down for you!

Here is the background of my guest:

SUSAN WEIS-BOHLEN is an author and Ayurvedic consultant. Pre-COVID, she taught cooking, meditation, and led sacred site tours, mostly in India. In 2008 Susan received her first certification in Ayurveda from the Chopra Center in California. In subsequent years she studied with Dr. Vasant Lad in New Mexico and India, and Ayurvedic cookbook author and teacher, Amadea Morningstar, in New Mexico.
Susan's first book is the best-seller, Ayurveda Beginner’s Guide: Essential Ayurvedic Principles & Practices to Balance and Heal Naturally, (February 2018, Althea Press). It has sold over 30,000 copies and has been translated into 4 languages. Her new book is, Seasonal Self-Care Rituals: Eat, Breathe Move and Sleep Better According to Your Dosha, (December 2020, Simon & Schuster/Tiller Press)

You can subscribe to Susan’s newsletter and read her blog at www.breatheayurveda.com.

Breathe Ayurveda on FB; and Instagram @susanweisbohlen

Susan lives with her husband Larry and their three dogs, Ella, Shadow and Joonie (a rescue from Pune, India), in the woods in Reisterstown, Maryland just outside of Baltimore City.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Hand and wrist anatomy with Dr. Peter Kim (EP.127)

There’s no denying that understanding even the most basic aspects of hand and wrist anatomy is super important for yoga teachers. Joining me today on the podcast is a very special guest, Dr. Peter Kim, of New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. Dr. Kim brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the conversation about not only anatomy but functional movement as well as injury prevention and treatment. It was a pleasure and an honor to have him on the show and I’m excited for you all to listen to the episode.

 

If you live in the Boston area and are in need of an excellent physician who specializes in hand and wrist, contact Dr. Kim.

Meet Dr. Rick Richey (EP.126)

Rick has worked in the fitness industry since 2002 as a trainer, licensed massage therapist, college and university adjunct professor, NASM faculty instructor, author, subject matter expert and talent for fitness industry educational videos, textbooks, and web-based content. He has presented at numerous fitness conferences within the US and internationally. As an entrepreneur, he is the owner of Independent Training Spot, NYC-based personal training gyms for independent trainers to rent space and run their own businesses. He also developed a continuing education company for personal trainers called HMS Resources. Rick hosts the NASM CPT Podcast and holds a master’s degree in exercise science and a doctorate in health science.

On the podcast today, we go into his origin story, his philosophy towards health, training and teaching and he also answers some specific questions I pose about different scenarios we see in yoga teaching. 

You can follow him on Instagram at dr.rickrichey.

Meet Margaret Furtado (EP.125)

Have you ever had a dream you were unwilling to let go of and you kept it in the front of your mind and in your heart for years? That’s the theme of today’s episode as I interview my dear friend, Margaret Furtado. Margaret is a Registered Dietician, author, speaker and wellness expert and while she had an established career in nutrition, she always wanted to be a physician. She recently graduated from medical school and matched at Roger Williams Medical Center for her residency. Listen in as she talks about her own journey as you will find themes that help you connect to your dream and the path to get there as well.

Ten Steps to Learning Anatomy (EP.124)

If you’re trying to learn anatomy on your own, it can be hard to know where to start. In this episode, I share a step by step process for learning anatomy that will take some of the overwhelm out of it. 

 

To get the free download that goes with this episode, click below:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/ten-steps-to-learning-anatomy/

 

Red Flags in Alignment (EP.123)

Even though I’ve covered this before, each time I do, I always share a little more and share in a different way. So, if you caught this topic the first time, listen in for new information. If this is your first time, welcome and listen in to this topic. I discuss red flags to look for in teaching and the anatomy rationale behind them. 

 

Download your guide that goes with this episode here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/five-alignment-red-flags/